Calling all clubs. Please do this

Triathlon Forum
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Do a Random Race.

I just read about his type of race from a book I am reading about maths.

Get a group of runners together at a track. Get a six sided die. Now have someone not in the race roll the die. That number will be how many more times the roller will roll the die. Roll again and that number will be the number of laps the runners will run first. Right before the first runner finishes the laps roll again and that will be the new number of laps. Repeat until rolls are done. First across the line wins.

Here is an example:

The pre roll is 3. The die will be rolled 5 times during the race.

Roll 1 is 6 so everyone run 6 laps.

Roll 2 is 1 so everyone run another lap.

Roll 3 is 2 so everyone run 6 more laps.

Never let the race stop.

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Wouldn’t that be four rolls? The pre roll plus the number rolled, in this case three.

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I’m a bit confused… if the third roll was a 2, why would they run 6 more laps?

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Is your example that “new math”. If so, I have no chance of helping my kids with their homework.

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Mr. Tibbs is using examples that are common in the new Obama system that is intended to fix the economy.

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Real men live their life this way.

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I’m a bit confused… if the third roll was a 2, why would they run 6 more laps?
And if the pre-roll was 3, why will you roll 5 more times?

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It’s a fun idea for a team track workout.

It would perhaps be a bit of a gamble to win…you’d in effect be betting as to how many total laps you’ll race by picking your starting pace.

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Holy crap! I declare that I was drunk even though I wasn’t drinking.

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I can’t say I’ve ever done anything remotely like this, but just thinking about it…wouldn’t this just degenerate into everyone running at the same pace until the last roll? If each roll were a separate race, that would make more sense, wouldn’t it?

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I just did some research. It’s total time per lap. I won’t do the math but you get it.