On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If you want to really spice things up, do scoring by lap.
>
> For a 5K, for example, you could award 5-3-1 points for 1st through 3rd at
> the end of every lap, maybe bumping that up to 10-8-6-4-2-1 for the
> "milepost" laps, and 20-16-14-12-10-etc at the finish line.
>
> Some timer chips in the shoes, and a nifty computer program should be able
> to keep a real-time leaderboard running on a stadium scoreboard.
>
> That'll generate some lap by lap excitement!
Actually, this is one of the best ideas I've ever heard. It would allow
for real audience involvement in the whole race and would appeal to
Americans raised on scoring-during-competiton sports.
The technology certainly exists, someone should try it.
Paul
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Paul Talbot
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University of Colorado, Boulder
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