Re: ROTW---INDIANA DERBY (693 Views)
Posted by:
beyerguy (IP Logged)
Date: October 08, 2003 05:38PM
Hi all,
Great discussion here, not necessarily this thread. I've never really looked at the Sheets much growing up, they were out of my price range when I was younger. I'm trying to learn now and maybe take the plunge.
One question I have for Mr. Brown. Where did the 15 pounds equals 10 Beyer points come from that I saw you mention earlier in this thread? I've used homemade Beyer style pace and speed figures for a long time, and I've never heard that. In one of Mr. Beyer's books, he mentions adjusting for weight. He concludes if you must adjust for weight (which I think is silly not to do), its about 5 pounds is equal to 1 length at 1 mile. For a 1 1/8 mile race, this would equate to roughly 5 points at the most for a 15 pound swing. Can I assume you are using the same scale you use for Thorograph Sheets weight adjustments to get that number?
Thanks in advance!