schmize - 2007-11-05 8:53 AM
I am over 200 so far, but have a question on the bike points and a question as when to post our numbers.
1) Bike calculation on Morey's spreadsheet doesn't include the point multiplier for the bike, if the temp is below 50, but above 35. So, for the weekend, I had a 95' ride in 6mph wind, which the spreadsheet calculates as 1X95 = 95. However, I think it should be (as TriDDS calculates above) = 1 for bike, 1 for wind X 95 = 190. Which is correct?
2) When do we post for these first 10 days? And how?
Yea, we need a ruling on the bike thing for schmize and anyone else using the calculator. I made the calculator last season based on last season's rules. The only change I made was to add the swimming multiplier which was not in effect last year.
The calculator does not add the bike factor until the temp goes below 36, which (without looking it up) must have been how it was last year. TriDDS in his description to open this thread and calculating his points is allowing for the bike multiplier up to 49 degrees.
My humble opinion is the way the calculator works is best. The idea of the contest originally was to target serious suckage weather and make us all HOPE for complete sucky conditions. I've PM'd jszat for the official ruling.
And, based on last year TOTAL POINTS FOR THE WEEK were posted in a thread at the end of each week, titled as such, and interim threads like we've got going now were occasionally started to brag about how tough we all are.
So, fwiw, I'd recommend you brag away in this thread, but don't consider it REPORTED until arount 11/10 when you or someone can start a thread and jszat can look in there and easily record everyone's total points.