Define FOP, MOP, and BOP for Me Please

n.k - 2010-07-12 11:23 AM OK, being more specific to me.  Below are my results from my first triathlon, an Olympic distance.  Did I finish FOP, MOP, or BOP?

Overall: 171/516
Clydes division: 5/17
Age group: 18/26 (That's were I would have placed if I wasn't in the Clydes division.)

Apotheosis - 2010-07-12 8:24 AM Depends on who you want to rate yourself against. 

I'd wager that MOP for age groups 25 - 39 is probably MOP for the race overall.  But MOP for Elites is going to be FOP for the overall.  And vice versa for higher AGs or Clydes. 

Who do you want to hold yourself up against?  Are you 47 and ranked well in your AG but not overall?

D.K. - 2010-07-12 8:26 AM

You are the FOP overall, and FOP clydes. 
At the edge of MOP/BOP in your AG.  So technically your are in the FOBOP , or BOMOP in your AG.

tcovert - 2010-07-12 11:44 AM

This is a good example of why these "categories" are entirely subjective...OP was 33% from the top O/A, but 30% from the bottom of his AG.  So closer to the bottom of his AG than he was to the top O/A...but that gets translated by this poster as "FOP overall" and "BOMOP in...AG."

There's no definition for any of this (O/A is particularly skewed because both genders are included)...and how you do will change based on the size of the race, who shows up, and whether you choose to race Clyde or not.

n.k - 2010-07-12 10:23 AM OK, being more specific to me.  Below are my results from my first triathlon, an Olympic distance.  Did I finish FOP, MOP, or BOP?

Overall: 171/516
Clydes division: 5/17
Age group: 18/26 (That's were I would have placed if I wasn't in the Clydes division.)

Kido - 2010-07-12 4:21 PM Unless I DNS or DNF, I'm FOP of MY group of three.  Me, myself, and I.

Some say 1/3,1/3,1/3

Others are 15%/70%/15%

I have seen
FOFOP
MOFOP
BOFOP
FOMOP
etc....

Whatever lets you sleep at night.  I guess.

Apotheosis - 2010-07-12 9:24 AM Depends on who you want to rate yourself against. 

I'd wager that MOP for age groups 25 - 39 is probably MOP for the race overall.  But MOP for Elites is going to be FOP for the overall.  And vice versa for higher AGs or Clydes. 

Who do you want to hold yourself up against?  Are you 47 and ranked well in your AG but not overall?

Aarondb4 - 2010-07-12 1:51 PM

Well lets see here. I could think of plenty of people (ladies) I would like to hold myself up against. But I would prefer not to hold myself up against any of the spandex clad, sweaty dudes in my AG.

mmrocker13 - 2010-07-12 10:59 AM You can use them to refer to either--they are just an adjective. Personally, I tend to use them in terms of OA placing.

As to what percentage of the field falls into each one... it depends on who you ask and what the field is like. I'd probably say 15/70/15, if I had to pick one...but again, depends on the race and the field.

PennState - 2010-07-12 7:05 PM  I agree. FOP is top 10% in AG or overall. MOP is 11%-70% BOP is bottom 30% These are just my subjective views and CLEARLY not the absolute truth.