Discussion on the Essex Way Relay
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Does anyone think it's worth recording times for each leg, with a view to generating leg records over time?
We could store records overall, by club, sex, age grouping, etc. I, for one, think we could encourage even more competition within the race if we introduced a prize for biggest slice removed from a leg record. Obviously this would have to be a percentage of the previous record, as the distances are not equal.
Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Andy
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Personally I would counsel against going down that route. It could send a signal that the EW Relay - characterised by it's simplicity, inclusivity & atmosphere (a festival of Essex Trail Running) - may be heading in an elitist direction. This was one of the factors which almost led to the demise of the event in 2000 with competitions within competitions etc. Apart from creating another layer of administration records would be pretty meaningless since course and weather conditions vary so much from year to year. Anyone bothered about times just needs to wear a watch.
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