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2003 Series Standings

NCTS : The Equation

* Scoring will be done the same way that it was done in 2002
The top five gender times will be used to create an average time
that all gender times will be divided into.

* All male participants' times will be divided into this average male
"base" time to create raw scores. (same for females)

* EXAMPLE:
* The five lowest men's times are:
1 Hr. 2'33"
1 Hr. 2'48"
1 Hr. 3'15"
1 Hr. 3'21"
1 Hr. 3'30"
* The base time becomes 1 Hr. 3'9" (the average of the five)
* All male's times are divided into 1 Hr. 3'9"
* The winner of the race ( 1 Hr. 2'33") receives a base score
of 1.0087 ( 1 Hr. 2'33" divided into 1 Hr. 3'9")
* The fifth place finisher ( 1 Hr. 3'30") receives a base score
of .9936 ( 1 Hr. 3'30" divided into 1 Hr. 3'9")
* The base score is then multiplied by the race weight index
for that particular race.
* For purposes of this example, this race is Triangle.
* Triangle has a race weight index of .91
* The winner of the race would receive a score of .9179
(1.0087 X .91)
* This same method would be used to calculate women's
scores.

IN SUMMARY: To establish the race score for participants, all
times are divided into the base average time and
then multiplied by the race weight index. Men's
and women's times will be calculated
separately.

* This same process will apply for females. The fastest female
time will become the "base" time that all female times are
measured against.

Timing System: All NCTS races will be timed with the
ChampionChip timing system

Click on event title to see race details, finish position, and photos.

Date
Event
 NCTS Mid-Atlantic USAT
04/05/2003
 Azalea Festival Triathlon .8448 87.121 76.5583
05/11/2003
 White Lake Sprint Triathlon .9136 89.372 81.9213
06/07/2003
 Latta Plantation Triathlon .9017 88.365 81.6348
07/13/2003
 Triangle Triathlon .8685 88.507 81.7872
08/16/2003
 Bandit's Challenge Triathlon .9238 90.000 83.1254
08/23/2003
 Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon .9217 93.000 85.5622*
09/14/2003
 SC Half Ironman NA NA 79.2037
09/27/2003
 Pinehurst Triathlon .9281 93.000 86.6720
10/04/2003
 USAT National Age Group Championships NA NA 82.0712
* The Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon organizing committee did not return the sanctioning packet to USAT. Therefore the 2003 Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon was not a USAT sanctioned event.

The races I compete in are part of the North Carolina Triathlon Series which are held within the Mid-Atlantic Region of USA Triathlon. Each organization uses their own methodolgy. Ranking/points methodologies are explained below.