Khyron wrote:
zoom wrote:
Cameras are cheap, but the human resource to go through and analyze all of that isn't. Sportstats said that, at one race he did, there were 30+ people who were DQ due irregular splits. He also mentioned about how busy they are during and after the race. Imagine that they spend 1 hour, per athlete, reviewing and analyzing the the data. Then, you just say can't verbally that you saw strange things at x minutes. You have to write up your finding formally, if the athlete decide to protest. What if the athlete then say, "show me the video! " You would then have to spend time retrieving it and showing it to the athlete. That takes time and human resource also. By the time you are done, say only 5 athletes protested, you could be spending 3-4 hours per athlete gathering an documenting all the artifacts. Perhaps WTC can absorb the extra cost/manpower to analyze the pics, timestamps, etc. Those smaller races, where are they going to get the money from? Khyron wrote:
Cameras are so cheap now, there's no reason a GoPro can't be set up with a volunteer at a turn around or any suspect point. Even at 5 fps or something. That's basically what happened with Rossi - there was a photographer on the bridge and with so many runners he basically took a video stream.I would submit that it would be 0 labor other than uploading the video, like a public record. Let the other competitors do the analysis if they're suspicious or curious. It would also put to bed a lot of wrongful accusations as well. "I think Bob cut the course...<watches video>... Oh there he is, never mind - I'm an idiot".
One of the obstacle races did that - it was a single video, 8 hrs long and you could jump to whatever time you want and see for yourself. If that was the turn around on a road race it would be great, and easier to setup than a timing mat. Also don't disregard the reduction in cheating if people know there are random cameras that other racers can look at later.
And with GoPro having a relationship with WTC you would think they could just borrow some marketing samples.. I've suggested GoPro's out on the course before as it seems like a very easy answer to many of these issues. No Chip and not seen on the wide angle cameras... then you weren't there.
and maybe this was discussed before, but doesn't the fact that Julie as an identical twin (or nearly identical twin) allow for far more plausible answers to mismatched photos/clothing/bands, etc? (I'm sure this was somewhere in the thread, I just missed it.) My statement is based on this article in the Squamish Reporter from May 25, 2015 "Lisa and Julie have been indistinguishable-and inseparable-since they were born 40 years ago in Ontario."
http://www.squamishreporter.com/...-of-us/#.Vec17TZRGUk
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