FetchEveryone London 1 Mile Challenge

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GordonG Nov 2007 2:13pm, 30 Nov 2007 1,425 posts	0 GordonG what are we going to do with the kids 1 mile? at the mo only 3 have entered - a 6 y o, a 9 y o and a 12 y o. seems a bit odd to let just the 3 of them run around in their own race when, given their ages, they'll probably be quite far apart. as much as it would be great to have a kids race of their own, my 9 y o would be happy to run in the adult race (the 8 mm group)
Rach E Nov 2007 2:17pm, 30 Nov 2007 1,620 posts	0 Rach E I think they should just go in one of the groups which is most closely aligned with the finish time. RFJ's boy (the 12 year old) is capable of running quite fast, and Bobbi (Gobi's daughter) would be fine with a group of 9-10 minute milers.
Gobi Nov 2007 2:25pm, 30 Nov 2007 16,938 posts	0 Gobi really simple 1 person with a watch shouts times as you finish you remember time and report to clip board person to be recorded Simple
B.B. Nov 2007 2:25pm, 30 Nov 2007 11,273 posts	0 B.B. If kids are coming, they should only run the mile if the parents are confident they'll be ok. Ideally they'd be supervised by parents, or other adults
B.B. Nov 2007 2:26pm, 30 Nov 2007 11,274 posts	0 B.B. Agree with Gobi - that's the easiest way to do it, and minimum chance of error
Tpod Nov 2007 2:29pm, 30 Nov 2007 376 posts	0 Tpod That's ok... just shout the seconds out and people make a note what the last number they heard was as they crossed the line.
Hills of Death (HOD) Nov 2007 2:31pm, 30 Nov 2007 5,789 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Sounds like Mile reps round Ware
Gobi Nov 2007 2:33pm, 30 Nov 2007 16,940 posts	0 Gobi fun to a point but I like the idea of a timer, only relies on honesty for people to relay their times to the clipboard holder T they all get the same bloody time :¬)
anne23 Nov 2007 2:33pm, 30 Nov 2007 137 posts	0 anne23 Hmm, I'm not sure about all this. I want chip timing and my 400m split times sent via text message to all my friends and live streaming video on the internet.
Tpod Nov 2007 2:34pm, 30 Nov 2007 377 posts	0 Tpod I'm honest, Gobi runs off to adjust prediction to sub-4 min mile