Eddington number - do you know yours?
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Nov 2021
12:52pm, 9 Nov 2021
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Stig-OT-Dump
Your running Eddington Number (E) is the largest number where you have run E miles on E days I am laid up at the moment so passed a bit of time yesterday looking at my training log and working out mine This year's E is 9 (I ran 9 miles or more on at least 9 days) - but would need another two 10-milers to get an E of 10. For cycling I have managed an E of 25 this year. I think it might be something I use to motivate myself for consistent longer rides next year. To apply it to my swimming I reckon I'll need to move away from miles or else use weekly totals. |
Nov 2021
1:33pm, 9 Nov 2021
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fetcheveryone
Interesting. Who is the Eddington behind it?
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Nov 2021
1:35pm, 9 Nov 2021
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MsG
Info here swinny.net astrophysicist. Veloviewer calculates your Eddington number for you. |
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Nov 2021
1:42pm, 9 Nov 2021
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fetcheveryone
Give me 20 minutes 
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Nov 2021
1:56pm, 9 Nov 2021
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The_Saint
What is your running Erdos Number? Would it be how far removed you are from Eliud Kipchoge?
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Nov 2021
1:56pm, 9 Nov 2021
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Ocelot Spleens
What does it prove?
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Nov 2021
1:57pm, 9 Nov 2021
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The Mussile
Its yet more focus on distance which for me is a completely odd training metric to use. I also struggle to see what possible value it can provide - surely your training depends on the races you have entered? Time is a much more sensible metric to use as it eliminates the vagaries of gradient, weather conditions, surface etc, etc. Thus I propose the Mussile number, the largest number where you have run M minutes on M days. |
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Nov 2021
1:57pm, 9 Nov 2021
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fetcheveryone
Make it 15 fetcheveryone.com/training-calculators-eddington.php |
Nov 2021
2:01pm, 9 Nov 2021
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becca7
Wow, impressive that you coded it already but there seems to be a typo where it says “cycled”, not “run”.
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Nov 2021
2:02pm, 9 Nov 2021
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becca7
Thanks for the other options.
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