UOTriathlete wrote:
Yeah, option G is curious. Though tricky as the rankings can be funky sometimes with how races are scored. I blasted past the course record out here at a somewhat larger than normal Olympic course this summer by around 2 minutes over the hilly course and only got a 99. Whereas at some dinky sprint race I was 106.5. Interesting.
Looks like really the "easy" way is like what you say, option F. Looks like a fair bit of 70.3 are qualifiers. Thats probably the best route nowadays.
If you go fast in good conditions, so does everyone else. If you do very well in poor conditions, you get a high score. Long transitions, difficult swims, windy bike, hot humid run do the trick. Longer distance races also give a greater opportunity to outperform the average athlete. Championship races score well and a lot of athlete overcook the race and have really slow times. Kona always scores really high if you have a good day because the conditions are so challenging (NWS, windy/hilly bike, really hot run and everyone is pushing it hard)
Option G looks like the simplest route that reduces variability the best. to meet "G" criteria, I'm probably beating 1/3 of the existing pro field at most races anyway. I almost made the cut at Kona last year, it was a sub 9:40. The top 150 of so males made that standard. It would be a nice goal for next year, not that I'd start racing pro, but just a fun challenge.
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