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 2009-08-11 11:42 AM |
Member 163   Houston |  Subject: FOP vs MOP vs BOPSo when people use these acronyms, is their like a set time you finish a sprint or olympic or whatever distance tri, that determines if you are FOP, MOP or BOP, or do you do it according to the where you place in your AG? |
| 2009-08-11 11:50 AM in reply to: #2341475 |
Extreme Veteran 318 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP I always figured that it was based on where you placed overall... front, middle, or back of the pack. I consider the pack to be the entire group of competitors. |
| 2009-08-11 11:52 AM in reply to: #2341475 |
Master 3127  Sunny Southern Cal | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP People slice and dice the finishing percentages in various ways. You can cut it into thirds, you can do 25-50-25, 10-60-30. Whatever makes you feel good and motivates you to get to the next level I say. You can do this for your AG (bigger races give a better representation of where you stand), or you can look at overall standings. For me it's just a way to gauge if I've made any improvement and what to focus on for training -- though it's not like it's hard to tell where your biggest weakness is for many of us. |
| 2009-08-11 11:55 AM in reply to: #2341475 |
| Member 163 Houston | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP Okay then in that case I'll slice it like this. 60-10-30... damn just missed - FOP! |
| 2009-08-11 12:03 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP |
| 2009-08-11 12:06 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Expert 716 | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP BOP'ers ROCK!! |
| 2009-08-11 12:24 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
| 50 | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP FOP: Top 10% MOP: 10-50% BOP: 50-100% I don't like breaking it up into thirds. I tend to throw out the last 1/3-1/4 of the racers in my AG since they're all newbies on mountain bikes at small tris... =) |
| 2009-08-11 12:28 PM in reply to: #2341637 |
Elite 3371 | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP slobgob - 2009-08-11 1:24 PM FOP: Top 10% MOP: 10-50% BOP: 50-100% I don't like breaking it up into thirds. I tend to throw out the last 1/3-1/4 of the racers in my AG since they're all newbies on mountain bikes at small tris... =) So if you're in the 51st percentile you're BOP?? Whoa! Seems really close to the middle to me...  For me, I tend to look at it 25% / 50% / 25%. But really, theres no right answer. |
| 2009-08-11 12:33 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP I always thought it went by thirds... top 33% middle 33% and bottom 33% I break it down further...just to see where I'm at in FOP/MOP/BOP Front FOP Middle FOP Back FOP Front MOP Middle MOP Back MOP Front BOP Middle BOP Back BOP |
| 2009-08-11 12:45 PM in reply to: #2341668 |
Expert 1118 , North Carolina | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP tri_d00d - 2009-08-11 1:33 PM I always thought it went by thirds... top 33% middle 33% and bottom 33% I break it down further...just to see where I'm at in FOP/MOP/BOP Front FOP Middle FOP Back FOP Front MOP Middle MOP Back MOP Front BOP Middle BOP Back BOP That's exactly what I was thinking after my first race. I was Back MOP :-( But that' just means I have to work harder for next time!!! |
| 2009-08-11 12:46 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
| Member 163 Houston | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP So I guess I'm a FOP MOP, hoping to one day be a FOP FOP Edited by hornsfan 2009-08-11 12:47 PM |
| 2009-08-11 12:54 PM in reply to: #2341637 |
Champion 14571 the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP slobgob - 2009-08-11 1:24 PM FOP: Top 10% MOP: 10-50% BOP: 50-100% I don't like breaking it up into thirds. I tend to throw out the last 1/3-1/4 of the racers in my AG since they're all newbies on mountain bikes at small tris... =) i count on those people to put me MOP and FOP - i wouldn't have placed so high in my race this past sunday if it weren't for them. FOP baby! |
| 2009-08-11 1:05 PM in reply to: #2341668 |
Champion 11989 Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP tri_d00d - 2009-08-11 1:33 PM I always thought it went by thirds... top 33% middle 33% and bottom 33% I break it down further...just to see where I'm at in FOP/MOP/BOP Front FOP Middle FOP Back FOP Front MOP Middle MOP Back MOP Front BOP Middle BOP Back BOP That's pretty much how I do it. |
| 2009-08-11 1:32 PM in reply to: #2341653 |
| 50 | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP "So if you're in the 51st percentile you're BOP?? Whoa! Seems really close to the middle to me...  "I like my pack fast. =) |
| 2009-08-11 1:39 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Champion 5782 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP Hmm...20/60/20? That's probably how I see it. Or maybe 15/60/25...set a little higher standard for the front. It's all subjective, of course, and I suppose how I look at my results for any given race is colored by how fast the field was--if I was too rigid about it, then some times that would be "FOP" in a lot of smaller races would fall into the "MOP" in a particularly fast field. |
| 2009-08-11 2:12 PM in reply to: #2341777 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP mrbbrad - 2009-08-11 11:05 AM tri_d00d - 2009-08-11 1:33 PM I always thought it went by thirds... top 33% middle 33% and bottom 33% I break it down further...just to see where I'm at in FOP/MOP/BOP Front FOP Middle FOP Back FOP Front MOP Middle MOP Back MOP Front BOP Middle BOP Back BOP That's pretty much how I do it. x3 I also check to see how I fit in overall AND my AG. I'm usually better overall than in my AG typically. My AG is pretty fast. I could be FOP overall in MOP in my AG. |
| 2009-08-11 2:15 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
| Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP FOP is the guy or girl that won. BOP is that guy or girl that came in last MOP is everyone else  |
| 2009-08-11 2:17 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP |
| 2009-08-11 2:18 PM in reply to: #2341979 |
Veteran 378 The Cold North | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP ChrisM - 2009-08-11 2:15 PM FOP is the guy or girl that won. BOP is that guy or girl that came in last MOP is everyone else WooHoo!! I really AM a MOP'er! Alright!  |
| 2009-08-11 2:19 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP What is SHE-BOP? |
| 2009-08-11 2:22 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Champion 5376 PA | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP I've always been lost with these acronyms because I tend to travel in a gaggle instead of a pack. The gaggle is behind the MOP so I like to shoot for FOG or MOG but hope not to BOG. FOP MOP FOG BOP MOG BOG 300+lb smoker in 1st tri because of a bet with a friend |
| 2009-08-11 2:36 PM in reply to: #2341554 |
Elite 3471 Evergreen, CO | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP KSH - 2009-08-11 11:03 AM I look at it according to my AG. Not for the overall field of people racing. Same here. I'm not comparing my time w/ 30 something guys or 60 something women -- I want to know how I did against women 45-49. That's the only comparison that has meaning to me. |
| 2009-08-11 2:43 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Champion 7558 Albuquerque, New Mexico | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP While the 1/(n-2)/1 and (n-2)/1/1 (FOP/MOP/BOP) is intuitively attractive... There are usually a few people (FOP) really competing for hardware/top-10. No, I'm not advocating that a slow time isn't "respectable" but as rich as the English language is, I'm at a loss for a better word. |
| 2009-08-11 2:49 PM in reply to: #2341668 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP tri_d00d - 2009-08-11 1:33 PM I always thought it went by thirds... top 33% middle 33% and bottom 33% I break it down further...just to see where I'm at in FOP/MOP/BOP Front FOP Middle FOP Back FOP Front MOP Middle MOP Back MOP Front BOP Middle BOP Back BOP I am usually in the FOMOBOP - front of the middle of the back of pack. |
| 2009-08-11 2:57 PM in reply to: #2341475 |
Elite 3091 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: FOP vs MOP vs BOP It's kind of fun to say outloud: FOP MOP BOP FOP MOP BOP FOP MOP BOP FOP MOP BOP Try it! Edited by zed707 2009-08-11 2:58 PM |
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