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May 2016
5:02pm, 10 May 2016
195 posts
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UsedToRunaBit
I'm waiting for Stafford Half to be declared short, everyone I look at on strava has it at 13.0 miles. Hope not of course as I royally smashed my pb there.
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May 2016
5:57pm, 10 May 2016
863 posts
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jdarun
Laser rangefinders are a few quid on amazon these days. Cheaper than a decent bicycle, that's for sure. It's (presumably) not the counting of wheel revs that is the issue, but the calibration and use is demonstrably problematic.
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May 2016
6:00pm, 10 May 2016
1,103 posts
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stuart little
But the experience and skill to not introduce human error to proceedings is where the cost is generated
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May 2016
6:25pm, 10 May 2016
3,264 posts
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Nelly
jda, I don't think either the calibration or use of bicycle measurement are "demonstrably problematic". I agree with Stuart, it's human error that is the issue here. The introduction of laser measuering devices isn't going to change that. Remember all of these issues come back to one measurement with a steel tape measure being incorrectly marked out.
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May 2016
6:43pm, 10 May 2016
3,265 posts
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Nelly
Has anyone else received an email this evening with their "updated times". What a farce of an idea!!!
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May 2016
6:44pm, 10 May 2016
3,266 posts
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Nelly
(That should have said updated times for previous years, obviously not for 2016, which was unaffected)
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May 2016
6:44pm, 10 May 2016
1,792 posts
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K5 Gus
Anyone else had an email from Xtra Mile Events regarding their time at a previous "short " course ?
I just got emailed about my 2014 time and was told that my 3:03:18 was the equivalent ( based on my pace in the last 6 miles ) to a 3:05:00
Not sure what that actually means ? Will that time now show on Po10 as a full distance time ?
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May 2016
6:48pm, 10 May 2016
1,793 posts
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K5 Gus
snap Nelly 
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May 2016
6:49pm, 10 May 2016
1,718 posts
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monsenb1
yup got mine from 2014..
what is the point of that..
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May 2016
6:57pm, 10 May 2016
864 posts
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jdarun
No Nelly, the calibration is part of the problem (that wouldn't arise at all with another method) but there's cleally something else wrong - and no-one seems to have any clue what that is - as the total error is double the calibration error.
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