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The handicaps for the Buzz Oates No Excuses 5k were
calculated using the international age grading tables. These
tables use statistics gathered over many years of
performances by runners of all ages. Some of the internal
workings of age grading are technical, but it can be simply
explained as a way to determine an “age graded time” for
each runner (ages 5 to 100 years old) for a given
performance. The tables are based on the world record 5K
time as of 2006. The world record 5k time for these tables
is 12:54 in the “Open Class.” For our race we’ll compare
each runner’s performance to the theoretical best for
his/her age. We convert (age grade) that time into the
equivalent time if that runner were in the open class (Men
23-27, Women 21-29) so that finish times can be compared on
equal terms.
For more interesting information on age-graded handicapping,
please visit:
www.howardgrubb.co.uk/athletics/wavalookup.html
Below is the table that we used for scoring this year’s
event:
|
Age |
Female Factor |
Female Fastest |
Male Factor |
Male Fastest |
|
5 |
0.6318 |
0:20:25 |
0.6526 |
0:19:46 |
|
6 |
0.6604 |
0:19:32 |
0.6898 |
0:18:42 |
|
7 |
0.6874 |
0:18:46 |
0.7247 |
0:17:48 |
|
8 |
0.7121 |
0:18:07 |
0.7581 |
0:17:01 |
|
9 |
0.7350 |
0:17:33 |
0.7890 |
0:16:21 |
|
10 |
0.7559 |
0:17:04 |
0.8173 |
0:15:47 |
|
11 |
0.7756 |
0:16:38 |
0.8431 |
0:15:18 |
|
12 |
0.7922 |
0:16:17 |
0.8677 |
0:14:52 |
|
13 |
0.8079 |
0:15:58 |
0.8897 |
0:14:30 |
|
14 |
0.8208 |
0:15:43 |
0.9095 |
0:14:11 |
|
15 |
0.8323 |
0:15:30 |
0.9269 |
0:13:55 |
|
16 |
0.8431 |
0:15:18 |
0.9416 |
0:13:42 |
|
17 |
0.8534 |
0:15:07 |
0.9556 |
0:13:30 |
|
18 |
0.8619 |
0:14:58 |
0.9675 |
0:13:20 |
|
19 |
0.8687 |
0:14:51 |
0.9785 |
0:13:11 |
|
20 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
0.9898 |
0:13:02 |
|
21 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
0.9961 |
0:12:57 |
|
22 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
1.0000 |
0:12:54 |
|
23 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
1.0000 |
0:12:54 |
|
24 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
1.0000 |
0:12:54 |
|
25 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
1.0000 |
0:12:54 |
|
26 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
1.0000 |
0:12:54 |
|
27 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
1.0000 |
0:12:54 |
|
28 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
1.0000 |
0:12:54 |
|
29 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
0.9987 |
0:12:55 |
|
30 |
0.8716 |
0:14:48 |
0.9974 |
0:12:56 |
|
31 |
0.8706 |
0:14:49 |
0.9949 |
0:12:58 |
|
32 |
0.8697 |
0:14:50 |
0.9923 |
0:13:00 |
|
33 |
0.8677 |
0:14:52 |
0.9885 |
0:13:03 |
|
34 |
0.8658 |
0:14:54 |
0.9835 |
0:13:07 |
|
35 |
0.8629 |
0:14:57 |
0.9785 |
0:13:11 |
|
36 |
0.8590 |
0:15:01 |
0.9724 |
0:13:16 |
|
37 |
0.8552 |
0:15:05 |
0.9663 |
0:13:21 |
|
38 |
0.8515 |
0:15:09 |
0.9591 |
0:13:27 |
|
39 |
0.8468 |
0:15:14 |
0.9520 |
0:13:33 |
|
40 |
0.8413 |
0:15:20 |
0.9451 |
0:13:39 |
|
41 |
0.8359 |
0:15:26 |
0.9382 |
0:13:45 |
|
42 |
0.8296 |
0:15:33 |
0.9314 |
0:13:51 |
|
43 |
0.8225 |
0:15:41 |
0.9236 |
0:13:58 |
|
44 |
0.8156 |
0:15:49 |
0.9171 |
0:14:04 |
|
45 |
0.8079 |
0:15:58 |
0.9095 |
0:14:11 |
|
46 |
0.7996 |
0:16:08 |
0.9032 |
0:14:17 |
|
47 |
0.7906 |
0:16:19 |
0.8958 |
0:14:24 |
|
48 |
0.7810 |
0:16:31 |
0.8886 |
0:14:31 |
|
49 |
0.7717 |
0:16:43 |
0.8815 |
0:14:38 |
|
50 |
0.7626 |
0:16:55 |
0.8746 |
0:14:45 |
|
51 |
0.7529 |
0:17:08 |
0.8677 |
0:14:52 |
|
52 |
0.7435 |
0:17:21 |
0.8610 |
0:14:59 |
|
53 |
0.7336 |
0:17:35 |
0.8534 |
0:15:07 |
|
54 |
0.7247 |
0:17:48 |
0.8468 |
0:15:14 |
|
55 |
0.7147 |
0:18:03 |
0.8395 |
0:15:22 |
|
56 |
0.7056 |
0:18:17 |
0.8323 |
0:15:30 |
|
57 |
0.6960 |
0:18:32 |
0.8252 |
0:15:38 |
|
58 |
0.6862 |
0:18:48 |
0.8182 |
0:15:46 |
|
59 |
0.6772 |
0:19:03 |
0.8113 |
0:15:54 |
|
60 |
0.6672 |
0:19:20 |
0.8046 |
0:16:02 |
|
61 |
0.6582 |
0:19:36 |
0.7971 |
0:16:11 |
|
62 |
0.6482 |
0:19:54 |
0.7906 |
0:16:19 |
|
63 |
0.6391 |
0:20:11 |
0.7834 |
0:16:28 |
|
64 |
0.6293 |
0:20:30 |
0.7763 |
0:16:37 |
|
65 |
0.6197 |
0:20:49 |
0.7694 |
0:16:46 |
|
66 |
0.6104 |
0:21:08 |
0.7618 |
0:16:56 |
|
67 |
0.6009 |
0:21:28 |
0.7551 |
0:17:05 |
|
68 |
0.5913 |
0:21:49 |
0.7478 |
0:17:15 |
|
69 |
0.5820 |
0:22:10 |
0.7400 |
0:17:26 |
|
70 |
0.5725 |
0:22:32 |
0.7316 |
0:17:38 |
|
71 |
0.5629 |
0:22:55 |
0.7227 |
0:17:51 |
|
72 |
0.5533 |
0:23:19 |
0.7134 |
0:18:05 |
|
73 |
0.5439 |
0:23:43 |
0.7030 |
0:18:21 |
|
74 |
0.5345 |
0:24:08 |
0.6923 |
0:18:38 |
|
75 |
0.5247 |
0:24:35 |
0.6807 |
0:18:57 |
|
76 |
0.5153 |
0:25:02 |
0.6690 |
0:19:17 |
|
77 |
0.5059 |
0:25:30 |
0.6559 |
0:19:40 |
|
78 |
0.4965 |
0:25:59 |
0.6423 |
0:20:05 |
|
79 |
0.4868 |
0:26:30 |
0.6282 |
0:20:32 |
|
80 |
0.4769 |
0:27:03 |
0.6138 |
0:21:01 |
|
81 |
0.4657 |
0:27:42 |
0.5986 |
0:21:33 |
|
82 |
0.4537 |
0:28:26 |
0.5824 |
0:22:09 |
|
83 |
0.4405 |
0:29:17 |
0.5662 |
0:22:47 |
|
84 |
0.4262 |
0:30:16 |
0.5489 |
0:23:30 |
|
85 |
0.4110 |
0:31:23 |
0.5309 |
0:24:18 |
|
86 |
0.3947 |
0:32:41 |
0.5122 |
0:25:11 |
|
87 |
0.3774 |
0:34:11 |
0.4933 |
0:26:09 |
|
88 |
0.3590 |
0:35:56 |
0.4734 |
0:27:15 |
|
89 |
0.3396 |
0:37:59 |
0.4532 |
0:28:28 |
|
90 |
0.3190 |
0:40:26 |
0.4322 |
0:29:51 |
|
91 |
0.2976 |
0:43:21 |
0.4104 |
0:31:26 |
|
92 |
0.2750 |
0:46:55 |
0.3882 |
0:33:14 |
|
93 |
0.2514 |
0:51:19 |
0.3653 |
0:35:19 |
|
94 |
0.2267 |
0:56:54 |
0.3416 |
0:37:46 |
|
95 |
0.2010 |
1:04:11 |
0.3173 |
0:40:39 |
|
96 |
0.1742 |
1:14:02 |
0.2926 |
0:44:05 |
|
97 |
0.1464 |
1:28:06 |
0.2671 |
0:48:18 |
|
98 |
0.1176 |
1:49:43 |
0.2409 |
0:53:33 |
|
99 |
0.0877 |
2:27:07 |
0.2142 |
1:00:13 |
|
100 |
0.0567 |
3:47:21 |
0.1868 |
1:09:03 |
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