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[Stolly]

Thanks Daz.

PS. I like the idea of a fiendishly complicated handicapping system, or some such contrivance to give us lesser mortals a chance!

Me too. I came up with a sort of idea earlier in the year but it died on its feet at the time. I can't remember exactly what I suggested (its back on this thread somewhere) but it was something along the lines of you getting a single point if you better your relative position in a race compared to your last and lose a point if you're relative position is worse. The first race of the year could score a point for everyone or, alternatively, you'd compare it against the last race of 2013 but, either way, thereafter relative position (ie 30th out of 300 is an improvement over 11th out of a 100) would mostly either take one point away from you or add one point and many runners could be in a negative position.

So even a brilliant racer who has a nip and tuck year could end the year with perhaps no more than a single point whilst a gradually improving through the year mid or back of the pack runner could score 12 points (if one race a month was to count). Something along those lines could be (relatively) simple, great fun and, at the same time, give everyone a similar chance of doing well. Its also completely free from age and sex issues/excuses.

[Latege]

Hello,
Managed a few weeks back in the north so can I claim 75 pts for Guisborough Woods please (winner 47:57, me 59:48). Boosts my total a little, but not enough to catch Hes - well done Hes.

I'd better withdraw from this year's contest. I did get 63 pts at Giant's Tooth but that's probably he only race I'll manage this year. Hope the rest of you enjoy the fun.

[DazTheSlug]

ooh! a late shout from Tindersticks bags him a vital extra 7 points to take the crown!

BritNick - re Hit The Trail... No!

re New Format - if somebody wants to administer something different then good luck to them!

the only change I was thinking of making was to separate the list into two "Divisions" - there looks to be a natural division at around the 60pt average level

meanwhile - would everybody please:

Declare Interest in 2014 season

optionally Declare Upcoming Races...

Name	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Tot	Upcoming Races
Tindersticks	(90)	(86)	(88)	91	(88)	95	99	94	90	(88)	(87)	97	566
noel	-	-	(80)	-	92	92	90	100	95	(86)	90		559
Splatcher	(49)	94	(72)	(65)	(71)	86	100	(68)	98	(66)	73	100	551
dantodman	(79)	(79)	84	(82)	100	(60)	94	89	82	91	(77)	(73)	540
MarkyMark	(58)	-	(80)	89	84	84	86	88	86				527	[2014: Trigger]
Rob Furness	-	77	71	86		65	93	(64)	99				491	Auld Lang Syne?
mrs noel (F)	-	-	(70)		82	86	72	83	81		74		478
BritNick	67	86	(64)	(55)	67	77	86	66	(29)	(64)	(58)	(54)	449	[Lamb's Longer Leg; Kinder Trial]
Hobbsy	67	(60)	(58)	69	75	66	84	(59)	65	(54)	(59)	(62)	426
Hes (F)	-	-	(56)	72	(66)	66	(64)	68	67		70	71	414
Latege (F)	72	(50)	(60)	69	64	71	(54)		61			75	412
Multiterrainer	-	(47)	-	(40)	59	67	59	70	88	66			409
TheReverand	84	-	-	-	-	-	85	48	75		100		392
Stagger	(41)	(47)	(38)	67	61	61	71	60	66	(60)	(47)	(45)	386
Vic Crescit	-	(41)	49	54			44	47	80	60			334
Mrs Stagger (F)	54	(40)	63	55	54	44	(26)	47					317
DazTheSlug	(40)	-	(38)	51	54	(49)	54	49	50	(40)	52	-	310	[2014: Trigger, Windy Hill, Grindleford Gallop, Edale Skyline]
Marvin	75	70		80	73								298
Al Fowler								99	96	91			286
Amex	40	(34)	43	(10)	(17)	40	(2)	40	62	61			286
Eleanor (F)	62	60	34	36			(30)	38	54				284
sore legs	95	-	95		74								264
PaulE	77		65			76							218
Joester	-	65	49					68			23		205
RachFR (F)	57	46	54	37									194
lantern rouge				40	40	28	25	(15)		27	27		187	[2014: Hebden, Haworth Hobble, Calderdale Hike]
Sam Harrison										86	92		178
Trog	81	-	71										152
MickTor	80	-	71										151
Stolly	-	-	64	78							79		221
RaceTheSweeper	14	-	5	-	27	38	29		19				132
Mud	74			50									124
Livi (F)	22	50	17	21	-	-	6						116
emmilou (F)	73	36											109
wycoller	46	33	29										108
Athers	100												100
Wheeze	83												83
Hank	78												78
cyclops (F)	5	0	-	37	36	-							78
IanDarkpeak	67												67
superflyguy	-	46	-	20									66
dominion	-	-	-	-	-	-	53						53
geronimo	50												50

oh, and here's dom's calculator: http://www.nblg.co.uk/champ/

[Stagger]

Yes please for Mr & Mrs Stagger's
for 2014 saeason please Daz.

[noel]

ooh! a late shout from Tindersticks bags him a vital extra 7 points to take the crown!

What drama! Well played Tindersticks - you've worked hard for those points and thoroughly deserve the crown.

the only change I was thinking of making was to separate the list into two "Divisions" - there looks to be a natural division at around the 60pt average level

Sounds OK. Are we having relegation and promotion? If so, how many from each.

meanwhile - would everybody please:

Declare Interest in 2014 season

optionally Declare Upcoming Races...

Yes please. Mrs Noel and me.

Races (me): Kinder 'O' (Jan); Mr Sparkle's Dark 'Un (Feb)
Mrs Noel: Maybe Lamb's Longer Leg (Jan).

[Tindersticks]

Please put me in for the new season Daz, many thanks.
Thanks Noel, ever the gentleman.... Good luck at the Dark un, see you there.

[Al Fowler]

I'm injured - again, so will hopefully reappear in a few months, but will look forward to it. Thanks again for managing the league in 2013 Daz.

The handicap system sounds confusing, but could be interesting. The league system certainly gets my vote though. Any thoughts on league names?

What about...

The Ian Holmes Premier League

and

The Kenny Stuart Conference League

[dantodman]

Yesss! 3rd - pipped that pesky dantodman at the post. That's LDWA power for you.

January races: Hebden, Wilmot Wander. Watch my smoke.

That's going out doing a 7 hour run with a knackered knee and not getting any more races in for you. I will rest easy knowing I can overturn this defeat at the hobble.

Well done though, I will have to do some more of these LWDA events, my top score was when I was first home at the Tod Boundary Walk.

Dan

[TheReverand]

yes many thanks again Daz, sterling work 2 division system would be good... may I suggest top division has a more rigorous scoring system, like no LDWA or such like, just categorized Fell races

[Splatcher]

yes many thanks again Daz, sterling work 2 division system would be good... may I suggest top division has a more rigorous scoring system, like no LDWA or such like, just categorized Fell races

..and I'd suggest the top division should be LDWA-only, without any of those soft short fell races