MFP Winter Omnium Challenges - Results now in...
TheBigYin
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From November 1st, it's time for the "off season" challenges.
Last year I ran a series as follows:
Now, problem is, I can't actually remember exactly how we based the calculations, and of course MFP has thrown last years challenge out with the bathwater.
I Can remember that the Cross Challenge was points based, 1 point for a ride of over a hour that had a "gratuitous loop" large enough to show up on strava, or 2 points if it was "substantially" offroad.
The Indoor Cycling Challenge was predicated on Calories burned iirc, I seem to remember it being 1 point for every 500kcals for the Lads, and something lower (350kcal rings a bell somehow) for the Laydeez
Rule #9 was easy, it was simply cumulative Km's then divided by 50 to give a points value at the end of the challenge.
But, for the life of me, I can't remember what the points were allocated for on the Base Distance one. If anyone can remember how I worked it, please let me know.
Oh - and if anyone's got a suggestion for some sort of challenge that I've missed out on, and how it could work, please also let me know...
But I guess, what this post really is, is a "heads up" and a "who's in"
Last year I ran a series as follows:
- Base Distance Challenge
- Hour-and-A-Lap Cross Challenge
- Indoor Cycling Challenge
- Rule #9 Commuter Challenge
Now, problem is, I can't actually remember exactly how we based the calculations, and of course MFP has thrown last years challenge out with the bathwater.
I Can remember that the Cross Challenge was points based, 1 point for a ride of over a hour that had a "gratuitous loop" large enough to show up on strava, or 2 points if it was "substantially" offroad.
The Indoor Cycling Challenge was predicated on Calories burned iirc, I seem to remember it being 1 point for every 500kcals for the Lads, and something lower (350kcal rings a bell somehow) for the Laydeez
Rule #9 was easy, it was simply cumulative Km's then divided by 50 to give a points value at the end of the challenge.
But, for the life of me, I can't remember what the points were allocated for on the Base Distance one. If anyone can remember how I worked it, please let me know.
Oh - and if anyone's got a suggestion for some sort of challenge that I've missed out on, and how it could work, please also let me know...
But I guess, what this post really is, is a "heads up" and a "who's in"
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Fantastic - this could be the kick up the butt I need....I'm in :-) Will be the Indoor Cycling challenge (think you're right with 350 cals for laydeez) and Rule #9 Commuting challenge! Cheers TBY. Any help required, gimme a shout!0
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Yup! Sign me up!0
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In for the rule #9 challenge!0
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I think this was last years results sheet... if it may jog anyones memory of how the hell I scored the "base distance" bit... From a quick cross reference to my ride log from the period, it appears to be based on either time in the saddle (i.e. 1 point for every 3 hour ride, 2 points for a 4 and so on... but I didn't apparently DO any really long rides to check it... maybe Jason @Jakess1971 may be able to shed a little more light on it.0
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Count me in - I need a decent challenge to keep me moving.0
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Good stuff Base Distance & Cross challenge for me
I think the base distance last year was 1 point for every 50k?0 -
Actually really like this one, great winter motivation, I'm in for the Base Distance, yep it was 50km for 1 point, more points for bigger distances I think but 50km always did me.
I'll also have a crack at the Indoor this year and the commuter will fill in the gaps.0 -
I need something to get my *kitten* on the trainer... I don't have a way to prove I ride the trainer... Is that an issue with this challenge? My HR monitor doesn't upload data...0
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Suppose I could take a photo of my HR display and post it. It would show duration and calories burned...0
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I hope to be in - I sure could use some riding time to alleviate some of the accumulated stress over the past 6 weeks... just got a new car and my old bike rack (which was falling apart anyway) doesn't fit on it, so I have to get a new one, and no funding to provide. I'll do my best
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Count me in for the Rule #9 challenge. It would be fun to see how Rule 9 folks are but can't think of a way to capture that. I keep track of ride temps in my home spreadsheet and if weather is especially terrible, but really don't know how to measure that against anyone else. Just a thought.0
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rides4sanity wrote: »Suppose I could take a photo of my HR display and post it. It would show duration and calories burned...
that'd do fine
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Spatialized wrote: »Count me in for the Rule #9 challenge. It would be fun to see how Rule 9 folks are but can't think of a way to capture that. I keep track of ride temps in my home spreadsheet and if weather is especially terrible, but really don't know how to measure that against anyone else. Just a thought.
Garmin Connect has a weather/temperature feature - Strava only logs the average temperature, but I think that it's pretty implicit that if you're in the northern hemisphere and riding 4-5 hour rides, you're well into rule#9 territory (unless you're in some of the more tropical bits of the states I guess...)
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I am in for the base distance challenge. No can do the Rule 9 challenge since I cannot ride to work and CentralCali doesn't really qualify for Rule 9 anyway.0
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Mark do you have a spreadsheet running with point totals across the challenges? In the interest of fun and competitiveness it might be interesting to see a combined points tally across the challenges to see how we all stack up this Winter.
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there will be, yes, however i've been somewhat distracted over the last couple of weeks. I'll get something sorted soon...0
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okay folks - new spreadsheet, logging for the use of, created and available for viewing here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nFe3yhPER06uHif1AkaRPYluLzBQCXC_Q-_pe4eC2uY/edit?usp=sharing0
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I'd like to get in if not too late.0
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crack on mate, no worries... though i'm not sure you're weather qualifies for the rule #9 challenge - though i'm prepared to be educated on that front...
(actually, looking at average temp's for December in LA, it does occasionally dip into single figures celsius...)0 -
Rosie and I ride nights in the winter most of the time and the temps often are in the mid 40s-50s range with limited visibility so it is a challenge to leave a warm house after work and get out for a ride. We do have fog on occasion and rain, though recently it has been somewhat scarce;, and, if we ride into the mountains, we can run into snow.0
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Just a quick Heads up folks - Winter Omnium finishes 28th February, less than 2 weeks from Now... I'm going to un-sticky all the individual threads and leave this one in-situ, because I really aught to get to start up the Classics Challenge Signup thread sometime soon...0
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Last Day Today Folks... If you could all book any rides up to date as soon as possible that'd be great, then I can finish the spreadsheet and put the whole "winter base work" to bed, and we can concentrate on the "Spring Build Phase"
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Have the results been finalised for this?0
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well i've updated all the threads, but I guess there's a chance that someone may need to get to work on monday to book in their final rides, so I was going to keep it open until Tuesday Morning...
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Okay folks - time for the Results...
Base Distance Challenge
With 19 Points, the winner of this section of the challenge is Jakes1971... racking up more points than the rest of the competitiors combined... Chapeau J.
Hour-and-A-Lap Cross Challenge
Another clear winner in this category - Phytogurl with 42 points - excellent work.
Indoor Cycling Challenge
Well - this is pretty much a walkover for our resident "hamster on the wheel" - with a frankly ludicrous 97 points, due to burning 38,934kcals... (that's something like 70 "big mac's" or 16.5 litres of Ben and Jerrys Phish Food Icecream to put it in perspective)
Rule #9 Commuter Challenge
Another win for our resident nutter - Jakes1971 - 61 points (3057.5km) worth of commuting... All I can say is "you really must HATE public transport mate"
And of course, we come to the "overall" winner.
Well - it was really won in the "pain cave" this year I guess... and the overall win, with 104 points overall is the hamster Cloggsy71.
Well done to everyone who got out there and rode, or stayed in and rode, or combined the two. At the end of the day, if this challenge has motivated one of you to go out and ride once or twice more than you normally would, then it's all been worthwhile.
Now - let's get out there and ride our arses off for the Spring Classics.
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Woohoo! It's a hat-trick! Stan, Cav & the Hamster [happy dance]
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