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Written by John Kynaston ... Sunday 8th January 2012 update ..... Thursday 19th January 2012
Runners approach the whw race in different ways. On one hand some runners like to run without a watch, a time goal and certainly no splits to aim for. If you are like that then this page is not for you!
Other runners (like me!!) like to have a clear time goal and specific splits to aim for. If you are new to the race and have a time target you are aiming for you will probably like to have an idea of what you should be aiming for at each checkpoint.
Dave Troman designed a spreadsheet to help calculate splits for the Lakeland 100 race. With permission I adapted it for the whw race.
Basically we looked at the top 20 in the 2010 race (the 2011 splits were incomplete). Then using Dave's sheet we worked out the time for each runner at each checkpoint as a percentage of their whole run. Then we worked out the average for the top 20 for each checkpoint.
Then Dave worked out a clever formula which means you can put in your goal time in the red box on the excel spread sheet and the sheet will give you your splits based on the average percentage of the top 20. Hope this makes sense!
The example below is for someone aiming for 24hrs ..... (note this is an example ... you will need to download the excel sheet to try it out)
It will work for all times and will give you an idea of what you should be aiming for. If you have an questions or comments please get in touch with me .... johnkynaston@westhighlandwayrace.org
John Kynaston
Update ..... Thursday 19th January 2012 ... A number of people commented on the above calculator. The main comments were based on the fact that because the calculator is based on the top 20 it may not be too helpful for those taking over 24hrs or so.
One person sent me a new splits calculator which expands on the original one by dividing all the 2010 results into 8 bands.
So if you are aiming for say 27hrs the calculator will take the average times from 26-28hrs etc.
Once you have put in your target time simply read the splits on the calculator ... (note this is an example ... you will need to download the excel sheet to try it out)
It seems to work well so please have a look if you would like to get an idea of what you should be after.
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