Start List By Competitor?

DMjunior Posted: 8 October 2012, 11:52 AM   Is it me or is this just annoying?   rossmaxmo Posted: 8 October 2012, 12:04 PM   Both! I sorted it in excel, check it here: http://www.sprintthebay.org/oddness/middle.xlsx I think a redraw might be in order, there seems to be vacant places throughout the start draw = unfair. These need to be at the beginning or end of each grade.   rossmaxmo Posted: 8 October 2012, 12:15 PM   (FYI: this is re Auckland Champs)   Dwayne Posted: 8 October 2012, 12:32 PM   Thanks Ross saved me the hassle   AllanJ Posted: 9 October 2012, 3:29 AM   Sprint start list was done as follows: C1 World ranking points - highest ranked last start, non-ranked starting first, randomly assigned. C2-4 Runners assigned randomly as per software within grades (apart from one parent request). Vacant places for all courses were placed at end of each grade.   Martin Posted: 9 October 2012, 3:47 AM   M21E middle distance has vacants at 11:28 and 12:08. W21E has a vacant at 11:46. M40 and M50 also have vancants in the middle of the field for that event. Interesting to see a mixture of 2, 3 and 4 minute start intervals used across grades. "assigned randomly as per software" - I had thought it was commonly known (after 9 years of using sportident) that the software is not completely random when drawing start lists for multi-days, even if each is created as an individual event. Quite often the same people will be drawn adjacent, or at the same end of the field.   Michael Posted: 9 October 2012, 3:50 AM   I'd like to invent a new acronym. SISMITFBWTFII? Suppose its staring me in the face but where the...   hughff Posted: 9 October 2012, 6:29 AM   http://www.random.org/sequences/ "This form allows you to generate randomized sequences of integers. The randomness comes from atmospheric noise, which for many purposes is better than the pseudo-random number algorithms typically used in computer programs." Give everyone a number based on alphabetical order and in the time it takes to get a response from your browser, you have assigned randomly.   Martin Posted: 9 October 2012, 6:39 AM   SISMITFBWTFII... it's here: http://aoa.org.nz/regforms/2012aklchamps/startlists.html   DMjunior Posted: 9 October 2012, 9:46 AM   why was it done on WRE? they aren't WRE?   rob.g Posted: 9 October 2012, 10:16 AM   You are worrying about nothing, I reckon. It'll be a great event on different terrain, and is not a major event, but a great leadup to the World Cup races.   AllanJ Posted: 9 October 2012, 11:24 AM   No such thing as a random number/list as every method used to create them has been devised by a human (who is always biased). WR - only done on sprint, just thought it would be a good thing and because I could - it's not a hard thing to sort out! Feel free to object on the day however.   Dwayne Posted: 9 October 2012, 11:31 AM   I'll save my protest and only use it if my new shoes get dirty   theoman Posted: 9 October 2012, 12:18 PM   Agree with rob. Should be an amazing weekend.   Paul I Posted: 9 October 2012, 1:46 PM   Dwayne if your shoes are clean after this weekend I will protest.