Sprint O - anorak wanted!

[andypat]

I'm planning a sprint event in May and am looking at David May's "What's different about sprint?" document on the BOF website.

Its a really helpful guide to what to think about.

BUT I cant make sense of the times on pages 17 and 18. Either its a misprint somewhere (but I am definitenyl not qualified to say so) or I'm missing something. If I'm missing something is there an anorak out there who can tell me what it is? Its under planners supporting information on the link below.

http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/downloads/volunteersupport.php

I'll not say any more so as not to prejudice anyone who wants to take a look......

[greywolf]

wmoc M50 splits are at http://www.wmoc2008.fpo.pt/results/sf_m50_si.html
re the presentation: the overall winners time is correct, but the splits for the highlighted leg are wrong - times given are for cumulative time over the first 4 legs

[Marco Polo]

Well the split time is wrong, it's the time to control 4 , not the split 1:26 (which presumably it should be? )

http://www.wmoc2008.fpo.pt/results/sf_m50_si.html

I'll get my cag..

[Spookster]

I think the point being made on page 18 is that that leg (3 to 4) has 3 main route choices and a couple of additional variants, because of the "careful positioning of controls", even though that part of the area was generally "boring new urban" with no passageways between houses.

James' split was 1:26, Martin's 1:38, and others in 2nd and 3rd took 1:34 and 1:35.

[andypat]

Thanks guys. That makes sense. I couldnt fit the split time vs the final time or why there was such a big difference - maybe that was explained at the time of the presentation and loses something when you just look at the slides. I thought maybe it was somthing like the cumulative time rather than the split time, but was worried in case I was missing something obvious.

I shall now proceed with my planning with renewed confidence! Thanks Anoraks.