FOFC's Greatest Athlete III (interactive)

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump

6' 2"

Ketola – miss – terrible jump – probably wouldn’t have cleared 5’ 8”

Rambis – clear – nice jump gets him over 6’ 2”

Babson – Pass

Honcho - pass

Ketola – clear – gets over it easily this time.

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6’ 3”


Ginsberg – misses – hits the bar on the way up

Ketola – miss – first attempt is sloppy, arms and legs failing knock bar off

Rambis Jr - Pass

Babson – Miss – Just can’t quite get his calves over the bar

Honcho – clears – again easily over this height

Ginsberg – misses – fails to get his hips over

Ketola – miss – almost a rerun of his first attempt

Babson – Clears – brushes his calves again, but the bar just wobbles it doesn’t fall…

Ginsberg – clears – adrenalin pushes him to clear by half a foot

Ketola - Pass

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6' 4"

Ginsberg – Pass

Ketola – Pass

Nielsen – Miss – just slightly off, clips the bar and it bounce off the stand

Rambis Jr – miss – not quite high enough…need just a touch more spring.

Babson – miss – too far from the bar at takeoff

Honcho - pass

Nielsen– clear – gets over the second time with a couple inches to spare

Rambis Jr – miss – injury appears to be hampering him, as again he just doesn’t get enough lift.

Babson – clears – nice jump just clears the bar with about an inch to spare.

Rambis Jr – miss – tries for the 3rd time at this height and much like the last two…just not enough spring


Rambis Jr finishes with a height of 6’ 2”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6' 5"


Ginsberg – Pass

Ketola – miss – coming off two misses at 6' 3", Ketola crowds the bar on the approach and hits it on the way up.

Bafou – clear – textbook jump

Palmeiro – clear – clears it by a mile…was probably good for 7’

Nielsen – pass

Mighty – miss – was clearly not going to make it early in this one. Too far from the bar at takeoff.

Babson – miss – not even close, hits the bar with his shoulders

Honcho – miss – chopped feet on approach so no chance to get the lift needed. A shame because both of him previous jumps were probably above this height

Mighty – Clears – easily up and over…

Babson – miss – even worse, this jump might not have cleared 6’

Babson - announces he’s finished

Honcho – pass


Ketola finishes with a height of 6’ 2”

Babson finishes with a height of 6’ 4”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6' 6"


Schaplowsky – Clears – easily over his opening height

Ginsberg – Pass

Bafou - Pass

Palmeiro – Pass

Nielsen – miss – steps are off on approach, no shot

Path – Clears – he’s up and over…first attempt is good.

Mighty – Pass

Honcho – Pass

Jordan – Clears – had several inches to spare

Nielsen – miss – so close…just barely ticks the bar on the way down

Nielsen - pass

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6' 7"


Ginsberg – Pass

Schaplowsky – miss – heal clips the bar, it wobbles and falls

Bafou – Clears – again a text book approach

Palmiero – Miss – needed only about 1 more inch to clear

Nielsen – Pass

Path – miss - bumps the bar hard with hips

Mighty – miss – something was off on the jump - never really got into position

Honcho – Pass

Jordan – Clears – this time it’s close, but he still gets over the bar

Schaplowsky – clears – nice jump clears the bar

Palmiero – Miss – came up that same inch short

Peltonen – Clears – might have gotten over the bar a 7’ with that effort

Mighty – Pass

Path – Clears – better lift on the second attempt gets him over the bar

Palmiero – Miss – approach was off so the jump never had a chance - and that's his 3rd straight miss



Palmiero fininshes with a height of 6’ 5”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6’ 8”


Ginsberg – Pass

Schaplowsky – miss – hits the bar on the way down

Nielsen – miss – really goes after this one…jumps and he’s crowded the bar and hits it on the way up.

Mighty – Pass

Honcho – Pass

Path - Pass

Jordan – Miss – to far from the bar at take off

Schaplowsky – miss – crowds the bar too much and hits it on the way up

Jordan – miss – terrible effort approach was so bad he probably shouldn’t even have tried to jump

Peltonen – clear – again might have been good with a 7’ jump

Schaplowsky – miss – he’s up, over and hits the bar on the way down, bringing it with him.

Bafou – Pass

Jordan – Miss – another bad effort


Nielsen finishes with a height of 6’ 4”

Schaplowsky finishes with a height of 6’ 7”

Jordan finishes with a height of 6’ 7”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6’ 9”


Ginsberg – miss – bumps bar with his shoulders

Bafou – miss - nice form but heal just clips the bar on the decent

Mighty – Clears – whatever the problem was on the 6’ 7” miss, he got it worked out here, easily clears

Honcho – miss – really crowds the bar, almost goes under it he gets so close. Knocks if off going up.

Peltonen – clear – he’s on fire right now, easily clearing the height

Path – miss – hits bar with shoulder

Ginsberg – miss – poor attempt, timing appeared off and he was nowhere close to clearing

Bafou – miss – a rerun of the previous jump…heat just nicks the bar causing it to vibrate off

Honcho – miss – again hits the bar going up.

Path - miss - goes after it, but is too aggressive and hits bar on the way up

Ginsberg – miss – again timing looked off…steps got truncated on approach and he knew it wasn’t in the cards. He hits the bar on the way up.

Bafou – miss – a 3rd straight heal clip…

Path – Clears – on the third chance at this height he clears with room to spare.


Ginsberg finishes with a height of 6’ 3”

Honcho finishes with a height of 6’ 3”

Bafou finishes with a height of 6’ 7”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6’ 10”


Mighty – Pass

Peltonen – miss – first miss, hits bar with heal going over

Chilton – clears – oh my! He was way over the bar…that was a monster jump

Path waves off his chance he's resigning the rest of his chances

Peltonen – clear – back to his solid technique…


Path finishes with a height of 6’ 9”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


6’ 11”


Mighty – clears – seems to have gotten his grove back as he’s up and over this height as well.

Peltonen – miss – looks like he pressed a bit, not smooth effort

Chilton – miss – not the same form as the previous jump

Peltonen – miss – too far from the bar at take off

Chilton – miss – another sloppy effort results in a second miss

Peltonen – waves off his 3rd chance

Chilton – clear – bumps the bar, it bounces but stays on the stand…


Peltonen finishes with a height of 6' 10"

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


7'


Llyw – miss – must be feeling the pressure of defending as Llyw decides to start at 7’…and he just misses…

Chilton – miss – back to the sloppy form

Mighty waves off his chance

Llyw – miss – a carbon copy of the last one…now the pressure is really on…going into a 3rd jump at 7’ with 2 misses and no score on record…

Chilton – clears – just barely slips over the bar

Llyw – clear – adrenalin must have been flowing…he cleared by nearly 6”


Mighty finishes with a height of 6’ 11”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


7’ 1”


Llyw – Pass

Chilton – miss – just nudges the bar off, almost got it

Chilton waves off his turn and he’s finished


Chilton finishes with a height of 7’

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


7' 2"

Llyw – clear – easily over

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


7' 3"

Llyw - Pass

[collegesportsfanms]

Damn, and I thought I was doing good at 6'7''. No way in hell do I have a chance of winning this decathlon.

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump


7' 4"


Llyw – miss – just barely nicks the bar, probably was good for 7' 3"

Llyw – miss – brushes the bar on the way down and it bounces a couple times before falling, again he probably clears at 7' 3", he was that close

Llyw – miss – really went after it on the last one and crowded the bar on the approach knocking it off on the way up.


Llyw finishes with a height of 7’ 2”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump - Standings




Llyw 7’ 2”
Chilton 7’
Mighty 6’ 11”
Peltonen 6’ 10”
Path 6’ 9”
Jordan 6’ 7”
Schaplowsky 6’ 7”
Bafou 6’ 7”
Palmiero 6’ 5”
Babson 6’ 4”
Nielsen 6’ 4”
Ginsberg 6’ 3”
Honcho 6’ 3”
Ketola 6’ 2”
Rambis 6’ 2”

[Breeze]

Event 4 - High Jump - Scores



Llyw 1051
Chilton 992
Mighty 963
Peltonen 934
Path 906
Jordan 850
Schaplowsky 850
Bafou 850
Palmiero 794
Babson 767
Nielsen 767
Ginsberg 740
Honcho 740
Ketola 714
Rambis 714

[Breeze]

Event 4 – High Jump – Recap

Winners

Llyw – Needed a big event and got it…could have done better but benefits from the fact that overall the results were off
Chilton – See Llyw
Babson – Not that his result was great, but outperformed expectation and the poor overall results of the field help his status

Losers

Schaplowsky – was capable of going much higher, missed opportunity
Palmiero – unfortunate rolls kills chances here…three misses at 6’ 7” is bad luck with that card
Ginsberg – jumped from 6’ 3” to 6’ 9” in attempts…risk didn’t pay off

[Breeze]

Overall Standings - After 4 Events



Babson 4013
Ketola 3933
Nielsen 3880
Jordan 3871
Chilton 3865
Peltonen 3802
Mighty 3744
Llyw 3664
Path 3662
Palmiero 3633
Rambis Jr 3614
Ginsberg 3526
Bafou 3482
Schalowsky 3457
Honcho 2590

[Breeze]

Overall Standings Analysis

The top of the standings remain the same with Babson, Ketola, and Nielsen holding on to the medal spots and Jordan right on their heals, but after that, there has been some significant shuffling.

Rambis Jr. falls from 5th to 11th, and with his injury I don't expect to see him climb back into contention. Mighty's effort in the high jump allowed him to pass several people as he climbs from 10th to 7th, and the defending champion Llyw moves from 13th to 8th in 1 event.

Lots of events left so I'm sure there will be plenty more changes before this thing is over.

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meters - Preview

Favorites

Honcho


Underdogs

Ketola
Jordan
Mighty

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meters - Result Specifics

Safe
Injury - 0%
False Start - 0%

Average
Injury - .47%
False Start - 0%

Allout
Injury - .94%
False Start - 8.31%

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meters - Game Mechanics

The 400 Meters is made up of four 100 Meter segments, where a dice is rolled for each segment. We can do this a couple of different ways...

1. You announce your effort level up front for all 4 segments and I roll it and post the complete results
2. You announce your effort level for the first segment, I roll it post results, and you announce your effort level for the second attempt, I roll it post results, etc. (this theoretically allows you to adjust based on how the event is playing out).

Please let me know how you'd like to proceed.

Just so you know...if I don't hear from you, all rolls will be done in the average column.

Also if I don't get responses on how to run this event, I'll choose option one because it is easier and faster.

I'd like to run this event tomorrow afternoon, so get your vote in along with your effort levels (in order if possible)

[Breeze]

Game Mechanics Clarification

I wanted to take a second to clarifiy something. The effort points allotted were designed to be split between days...

from the initial write up, complete with typos and poor grammar "Another new twist with this version is - You'll only get to use All Out a set numnber of times for the each day."

So if you had 10 effort points, 5 could be used each day...that means those don't carry over. However, if you received a PM from me regarding Effort/Rest and you chose to get an Effort Point over keeping your rest...that one does carry over.

[Coffee Warlord]

Option 2 is better, but I think that may cause the race to last about a week in real time. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

I agree. I'm lucky that I'm in front of a computer most of the day, so option 2 would be no problem for me, I can pm you my effort level for each segment sometime tonight or tomorrow morning

[JAG]

Will you be posting predictions on how players will do?

I would prefer option 1 for sake of ease.

[britrock88]

Open to either. Also a desk jockey, so I could work Option 2, but don't have to have it.

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meters - Card Preview

Ketola
Safe – each segment in this column is between 12.89 (rare) and 13.55 (rare) – average is around 13.2
Ave – 12.55 (ave) to 13.2 (rare) – average is around 12.9
Allout – 12.4 (extremely rare) to 13.25 (ave) –average is around 12.85
Prediction – 51.9

Babson
Safe – 12.45 (rare) to 13.1 (ave) – average is around 12.85
Ave – 12.1 (ave) to 12.9 (rare) – average is around 12.55
Allout – 11.9 (rare) to 12.8 (ave) – average is around 12.45
Prediction – 50.95

Nielsen
Safe – 12.35 (ave) to 13.05 (good) – average is around 12.8
Ave – 12.1 (very good) to 12.85 (rare) – average is around 12.45
Allout – 11.85 (ave) to 12.85 (rare) – average is around 12.45
Prediction – 50.2

Honcho
Safe – 11.75 (good) to 12.4 (very good) – average is around – 12.15
Ave – 11.6 (ave) to 12.2 (fair) – average is around 11.9
Allout – 11.3 (rare) to 12.25 (ave) – average is around 11.9
Prediction – 48.1

Jordan
Safe – 12.85 (fair) to 13.55 (extremely rare) – average is around 13.2
Ave – 12.85 (fair) to 13.55 (fair) – average is around 12.95
Allout – 12.4 (rare) to 13.25 (fair) – average is around 12.9
Prediction – 52.05

Mighty
Safe – 12.85 (Good) to 13.5 (extremely rare) – average is around 13.25
Ave – 12.55 (ave) to 13.4 (rare) – average is around 12.95
Allout – 12.4 (fair) to 13.25 (good) – average is around 12.9
Prediction – 51.95

Rambis (no injury impact included in calculations below – is included in prediction)
Safe – 12.4 (fair) to 13.15 (ave) – average is around 12.8
Ave – 12.2 (good) to 12.85 (fair) – average is 12.5
Allout – 11.95 (fair) to 12.65 (excellent) – average is 12.45
Prediction 50.7

Schaplowsky
Safe – 12.1 (good) to 12.85 (fair) – average is 12.45
Ave – 11.7 (ave) to 12.55 (extremely rare) – average is 12.2
Allout – 11.55 (rare) to 12.4 (rare) – average is 12.1
Prediction - 49

Path
Safe – 12.1 (very good) to 12.65 (excellent) – average is 12.45
Ave – 11.75 (rare) to 12.75 (fair) – average is 12.15
Allout – 11.6 (fair) to 12.55 (good) – average is 12.15
Prediction – 49.3

Palmiero
Safe – 12.4 (fair) to 13.05 (fair) – average is 12.75
Ave – 12.1 (good) to 12.85 (extremely rare) – average is 12.5
Allout – 11.85 (extremely rare) to 12.8 (ave) – average is 12.45
Prediction – 50.3

Ginsberg
Safe – 12.35 (fair) to 13.15 (fair) – average is 12.75
Ave – 12.05 (rare) to 12.8 (ave) – average is 12.5
Allout – 12 (fair) to 12.75 (ave) – average is 12.45
Prediction – 50.3

Peltonen
Safe – 12.1 (ave) to 12.8 (extremely rare) – average is 12.45
Ave – 11.7 (fair) to 12.45 (good) – average is around 12.1
Allout – 11.6 (rare) to 12.55 (rare) – average is around 12.15
Prediction – 50.75

Bafou
Safe – 12.1 (fair) to 12.7 (extremely rare) – average is around 12.4
Ave – 11.7 (extremely rare) to 12.65 (ave) – average is around 12.2
Allout – 11.55 (rare) to 12.4 (ave) – average is around 12.1
Prediction – 49.2

Llyw
Safe – 12.05 (fair) to 12.8 (ave) – average is 12.4
Ave – 11.75 (ave) to 12.55 (rare) – average is around 12.2
Allout – 11.6 (ave) to 12.55 (excellent) – average is around 12.15
Prediction – 49

Chilton
Safe – 12.35 (rare) to 13.05 (fair) – average is 12.7
Ave – 12.15 (rare) to 12.8 (rair) – average is 12.5
Allout – 11.9 (rare) to 12.75 (ave) – average is 12.45
Prediction – 51.1

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meters - Effort Announcement

I'm going to proceed with option 2 above...so at this point I need to get each player to submit their 4 effort levels in order, please.

[collegesportsfanms]

For Schaplowsky, let's go average, safe, average, all-out. I've got an all-out left to use so might as well use it, I've got a lot of ground to make up.

[Coffee Warlord]

Nielsen -

1) Avg
2) Avg
3) All Out
4) Avg

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meters - Status

Complete

Nielsen
Path
Schaplowsky
Bafou
Ginsberg
Babson

[DavidCorperial]

Average through out for Ginsberg.

[JAG]

Average for all for Babson.

[Breeze]

Given the response for this event has been slow, I will wait until tomorrow at 1 EDT to post results. If I don't get instructions all 4 rolls will be from the average column...

[cmp]

1. All Out
2. Average
3. Average
4. Average

[ntndeacon]

1. Ave
2. All Out
3. Ave
4. All Out

[PilotMan]

1. Avg
2. All Out
3. All Out
4. All Out

This is assuming that, by my count, I've got that much energy left. Othewise, just downgrade the first parts, finish strong.

[thealmighty]

1. Avg.
2. Avg.
3. Avg.
4. All Out

[Greyfriars Bobby]

Peltonen:

1. Avg
2. Avg
3. Avg
4. All Out

[BYU 14]

Chilton
1. Avg
2. All Out
3. Avg
4. All Out

[Simbo Klice]

Rambis- avg, avg, avg, all out

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meters - Status

Complete

Nielsen
Path
Schaplowsky
Bafou
Ginsberg
Babson
Ketola
Palmiero

Honcho
Mighty
Peltonen
Chilton
Rambis

Still waiting on

Jordan
Llyw

[Breeze]

Event 5 – 400 Meters – Heat 1

In the first heat we have:

Lane 2 – Path
Lane 3 – Schaplowsky
Lane 4 – Nielsen
Lane 5 – Bafou
Lane 6 – Ginsberg
Lane 7 – Babson
Lane 8 – Ketola
Lane 9 – Palmiero

This could be a really good heat. Schaplowky, Path, and Bafou consistently run similar times, so I expect them to get out early and basically run away from the field.

The runners, go through their routines, they get in the blocks, the gun sounds and…my word, Schaplowsky was slow out of the blocks…so slow that Path has already really eaten into his stagger. Path appears to have the early lead, but Bafou and Palmiero also look good early.

As the they exit the corner it looks like Palmiero actually has a slight lead on Path, Bafou and Ginsberg – who ran the corner especially well. As they head into the third hundred it looks like Palmiero, Path, Bafou, Ginsberg, Nielsen, Babson, Schaplowsky and Ketola, who is already over a full second behind 7th place.

The final corner sees Palmiero continuing to push, I wonder if he’ll be able to hold on for the last 100. Path seems to be starting to separate from Bafou a little. Ginsberg and Nielsen appear to have had bad splits, which has allowed Babson and Schaplowsky, who really poured it on that last split, to pull into contention with them.

Coming down the straightaway, it’s Palmiero and Path…Path is closing while Palmiero tries to hold onto his slight lead…Bafou is also making a charge on this final leg…as he begins to close on the two leaders.

Schaplowsky continues his charge as well, blowing by Nielsen and Babson like they’re standing still. He’s closing on Ginsberg too…it’ll be close at the line.

At the line…it’s a photo finish…between all 3 lead runners. I couldn’t tell who got there first, Palmiero, Path or Bafou…

Schaplowsky continues to close on Ginsberg…at the line and I can’t tell…I think Schaplowsky ran out of room and didn’t quite catch Ginsberg, but I’ll have to wait and see.

Babson crosses in 6th place with a time of 50 seconds, which is probably better than he expected. Nielsen is 7th crossing the line at 50.15…and Ketola strolls across at 52.05.

As we wait on the ruling from the officials on the photo finishes…

The second group results are announced and Ginsberg did hold off Schaplowsky as they finished with a time of 49.15 and 49.2 respectively.

As for the winner…Path’s lean at the line earns him the victory in the heat with a time of 48.5. Palmiero and Bafou tie at 48.55

[Breeze]

Event 5 – 400 Meters – Heat 2

The second heat breaks down like this:

Lane 2 – Honcho
Lane 3 – Mighty
Lane 4 – Peltonen
Lane 5 – Chilton
Lane 6 – Rambis
Lane 7 – Jordan
Lane 8 – Llyw

This one should be all about Honcho…in fact because he’s in lane 2 it’ll be entertaining to see him quickly chew into the stagger of the other runners.

The runners take their mark, the gun sounds and Honcho does immediately eat up the stagger on Mighty, but Peltonen appears to be holding his own, and Llyw may actually be a bit quicker in the opening stage, but it is hard to tell with him all the way on the outside and with Jordan looking like he’s in slow motion.

Coming out of the corner, it looks like Peltonen, Llyw and Honcho are all neck and neck, but Peltonen and Llyw appear to have more momentum…

Down the far straight…it is Peltonen and Llyw edging in front of Honcho, then there is a big drop back to Chilton, followed by Rambis, who is really hobbled, and then Jordan and Mighty are bringing up the rear.

Half way through the second turn, Honcho has picked it up a bunch, and I think he’ll exit the turn in first. Llyw appears to have slipped in front of Peltonen. The rest of the field is status quo.

Coming down the final straight…Peltonen is trying to match the charge from Honcho on the corner and he's really making a move. He definitely going to get by Llyw and he’s really tracking down Honcho. They approach the line and Peltonen runs out of room…Honcho holds on to win the heat with a time of 47.8, Peltonen right on his heals at 47.9. Llyw posts a strong 48.2.

Chilton comes in 4th at 49.3, Rambis gets across in 50 flat. Jordan finishes in 52 and Mighty brings up the rear at 52.35

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meter - Standings




Honcho 47.8
Peltonen 47.9
Llyw 48.2
Path 48.5
Bafou 48.55
Palmiero 48.55
Ginsberg 49.15
Schaplowsky 49.2
Chilton 49.3
Babson 50
Rambis 50
Nielsen 50.15
Jordan 52
Ketola 52.05
Mighty 52.35

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meter - Points


Honcho 919
Peltonen 914
Llyw 899
Path 885
Bafou 883
Palmiero 883
Ginsberg 854
Schaplowsky 852
Chilton 847
Babson 815
Rambis 815
Nielsen 808
Jordan 725
Ketola 723
Mighty 710

[Breeze]

Event 5 - 400 Meter - Recap

Winners

Peltonen - way outperformed his expected result
Palmiero - also out performed what was expected


Losers

No one performed extremely poorly based on expectation but if I have to name losers in this event it would be:

Jordan
Ketola
Mighty

because their times were so much slower than the field that they earned almost 100 points less than the rest of the bottom of the standings.

[Breeze]

Overall Standings - After Day 1


Babson 4828
Peltonen 4716
Chilton 4712
Nielsen 4688
Ketola 4656
Jordan 4596
Llyw 4563
Path 4547
Palmiero 4516
Mighty 4454
Rambis Jr 4429
Ginsberg 4380
Bafou 4365
Schaplowsky 4309
Honcho 3509

[Breeze]

Overall Standings Analysis

So at the end of the first day we are already starting to see the shuffling that was mentioned after the high jump. Peltonen's excellent effort in the 400 moves him up from 6th to 2nd. Chilton also climbs into the top three.

Nielsen, Ketola, and Jordan all suffered after (expected) poor results in the 400. Babson was able to perform well enough to maintain his approximately 100 point lead.

Some changes in the middle of the pack as well...the bottom remains unchanged.

[Breeze]

Event 6 – Hurdles – Preview


Favorites

Palmiero
Ginsberg
Chilton

Underdogs

Nielsen
Honcho

[Breeze]

Event 6 - Hurdles - Event Specifics

Safe
Injury - 0%
False Start - 0%

Average
Injury - 4.23%
False Start - .5%

Allout
Injury - 8.5%
False Start - 14%

[britrock88]

Ugh. All that effort and a middling finish.

[Breeze]

Event 6 – Hurdles – Card Preview

Ketola
Safe – 14.3 (extremely rare) to 15.6 (rare) – average result 15.075
Ave – 14 (ave) to 15.55 (rare) – average result 14.695
Allout – 13.7 (fair) to 15.2 (rare) – average result 14.48
Prediction – 14.75

Babson
Safe – 14.05 (rare) to 15.15 (fair) – average result 14.678
Ave – 13.7 (extremely rare) to 14.7 (rare) – average result is 14.107
Allout – 13.45 (rare) to 14.5 (fair) – average result is 14.088
Prediction – 14.15

Nielsen
Safe – 14.9 (rare) to 16 (fair) – average 15.5
Ave – 14.6 (ave) to 15.65 (fair) – average 15.233
Allout – 14.5 (rare) to 15.55 (fair) – average 15.028
Prediction – 15.3

Honcho
Safe – 14.95 (rare) to 16 (fair) – average 15.523
Ave – 14.8 (fair) to 15.75 (ave) – average 15.109
Allout – 14.5 (good) to 15.6 (ave) – average is 14.98
Prediction – 15.25

Jordan
Safe – 14.05 (fair) to 15 (good) – average is 14.603
Ave – 13.8 (fair) to 14.8 (ave) – average is 14.217
Allout – 13.5 (good) to 14.7 (fair) – average is 14.128
Prediction – 14.35

Mighty
Safe – 14.15 (rare) to 15.15 (ave) – average is 14.655
Ave – 13.80 (fair) to 14.95 (ave) – average is 14.294
Allout – 13.3 (rare) to 14.7 (fair) – average is 14.1
Prediction – 14.3

Rambis
Safe - 14.05 (fair) to 15.2 (rare) – average is 14.688
Ave – 13.80 (extremely rare) to 14.75 (fair) – average is 14.257
Allout – 13.4 (fair) to 14.75 (rare) – average is 14.148
Prediction – 14.5

Schaplowsky
Safe – 14.05 (rare) to 15.15 (fair) – average is 14.625
Ave – 13.7 (rare) to 14.8 (rare) – average is 14.167
Allout – 13.3 (extremely rare) to 14.75 (fair) – average is 14.093
Prediction – 14.25

Path
Safe – 14.5 (fair) to 15.65 (extremely rare) – average is 15.09
Ave – 14.1 (extremely rare) to 15.55 (fair) – average is 14.607
Allout – 13.8 (rare) to 15.2 (fair) – average is 14.498
Prediction – 14.75

Palmiero
Safe – 13.65 (fair) to 14.8 (extremely rare) – average is 14.248
Ave – 13.45 (ave) to 14.35 (good) – average is 13.853
Allout – 13.25 (extremely rare) to 14.3 (good) – average is 13.77
Prediction – 13.95

Ginsberg
Safe – 13.7 (fair) to 14.7 (fair) – average is 14.278
Ave – 13.45 (fair) to 14.25 (rare) – average is 13.813
Allout – 13.1 (extremely rare) to 14.25 (fair) – average is 13.768
Prediction - 14

Peltonen
Safe – 14.15 (rare) to 15.10 (fair) – average is 14.707
Ave – 13.6 (rare) to 14.65 (extremely rare) – average is 14.3
Allout – 13.3 (extremely rare) to 14.7 (rare) – average is 14.093
Prediction – 14.25

Bafou
Safe – 14.45 (good) to 15.65 (rare) – average is 15.01
Ave – 14.15 (good) to 15.30 (fair) – average is 14.63
Allout – 13.75 (extremely rare) to 15.20 (rare) – average is 14.518
Prediction – 14.7

Llyw
Safe – 14.45 (fair) to 15.65 (rare) – average is 15.035
Ave – 14.15 (ave) to 15.2 (good) – average is 14.624
Allout – 13.8 (fair) to 15.05 (good) – average is 14.515
Prediction – 14.75

Chilton
Safe – 13.7 (rare) to 14.75 (rare) – average is 14.212
Ave – 13.4 (rare) to 14.40 (rare) – average is 13.859
Allout – 13.15 (extremely rare) to 14.35 (ave) – average is 13.735
Prediction – 13.9

[Breeze]

Event 6 - Hurdles - Player Announcements

Ready for players to announce their effort levels for the event...

[Coffee Warlord]

Average for the mighty Dane. Who can't run for shit.

[Breeze]

I'd like to get all annoucement in so I can run this one tomorrow afternoon...

[JAG]

Babaon's card is interesting. I guess he's going safe.

[DavidCorperial]

Average for Ginsberg.

[collegesportsfanms]

Average for Schaplowsky

[PilotMan]

All Out for Honcho, if FS, then avg.

[Greyfriars Bobby]

Average for Peltonen.

[cmp]

Average for Ketola

[Simbo Klice]

Gotta chase them points, this looks like a good chance for Rambis to ALL OUT

[ntndeacon]

all out for palmiero

[thealmighty]

Mighty goes average

[Breeze]

Waiting on:

Jordan
Path
Bafou
Llyw
Chiton

[britrock88]

Average for Bafou.

[JAG]

Babaon's card is interesting. I guess he's going safe.

Please change Babson to average, for some reason I was thinking higher was better...

[Breeze]

Event 6 - Hurdles - Heat 1

Lane 2 – Ketola
Lane 3 – Babson
Lane 4 – Nielsen
Lane 5 – Honcho
Lane 6 – Jordan
Lane 7 – Mighty
Lane 8 – Rambis
Lane 9 – Schaplowsky

The runners are ready and they are off with the gun…Mighty got a great start as he and Schaplosky seem to have the early lead.

Oh…Honcho clipped the very first hurdle, which caused him to stumble, going to be hard to get his speed back up now. Schaplowsky is looking smooth through the middle of the course. Mighty is working to stay with him. Behind Mighty it is pretty tightly bunched…Rambis, Ketola, and Babson are stride for stride, with Nielsen on their heals. Jordan is in 7th and Honcho is still trying to find his stride after his early mistake.

Unless he trips on one of the last couple hurdles Schaplowsky will win this heat, and Mighty will be behind him. The rest are still too close to call…but Babson has started clipping hurdles…he’s hit 3 in a row and it’s cost him some speed. Rambis currently has a slight lead on Ketola, but he’s obviously hurting. Jordan is starting to close on Babson, having already passed Nielsen.

Schaplowsky does win.
Mighty second.
Third is too tough to call. Ketola closed hard on Rambis, but I couldn’t tell at the line.
Jordan charges to the line, but he doesn’t quite catch Babson…
Nielsen is 7th, and Honcho brings up the rear.

Official times…
Schaplowsky- 13.95
Mighty – 14.15
Rambis – 14.25
Ketola – 14.25
Babson – 14.4
Jordan – 14.45
Nielsen – 14.6
Honcho – 15.6

[Breeze]

Event 6 - Hurdles - Heat 2

Lane 2 – Path
Lane 3 – Palmiero
Lane 4 – Ginsberg
Lane 5 – Peltonen
Lane 6 – Bafou
Lane 7 – Llyw
Lane 8 – Chilton

I expect this heat will be much faster than the first…
At the start it already is, as all but Llyw get out of the blocks quickly.

Through the first hurdles things are tight, but Peltonen, Ginsberg, and Chilton appear to be hitting their stride better than the rest, and not surprisingly Llyw seems to be off a bit, having to chop his steps coming into his jumps…which is preventing him from getting any real speed.

At the halfway point, Ginsberg looks to be establishing himself, exploding off each jump and starting to pull away from this fast field. Bafou has hit a hurdle hard and it cost him a good bit of time.

As we come to the finish, Ginsberg is looking phenomenal. Chilton and Peltonen are neck and neck with Palmiero trying to close but seemingly unable to. Path has had a solid run, and has passed Bafou. Llyw seems content to just finish at this point.

Ginsberg wins it going away.
It’s close for second but Chilton’s lean seems to give him second.
Peltonen has a great run for 3rd.
Palmiero comes across next followed by Path about a half stride back. Bafou and Llyw round out the field.

Official results
Ginsberg – 13.65
Chilton – 13.85
Peltonen – 13.9
Palmiero – 14.2
Path – 14.5
Bafou – 14.8
Llyw – 15.2

[PilotMan]

heh

[Breeze]

Event 6 – Hurdles – Standings



Ginsberg 13.65
Chilton 13.85
Peltonen 13.9
Schaplowsky 13.95
Mighty 14.15
Palmiero 14.2
Rambis 14.25
Ketola 14.25
Babson 14.4
Jordan 14.45
Path 14.5
Nielsen 14.6
Bafou 14.8
Llyw 15.2
Honcho 15.6

[Breeze]

Event 6 - Hurdles - Event Points


Ginsberg 1020
Chilton 994
Peltonen 987
Schalowsky 981
Mighty 955
Palmiero 949
Ketola 942
Rambis Jr 942
Babson 924
Jordan 917
Path 911
Nielsen 899
Bafou 874
Llyw 825
Honcho 778

[Breeze]

Event 6 - Hurdles - Event Recap

Lot's of extremes in this one:

Winners

Nielsen – rolled the best result in the column (only 4 results better in the allout column and they were no more than .1 better)
Ketola – only 2 rolls better in the entire colum
Peltonen – only the low end 13.6 was lower in the column


Losers

Honcho – hit the worst outcome in the column…
Palmiero – only 1 roll worse in the column, plus several competitors around him in the standings outperformed their expectations and actually beat Palmiero head up.
Llyw – hit one of the three 15.2s in the column, the worst outcome possible


Interesting

Babson – had he stayed at conservative he would have hit the only row in the event where the fastest time was in the conservative column, and his time would have improved by .25 seconds.

[PilotMan]

Event 6 - Hurdles - Event Recap

Lot's of extremes in this one:


Losers

Honcho – hit the worst outcome in the column…




Imagine for a moment if all the small percentage hits and bad luck that I've had this time had gone the other way! At least it's consistent!

[Breeze]

Overall Standings - After 6 Events


Babson 5752
Chilton 5706
Peltonen 5703
Ketola 5598
Nielsen 5587
Jordan 5513
Palmiero 5465
Path 5458
Mighty 5409
Ginsberg 5400
Llyw 5388
Rambis Jr 5371
Schaplowsky 5290
Bafou 5239
Honcho 4287

[Breeze]

Overall Standings - Overview

Chilton and Peltonen have built on their move up the standings by closing in on Babson, cutting his 100 point lead in half. Nielsen, though he performed well in the hurdles, slid further back, but he has several strong events coming up so don't count him out yet.

The middle jumbled a bit with Llyw dropping several places and Palmiero leapfrogging Path. While at the bottom of the standings Ginsberg made a nice move with his strong event, and Schaplowsky closed the gap on several athletes in front of him.

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Preview

Favorites

Babson
Honcho

Underdogs

Mighty
Ginsberg
Chilton

[Breeze]

Event 7 - Discus - Event Specifics

Safe
Injuries - 0%
Foul - 0%

Ave
Injuries - 1.4%
Foul - 16.8%

Allout
Injuries - 2.82%
Foul - 47.55%

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Card Preview

Note: No prediction due to the wide range of results

Ketola
Safe – 151 (excellent) to 183 (rare) – average 167.9
Ave – 165 (rare) to 193 (fair) – average – 181.78
Allout – 164 (ave) to 210 (extremely rare) – average is 189.65

Babson
Safe – 165 (fair) to 193 (extremely rare) – average 178.03
Ave – 177 (ave) to 212 (rare) – average 192.7
Allout – 182 (ave) to 221 (fair) – average is 201.15

Nielsen
Safe – 150 (ave) to 183 (rare) – average 167.03
Ave – 169 (ave) to 194 (extremely rare) – average 181.93
Allout – 162 (ave) to 204 (rare) – average 188.55

Honcho
Safe – 163 (ave) to 195 (fair) – average 179.17
Ave – 177 (fair) to 212 (excellent) – average 193.96
Allout – 170 (ave) to 220 (fair) – average 201.75

Jordan
Safe – 136 (fair) to 157 (ave) – average 150.9
Ave – 154 (rare) top 180 (good) – average 164.74
Allout – 147 (ave) to 183 (good) – average 170.95

Mighty
Safe – 119 (ave) to 148 (fair) – average 138.67
Ave – 135 (rare) to 161 (ave) – average 151.33
Allout – 138 (ave) to 175 (extremely rare) – average 159.45

Rambis
Safe - 150 (excellent) to 185 (fair) – average 169.67
Ave – 169 (rare) to 191 (good) – average 182.22
Allout – 167 (good) to 205 (extremely rare) – average 187.7

Schaplowsky
Safe – 150 (excellent) to 182 (poor) – average 166.2
Ave – 167 (good) to 194 (rare) – average 182.22
Allout – 164 (ave) to 202 (fair) – average 188.35

Path
Safe – 159 (ave) to 180 (rare) – average 169.73
Ave – 167 (rare) to 195 (ave) – average 180.89
Allout – 164 (ave) to 203 (rare) – average 187.3

Palmiero
Safe – 154 (good) to 185 (Rare) – average 168.33
Ave – 166 (fair) to 196 (ave) – average 180.74
Allout – 166 (ave) to 210 (extremely rare) – average 189

Ginsberg
Safe – 122 (good) to 150 (rare) – average 138.33
Ave – 134 (rare) to 163 (extremely rare) – average 150.07
Allout – 133 (ave) to 179 (extremely rare) – average 157.95

Peltonen
Safe – 128 (fair) to 169 (rare) – average 151.6
Ave – 150 (excellent) to 181 (fair) – average 163.3
Allout – 148 (ave) to 189 (fair) – average 174.05

Bafou
Safe – 129 (ave) to 167 (fair) – average 151
Ave – 147 (extremely rare) to 183 (fair) – average 162.3
Allout – 150 (ave) to 187 (extremely rare) – average 172.15

Llyw
Safe – 128 (fair) to 166 (extremely rare) – average 149.77
Ave – 143 (rare) to 183 (fair) – average 163.96
Allout – 142 (ave) to 186 (fair) – average 172.45

Chilton
Safe – 122 (ave) to 157 (rare) – average 139.27
Ave – 135 (ave) to 162 (fair) – average 151.52
Allout – 139 (ave) to 175 (extremely rare) – average 159.1

[Breeze]

Event 7 - Discus - Player Announcements

Announce you efforts for throw 1 now...

[collegesportsfanms]

Average for Schaplowsky

[JAG]

Babson - Average

[chesapeake]

I'm back from vacation and see that a good 400 was followed by a craptastic hurdles. too bad.

I'll start with average effort and hope I left my penchant for fouling back in Day 1.

[path12]

path will go average first throw.

[DavidCorperial]

Average for Ginsberg.

[britrock88]

Average for Bafou.

[ntndeacon]

Average for Palmiero

[Breeze]

I will finish up the event tomorrow around 1 EDT if I don't receive instructions.

[Coffee Warlord]

Average for Nielsen

[cmp]

All out for Ketola

[PilotMan]

avg for honcho

[thealmighty]

Avg. for Al

[BYU 14]

Avg for Chilton. just hoping to get something here

[Simbo Klice]

Average for rambis

[Breeze]

Just waiting on Peltonen and Jordan...

[Breeze]

Event 7 - Discus - First Atttempt



Schaplowsky – he spins, tosses, and it’s a nice start. His throw measures in at 183 feet, so just over his typical average attempt, now he can work on improving with his next two tosses. I count 10 of the 27 results in the average column that are better, including several on very reasonable rolls. I also count 13 of 20 results that are better in the allout column.

Babson – one of the favorites in this event, looking for a good score to open up his overall lead, and his first toss is a good one…190 feet on the nose. That’s about average for him as well. Will be interesting to see if he takes his next couple of attempts. Every other time he’s gotten a good start, he’s rested, is this one good enough? I count 13 of 27 rolls better than your current score, but 8 are rare rolls…7 rolls are over 200 feet. Only 5 results in the allout column are lower.

Llyw – his first throw, like the two before him are about dead on his average attempt. He records a distance of 164 feet. About dead on average in the allout column, 5 of 20 outcomes are lower in allout.

Path – Path takes his first attempt, and it looks like he stands up and comes out of the spin a little early…this results in a poor throw measuring only 173 feet. Lower end result…Only 4 rolls lower in average column

Ginsberg – His first effort looks like it is going to be a really good one to build on…It lands out around the 160 foot line. The measure is announced at 159, that’s well over his typical result, so a nice start in the event for David. I count only 4 results better in the average column, a 163 on an extremely rare roll of 10 and 3 160 foot distances. I count 11 of 20 results better in allout.

Bafou – wow…big throw here. He was a bit late with the release so the discus is hugging the foul line…it lands…fair – no white flag. We’ll have to wait on the distance but he’s clearly pleased…it measures in at 181 feet. Only the max score of 183 is better in the average column. In allout I only count 5 results better, 4 of which are not likely to be rolled.

Palmiero – here’s another good attempt…Palmiero is also smiling, knowing he’s got a good starting point to work from. The throw is 183 feet. Still 11 results better in the column, including some on very possible rolls. 7 of 20 rolls are shorter in the allout column.

Nielsen – Nielsen, spins, throws, and he’s off balance…he steps on the toe board and we have our first foul of the event.

Ketola – he follows Nielsen’s lead and ends up with the white flag raised. Second consecutive foul in the event.

Honcho – an OK start for Honcho…toss lands just under 190…officially the distance is 187. About 60% of the results in the ave column are better…some much better. Only 5 results out of 20 worse in allout.

Mighty – On the board with a throw of 150’. 14 rolls better in ave (6 of them in the teens so low probability), 15 out of 20 results better in allout.

Chilton – Form is sloppy…and the rotation is a slow because of that. Of course this leads to a less than satisfying effort on Chilton’s part. The throw only measures 140’. Only 2 results shorter in average.

Rambis – This is going to be a good score to build off of. The toss is very good…maybe slightly higher than he wanted but the distance is still 181 feet. 9 results still better in average and 12 of 20 better in allout.

Jordan – Throw of 163 feet is almost dead on his typical result. Looks like just under half the results in the average column are still better.

Peltonen - didn’t make a good pass, looked like he was going to foul by hitting the toe board, which may have been the cause for the awkward form…but regardless the toss is only 152 feet, well off even his average attempt. This is the second shortest throw on the average column.

[path12]

Path will go average again for his second and hope for better.

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Current Standings


Babson 190
Honcho 187
Schaplowsky 183
Palmiero 183
Bafou 181
Rambis 181
Path 173
Llyw 164
Jordan 163
Ginsberg 159
Peltonen 152
Mighty 150
Chilton 140
Nielsen NA
Ketola NA

[Breeze]

Event 7 - Discus - Player Announcements

Ready for your second effort announcement

[collegesportsfanms]

Not a bad start, let's go average again

[DavidCorperial]

I think I'll have Ginsberg sit pat with the 159 and save energy for later.

[PilotMan]

Honcho, showing a lack of effort, will go average again with his next toss.

[britrock88]

Bafou will sit out the remainder of the discus and save energy for the rest of the day.

[Coffee Warlord]

Sigh. Average again.

[ntndeacon]

palmiero will go all out on the second toss

[cmp]

Average for Ketola

[Breeze]

I plan on posting results at 1 EDT tomorrow, so get your effort announcements in or I'll run them on Ave.

[JAG]

Babson will go average again.

[thealmighty]

All out for Mighty.

[Greyfriars Bobby]

Average for Peltonen.

[BYU 14]

Meh, average for Chilton again and hope I do well enough for all out on the last attempt

[Simbo Klice]

One more average for Rambis jr

[Breeze]

Only waiting on Llyw and Jordan (though I don't expect to hear from Jordan)

[chesapeake]

All out, please. I need to go big.

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Second Attempt

Schaplowsky – Mike takes his second turn, hoping to improve on his solid start. He spins, tosses, his toe hits the board hard and he falls over. He grabs his ankle…he gets up and limps off, but it looks like he’s got a sprain…not sure how severe or how much it’s going to hinder him moving forward, but that’s unfortunate, as we are right in the middle of his run of strong events.

Babson – during his throw, the release is early and the discus lands just outside of the field boundry.

Llyw – really ups the effort level for this one, but increased effort leads to off balance release which leads to stepping over the toe board and fouling.

Path – This second attempt for Path is much more explosive, creating a stronger angle…this is going to be a huge improvement over his first attempt. The discus lands and the distance is measured at 182 feet. This is much better than the first toss, but he’s got better results on his resume. I still count 11 results better in the average column and 13 in the allout.

Ginsberg – Passes

Bafou – Passes

Palmiero – really goes after his second attempt…but he comes out of his crouch a little early, lifts to much on the throw and ends up about 10’ short of his previous effort. 174’ is the result.

Nielsen – Nielsen, still looking to get on the board…he sends his second discus down the field, this one is carrying well…it’s going to be a good throw. It bounces and the spot is marked. It measures in at 192’. Only 3 results better in ave and half are better in allout (but many of those are low probability rolls).

Ketola – as he takes his second turn, he spins, tosses, hits the toe board, and grabs his side. Not sure what happened there, but he appears to be in some pain…and to add insult to injury – quite literally, he now heads into his final throw without a score on record.

Honcho – Unleashes his second throw…this is going to be a huge improvement…it’s got a chance to get over 200 feet. We’ll have to wait on the official measurement…and it is over 200…it’s 201 to be exact. Six throws better (including two 210s and one 212) in ave, and 13 better in allout.

Mighty – Just barely brushes the toe board, but the white flag was raised, so no result in round 2.

Chilton – Form is sloppy again…I’m not sure this throw is going to be an improvement over his last attempt. The measurement is posted and it is an improvement, this toss was 143 feet. The improvement is so slight from the first attempt that the explanation on where you stand is almost exactly the same.

Rambis – His second attempt is good, but not an improvement – 174’

Jordan – Second attempt comes up just a few feet short of his first – 159’

Peltonen - again, Peltonen’s form looks off…in fact, the toss is very similar to the previous one all the way around, form, release, distance…this one actually measures in a little shorter at 150 feet . OK, so this is the worst possible outcome in the column…

[Coffee Warlord]

Got a good one, we'll rest and save ourselves for next events.

[JAG]

Babson average for the third one.

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Current Standings After 2 Attempts


Honcho 201
Nielsen 192
Babson 190
Schaplowsky 183
Palmiero 183
Path 182
Bafou 181
Rambis 181
Llyw 164
Jordan 163
Ginsberg 159
Peltonen 152
Mighty 150
Chilton 143
Ketola NA

[Breeze]

Event 7 - Discus - Player Annoucements

Ready for effort announcements for the 3rd attempt

[ntndeacon]

palmiero passes

[path12]

Path will go all out on third attempt.

[britrock88]

Confirming another pass for Bafou.

[DavidCorperial]

Ginsberg passes again.

[chesapeake]

all out

[collegesportsfanms]

Well crap, Schaplowsky was going to go all-out on his next throw, but seeing as how he now has an injury, and he is sitting pretty well in this event already, he'll just take the safe route and pass on his 3rd throw

[PilotMan]

Avg for Honcho's 3rd

[cmp]

Let's go safe with Ketola. Just looking to get a score on the board.

[Breeze]

Hoping to post results tomorrow morning only waiting on:

Rambis
Chilton
Jordan
Mighty
Peltonen

[thealmighty]

Won't get THAT much better with an energy wasting all out, so Mighty goes avg. and hopes for a miracle top throw.

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Final Attempt

Schaplowsky – Is still nursing his injury and has elected to pass in order to receive some additional treatment prior to the Pole Vault

Babson – Takes his 3rd attempt, and steps on the toe board for his second straight foul. He’ll finish up with his first 190’ result

Llyw – Almost an instant replay of his previous attempt…touches the toe board and fouls

Path – The third attempt for Path, he’s looking for another improvement and really going after the toss, but as is often the case, the extra effort created a flaw in form and resulted in a foul.

Ginsberg – not surprisingly Ginsberg passes again

Bafou – also passes again

Palmiero – a third straight pass

Nielsen – Following his strong second attempt, Nielsen elects to rest rather than try for a better result, so 4 in a row…

Ketola – the focus on getting something legal on this attempt is obvious, and the mechanical almost robotic form illustrates his desire to insure he’d not leave this event without some points. All in all his final toss of 174 feet is pretty good…considering the injury and his focus on scoring. In fact with a little more effort he probably could have topped 190 even with that approach to the toss.

Honcho – His third attempt is a good one, but it isn’t close to his big throw in the second round. Actually it measures the exact same 187’ mark he posted with his first attempt.

Mighty – Form was really textbook on this attempt, unfortunately he only managed to toss the discus about 139 feet so that isn’t going to help. I have a feeling had he gone all out and really upped his effort while maintaining that form he might have challenged his personal best

Chilton – sloppy form finally resulted in a foul

Rambis – Oh, a good toss from Rambis on his last attempt…not sure if it is going to be better than his 181’ toss in the first round…it’ll be close…ohhhh…this one is 180’…so no improvement but a great effort

Jordan – Nice throw of 171’ on his 3rd throw.

Peltonen - after two pretty pitiful throws…Peltonen unleashes a good on…this one lands out around 175’…that’s a huge improvement over his 150’ efforts previously. The official distance is 175’…Peltonen steps up big when he needed to.

[path12]

Crap. I was hoping to make up some ground in that event.

[chesapeake]

I was just hoping not to lose more ground. Disappointing to foul twice on all-out attempts. I haven't had much luck this time around.

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Final Standings


Honcho 201
Nielsen 192
Babson 190
Schaplowsky 183
Palmiero 183
Path 182
Bafou 181
Rambis 181
Peltonen 179
Ketola 174
Jordan 171
Llyw 164
Ginsberg 159
Mighty 150
Chilton 143

[Breeze]

Event 7 - Discus - Event Points


Honcho 1108
Nielsen 1049
Babson 1036
Palmiero 991
Schalowsky 991
Path 985
Rambis Jr 978
Bafou 978
Peltonen 940
Ketola 934
Jordan 915
Llyw 870
Ginsberg 838
Mighty 782
Chilton 738

[Breeze]

Event 7 – Discus – Recap

Winners

Bafou – one of the top results on the card and 2 rounds of rest
Nielsen – only two results better on the whole card
Peltonen – Way above his average for the event

Losers

Ketola – Injury will likely hinder any shot of getting into the medals
Schaplowsky – Injury comes right in the middle of strong events, will likely keep him on the bottom third of the leaderboard

[Breeze]

Current Standings - After 7 Events


Babson 6788
Peltonen 6643
Nielsen 6636
Ketola 6532
Palmiero 6456
Chilton 6444
Path 6443
Jordan 6428
Rambis Jr 6349
Schaplowsky 6281
Llyw 6258
Ginsberg 6238
Bafou 6217
Mighty 6191
Honcho 5395

[Breeze]

Standings Overview - After 7 Events

Babson's 3rd place finish in the Discus allowed him to significantly open his overall lead. He's now up by almost 150 points. However, the most significant impact from the last event didn't even change the leaderboard at all - Ketola who was 4th coming into the discus and remains 4th after the event, his injury will most likely prevent him from medalling. It isn't impossible, but the final 3 events aren't his best and the injury will only magnify that fact.

Nielsen's nice throw moved him back into a medal position, but there are still several other contenders, with Chilton, Palmiero, Path, and Jordan all still hanging tough.

With Schaplowsky and Rambis both hurt, it won't suprise me if Llyw, Ginsberg and Bafou don't make a run at them before this is all said and done.

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Preview

Favorites

Rambis Jr
Palmiero


Underdogs

Honcho
Ginsberg

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Event Specifics

Safe
Injury - 0%
Fouls - 0%

Ave
Injury - .94%
Fouls - 5.67%

Allout
Injury - 1.89%
Fouls - 11.28%

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Game Mechanics

The mechanics of this event are similar to the high jump. You jump until you get 3 straight misses (regardless of height) or you elect to stop. You get 7 jumps without any fatigue penalities. If you passed at all in the discus, you may use that turn in the pole vault without penalty. If you were one of the one that rolled over your rest from the first day you may use those extra attempts here without penalty as well.

However, unlike high jump where you enter at a height and the bar increase by 1" each time...here it will start at 12' 1" and increase by 4" each time...

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Card Preview

The important thing to look at in this event write up is the average result for each column vs the top end result…that needs to be weighed against the height trying to be cleared.

Note: Heights are listed in this write up feet.inches rather than feet’ inches”


Ketola
Safe – 12.9 (fair) to 15.8 (rare) – average 14.24
Ave – 13.1 (good) to 16 (fair) – average 14.83
Allout – 13.1 (ave) to 17.4 (rare) – average 14.66
Prediction – 14.9

Babson
Safe – 13.9 (rare) to 16 (excellent) – average 15.13
Ave – 14.1 (excellent) to 17 (ave) – average 15.76
Allout – 14.1 (rare) to 17.8 (rare) – average 15.37
Prediction – 15.8

Nielsen
Safe – 12.5 (fair) to 15.8 (fair) – average 14.23
Ave – 13.1 (fair) to 15.8 (excellent) – average 14.75
Allout – 13.1 (ave) to 17 (good) – average 14.54
Prediction – 14.9

Honcho
Safe – 11.9 (excellent) to 14.5 (ave) – average 13.17
Ave – 12.1 (ave) to 15.1 (fair) – average 13.96
Allout – 11.5 (ave) to 15.8 (ave) – average 13.98
Prediction – 14.1

Jordan
Safe – 13.1 (good) to 15.1 (excellent) – average 14
Ave – 13.1 (fair) to 16.4 (fair) – average 14.94
Allout – 13.1 (ave) to 17.4 (rare) – average 14.54
Prediction – 14.9

Mighty
Safe – 13.9 (ave) to 16 (fair) – average 15.13
Ave - 14.9 (ave) to 16.8 (ave) – average 15.83
Allout – 14.1 (fair) to 17 (excellent) – 15.14
Prediction - 16

Rambis
Safe – 15.1 (fair) to 17.8 (fair) – average 16.54
Ave – 15.8 (ave) to 18.4 (fair) – average 17.16
Allout – 15.8 (ave) to 19 (fair) – average 16.82
Prediction - 17

Schaplowsky
Safe – 13.1 (fair) to 16.4 (fair) – average 15.06
Ave – 13.9 (ave) to 17 (ave) – average 15.76
Allout – 14.1 (fair) to 17.8 (fair) – average 15.21
Prediction – 14.9

Path
Safe – 12.9 (fair) to 15.5 (ave) – average 14.12
Ave – 13.9 (ave) to 16 (fair) – average 14.91
Allout – 13.1 (rare) to 17 (excellent) – average 14.85
Prediction – 15

Palmiero
Safe – 14.5 (fair) to 17 (good) – average 16.4
Ave – 15.8 (fair) to 17.8 (excellent) – average 16.98
Allout – 16 (excellent) to 19 (ave) – average is 17.01
Prediction – 17.4

Ginsberg
Safe – 11.9 (excellent) to 14.1 (excellent) – average 12.94
Ave – 11.9 (ave) to 14.9 (ave) – average 13.82
Allout – 11.5 (rare) to 16 (rare) – average 13.64
Prediction – 14.1

Peltonen
Safe – 12.5 (good) to 15.1 (rare) – average 13.97
Ave – 13.1 (fair) to 15.5 (excellent) – average 14.7
Allout – 13.1 (fair) to 17 (fair) – average 14.44
Prediction – 14.9

Bafou
Safe – 12.5 (rare) to 15.5 (good) – average 14.01
Ave – 13.1 (good) to 15.8 (rare) – average 14.76
Allout – 13.1 (ave) to 17.4 (ave) – average 14.67
Prediction – 14.9

Llyw
Safe – 12.9 (excellent) to 15.5 (rare) – average 14.08
Ave – 13.5 (rare) to 16 (good) – average 14.91
Allout – 13.1 (ave) to 17 (good) – average 14.41
Prediction – 14.9

Chilton
Safe – 13.5 (rare) to 16.4 (ave) – average 15.2
Ave – 14.9 (ave) to 17 (ave) – average 15.81
Allout – 13.9 (ave) to 17.8 (rare) – average 15.41
Prediction – 15.4

[Breeze]

I'll start this tomorrow...I'll post on here when I'm available to start and you can PM me when you are ready...

[Breeze]

I am ready to start taking instructions...

Just so everyone is on the same page...the heights to clear are:

12.1
12.5
12.9
13.1
13.5
13.9
14.1
etc.

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Update


Finished

Babson
Nielsen
Honcho
Ginsberg
Llyw


In Progress

Path


Waiting on

Ketola
Jordan
Mighty
Rambis
Schaplowsky
Palmiero
Peltonen
Bafou
Chilton

[Breeze]

Hey BritRock - your inbox is out of space

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Update

heading home...will pick this up (and hopefully finish it up) Monday


Finished

Babson
Nielsen
Honcho
Ginsberg
Llyw
Path



In Progress

Bafou


Waiting on

Ketola
Jordan
Mighty
Rambis
Schaplowsky
Palmiero
Peltonen
Chilton

[britrock88]

Hey BritRock - your inbox is out of space

Making room for you. Happy to finish Monday.

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Update


Finished

Babson
Nielsen
Honcho
Ginsberg
Llyw
Path



In Progress

Bafou
Mighty
Schaplowsky
Palmiero
Peltonen


Waiting on

Ketola
Jordan
Rambis
Chilton


I'm in and available...I'd like to finish this up today...

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Update


Finished

Babson
Nielsen
Honcho
Ginsberg
Llyw
Path
Jordan
Schaplowsky
Peltonen


In Progress

Bafou
Mighty
Palmiero



Waiting on

Ketola
Rambis
Chilton

[Breeze]

I will post results tomorrow morning...

[britrock88]

Don't know why I missed your 11:30am post. Sorry--I'll send in some more instructions.

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

12.1

Nielsen – Easily clears…probably good at 14’

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

12.5

Nielsen – Pass

Peltonen – sails over the bar with feet to spare

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

12.9

Nielsen – Pass

Ginsberg – He looks really good with his first attempt…was probably 3 feet above the bar when he cleared.

Peltonen- Pass

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

13.1

Honcho – Actually goes under the bar his so far off…

Nielsen – Pass

Ginsberg – Pass

Bafou – strains hard to generate leverage…he hits the bar and coming out of the pit, he’s grabbing his lower back. Looks like he might have pulled something.

Peltonen – clears this height with room to spare

Honcho – goes for his second attempt…he’s up, the pole bends…and I don’t mean flexs…it bent…he come crashing down hard on the edge of the cushion…that was ugly and scary. The trainers are tending to him. They help him out of the pit and he’s headed into the locker room…we’ll have to wait and see how bad he’s hurt.

Obviously the wear and tear of this meet is taking its toll as the injuries are starting to pile up.

Honcho – after getting his maximum time allotted for injury treatment Honcho is out to try again…he’s clearly banged up as his speed down the runway is not where it was on his first two attempts – that can’t help. He plants and really strains his muscles to get up – and – OVER! He cleared…

Bafou – on his second attempt he clears the bar, but his back is definitely bothering him…we’ll have to see how much it impacts him performance moving forward.

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

13.5

Nielsen – Pass

Ginsberg – Pass

Honcho – Pass

Schaplowsky – with his injury, he felt he should get on the board, and he does so easily here…clearing with feet, several actually, to spare.

Bafou – Pass

Peltonen - Pass

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

13.9

Nielsen – Pass

Ginsberg – Pass

Honcho – Pass

Path – clears it by 2 feet

Schaplowsky – also clears by about 2 feet.

Bafou – Easily clears, injury didn’t bother him much there.

Peltonen – makes it over

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

14.1

Babson – easily up and over for a good quick start

Nielsen – just like Babson, he’s easily over the bar

Ginsberg – his second effort isn’t nearly as good as his first…but he almost managed to contort himself enough to get over…nice effort but still a miss.

Honcho – gives it a go here…he up…and oooh…just ticks the bar off the stand. If he were 100%, he makes that jump…

Path – Good again, still a whole foot to spare

Schaplowsky – clears is easily yet again…he’s jumping well right now…

Bafou – up and over – no problem

Peltonen - Pass

Ginsberg – third jump is an instant replay of the last one…

Honcho – showing real heart he is going again…he’s up and he fights his way over…

Ginsberg – a third straight jump at this height and a 3rd straight time he just missed. All 3 were probably good from 13’ 9”, might have been good from 14’ but just couldn’t get over that last inch.

Ginsberg clears 12’ 9”

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


14.5

Babson – Pass

Nielsen – Pass

Path – Misses…a bit sloppy on that attempt.

Llyw – he starts this event off with a hold your breath and really suck in your gut effort to clear

Bafou – still not slowing down in this event as he’s easily over the bar again

Mighty – is over this height by more than a foot…

Schaplowsky – this makes his 4th straight good attempt with no misses so far.

Jordan – clears his opening height by over a foot

Peltonen – another good attempt

Ketola – gets his opening height and he’s on the board

Path – misses again…and again it isn’t a real good attempt

Path – facing the end of this event following 2 misses...Path is really sprinting down the runway this time, he’s clearly going hard after this 3rd attempt…and it pays off, he just slips over the bar

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


14.9

Babson – Pass

Nielsen – he brushes the bar as he lets go of the pole just a tad late…it bounces…and stays up…

Llyw – jump looks like the previous one, only this time that isn’t going to be good enough to clear

Path – much better this time, as he’s easily over this height

Bafou- he clears once again…so other than the miss caused by the injury, he’s really been soaring – with 5 straight clears

Schaplowsky – 14.9 is also cleared…

Jordan – misses badly…clips the bar with his toe going up

Peltonen – this time he clips the bar with his knee going over…

Ketola – not able to clear

Mighty – Pass

Honcho - is able to just slip over the bar

Llyw – his next attempt is almost a carbon copy of the last two…and he misses again

Jordan – second chance…he hits the bar with his chest as he’s decending…the bar bounces – and falls

Peltonen – just barely brushes the bar on the way over…it wobbles, but stays up

Ketola – again he doesn’t clear –it’s close but he can’t quite get over the bar, wonder if the injury is holding him back

Llyw – gives it a 3rd try, and this time he’s no where close…

Jordan – again, he’s up, over the bar – brushes it on the way down…it’s bouncing, bouncing and it – Falls…so Jordan is finished

Ketola – misses for the 3rd straight time and Ketola is finished in this event.

Llyw clears 14’ 5”

Jordan clears 14’ 5”

Ketola clears 14’ 5”

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


15.1

Babson – Pass

Nielsen – Pass

Honcho – gives this height a try as well…he lumbers down the runway, plants the pole he’s up…and - he just rides it back down to the ground. Looks like that one was pretty painful so he packed it in rather than over-exert himself.

Path – just slips over the bar to clear again…

Bafou – just slips over the bar – 6 straight makes…

Schaplowsky – 6 straight with no misses…

Peltonen – a nice job of body control allows Peltonen to contort his way over the bar

Mighty – another solid looking attempt clears the bar

Honcho – waves off his next attempt and he’s finished with the Pole Vault

Honcho clears 14’ 9”

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


15.5

Babson – takes his second turn, and hits the bar with his thigh going over the bar for a miss

Nielsen – Misses…late to get body in position so hits the bar early in the attempt.

Schaplowsky – 7 jumps no misses…as hot as he is - it’ll be interesting to see if he keeps going and risks getting worn out

Rambis – jumps into the event barely clearing 15.5, almost went a little too conservative there.

Peltonen – trys 15.5, but comes up well short…

Chilton – misses his opening attempt

Bafou – he goes for 15’ 5” and comes up well short…in fact he’s under the bar

Mighty –Mighty appears to be on a roll…that’s 3 straight

Path – waves off the rest of his attempts as he retires from the event

Babson – Second try at this height is much better as he’s easily over

Nielsen – miss – second straight miss…this one was close, but couldn’t quite finish the jump.

Chilton – misses his second attempt…now he heads into his 3rd and final attempt with no height on record.

Bafou – again he knows early he isn’t going to get it, so he ducks under the bar for the second straight time

Peltonen – he also retires from the event at this point

Nielsen – Cleared by a hair.

Chilton – just clears the bar

Bafou – is the 3rd competitor to decide to pack it in for this event at this height

Path clears 15’ 1”

Peltonen clears 15’ 1”

Bafou clears 15’ 1”

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


15.9

Babson – Pass

Nielsen – Pass

Schaplowsky – Hard to believe this guy in injured with these results….he clears yet again…

Chilton – misses again…something seems to be off

Mighty – That’s a miss, hits the bar hard with his hip going over

Rambis – over the bar with over a foot to spare, made it look easy

Chilton – misses again – that’s 5 jumps and 4 of them have been misses, unheard of for a such a good pole vaulter

Mighty – second time is much better as he clears with room to spare

Chilton – misses yet again…this was a disaster for the UK athlete…I’m sure based on his location in the standings and the fact this is one of his better events, he was planning to use this event to strengthen his case for a medal, but this effort isn’t going to get that accomplished

Chilton clears 15’ 5”

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

16.1

Babson – Pass

Nielsen – Pass

Palmiero – finally makes his appearance in this event…and it’s not a thing of beauty, but he does get over the bar.

Schaplowsky – he clears this height as well…I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this. 9 jumps and no misses…

Mighty – Another clear for Mighty…

Rambis – another easy effort

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


16.5

Babson – Misses badly

Nielsen - Pass

Palmiero – over again…

Schaplowsky – that was not a good attempt…not sure if he’s getting tired, or just felt off on that approach but he records his first miss.

Mighty – takes an attempt here…and he clips the bar with his hip

Rambis – continues to be hot clearing the bar without any concern

Babson – Just barely knocks the bar off on the way over

Schaplowsky – decides to go again…and again it’s not the same as his previous efforts…he’s short on his lift and he knocks the bar off early.

Mighty – resigns from any further attempts

Babson – 3rd straight miss and Babson’s event is over.

Schaplowsky – waives off his next chance

Babson clears 15’ 5”

Schaplowsky clears 16’ 1”

Mighty clears 16’ 1”

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


16.9

Nielsen – Pass

Palmiero – this wasn’t a particularly good attempt…hit the bar on the way up…

Rabmis – stays hot with his 5th straight height cleared

Palmiero – clears it the second time.

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


17.1

Nielsen – Going for his personal best height…he’s up…and he’s over, oh…he just clips the bar with his hand on the release knocking it off…so close

Palmiero – On his turn, Palmiero is up and he clears the bar…there was no question about that one…he had a little room to spare. So he’s done 5 jumps, cleared 17.1 and he’s still going.

Rambis – misses for the first time…it was close but just couldn’t quite swim himself over cleanly

Nielsen – miss…this one wasn’t close

Rambis – second miss isn’t as close…

Nielsen – another miss that wasn’t terribly close

Rambis – concerned about fatigue, Rambis waves off his 3rd attempt

Nielsen clears 15’ 5”

Rambis clears 16’ 9”

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results

17.5

Palmiero – he’s up, good form, but not quite the explosiveness needed to get this height

Palmiero – passes

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


17.9

Palmiero – passes

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Event 8 - Pole Vault - Results


18.1

Palmiero – elects to take 1 attempt at this height before packing it in…he approaches, plants the pole, pulls down hard on the pole, he inverts…is up…and OVER….he clears 18’1”…that’s a huge jump for a decathlete…

Palmiero clears 18’ 1”

[Breeze]

Event 8 – Pole Vault – Final Standings



Palmiero 18.1
Rambis 16.9
Mighty 16.1
Schaplowsky 16.1
Babson 15.5
Nielsen 15.5
Clinton 15.5
Bafou 15.1
Peltonen 15.1
Path 15.1
Honcho 14.9
Ketola 14.5
Jordan 14.5
Llyw 14.5
Ginsberg 12.9

[Breeze]

Event 8 – Pole Vault – Event Points



Palmiero 1067
Rambis Jr 941
Schalowsky 880
Mighty 880
Babson 819
Nielsen 819
Chilton 819
Peltonen 790
Path 790
Bafou 790
Honcho 760
Ketola 731
Jordan 731
Llyw 731
Ginsberg 590

[Breeze]

Event 8 - Pole Vault - Recap

Winners

Palmiero - yes there were probably other winners, but Palmiero's effort was more than a foot better than every other athlete, and even more importantly was over 2.5 feet better than those around him in the overall standings

Losers

Bafou - while not in the running for a medal, this injury will most likely prevent him from moving any higher in the standings

[Breeze]

Current Standings – After 8 Events


Babson 7607
Palmiero 7523
Nielsen 7455
Peltonen 7433
Rambis Jr 7290
Chilton 7263
Ketola 7263
Path 7233
Schaplowsky 7161
Jordan 7159
Mighty 7071
Bafou 7007
Llyw 6989
Ginsberg 6828
Honcho 6155

[collegesportsfanms]

Current Standings – After 8 Events


Babson 7607
Palmiero 7523
Nielsen 7455
Peltonen 7433
Rambis Jr 7290
Chilton 7263
Ketola 7263
Path 7233
Schalowsky 7161
Jordan 7159
Mighty 7071
Bafou 7007
Llyw 6989
Ginsberg 6828
Honcho 6155


I may not finish in medal contention, but barring a major collapse, I should be good for a middle of the pack finish. The way Schaplowsky started, he'll take it.

[Simbo Klice]

Considering his injury, Rambis is performing admirably!

[Breeze]

Current Standings Overview

With only 2 events left things are starting to tighten up in several places...

Palmiero's excellent effort in the Pole Vault has catapulted him from 5th to 2nd. Currently, it looks like a 4 way fight between Babson, Palmiero, Nielsen, and Peltonen for the top 3 spots. It will be interesting to see how this plays out knowing that Babson and Palmiero aren't as strong in the last two events as Peltonen and Nielsen are.

Like the top 4, we have a tight bunching of athletes from 5th to 10th. Looking at the remaining events, injuries, stamina, etc., I expect that Ketola will continue to slide down the leaderboard. In fact, with his injury, he may find himself at the bottom of that second group before all is said and done. On the other hand Path looks to be sitting pretty in his group, poised for a strong finish. Will it be strong enough to challenge for 3rd, I'm not sure.

Two competitors, Llyw and Bafou, at the bottom of the standings have a couple of strong events coming up, so they could climb a bit...assuming the injury doesn't hinder Bafou too badly.

[Breeze]

Event 9 - Javelin - Preview

Favorites

Path
Ginsberg
Llyw


Underdogs

Ketola
Mighty
Rambis

[Breeze]

Event 9 - Javelin - Result Specifics

Safe
Injury - 0%
Foul - 0%

Ave
Injury - 1.4%
Foul - 29.37%

Allout
Injury - 2.8%
Foul - 58.75%

[path12]

Average for Path on his first attempt.

[Simbo Klice]

Rambis will go average here

[chesapeake]

Average for Llyw. It'll be a miracle if he doesn't accidentally impale himself.

[Breeze]

Event 9 - Javelin – Card Preview

Note: no predictions due to wide spread in results

Ketola
Safe – 148 (ave) to 185 (fair) – average 168.25
Ave – 166 (fair) to 200 (ave) – average 188.64
Allout – 166 (ave) to 223 (extremely rare) – average 203.28

Babson
Safe – 144 (ave) to 206 (extremely rare) – average 182.43
Ave – 180 (fair) to 226 (fair) – average 201.96
Allout – 183 (fair) to 240 (rare) – average 214.89

Nielsen
Safe – 157 (ave) to 218 (rare) – average 193.23
Ave –175 (excellent) to 235 (extremely rare) – average 210.44
Allout – 190 (ave) to 264 (rare) – average 227.78

Honcho
Safe – 174 (ave) to 220 (fair) – average 197.64
Ave – 190 (ave) to 236 (ave) – average 213.84
Allout – 204 (fair) to 263 (rare) – average 230.78

Jordan
Safe – 157 (ave) to 197 (ave) – average 182.67
Ave – 180 (good) to 212 (ave) – average 196.92
Allout – 175 (ave) to 233 (rare) – average 215.06

Mighty
Safe – 152 (good) to 189 (rare) – average 168.63
Ave – 167 (ave) to 204 (extremely rare) – average 188.20
Allout – 168 (ave) to 219 (rare) – average 200.67

Rambis
Safe – 148 (ave) to 187 (rare) – average 167.23
Ave – 173 (fair) to 200 (rare) – average 188.32
Allout – 166 (ave) to 220 (extremely rare) – average 198.5

Schaplowsky
Safe – 175 (good) to 218 (rare) – average 195.17
Ave – 191 (excellent) to 234 (ave) – average 211.68
Allout – 184 (ave) to 263 (rare) – average 230.56

Path
Safe – 193 (ave) to 266 (rare) – average 219.60
Ave – 213 (rare) to 275 (rare) – average 232.68
Allout – 206 (ave) to 293 (rare) – average 248.50

Palmiero
Safe – 148 (excellent) to 215 (rare) – average 182.63
Ave – 169 (good) to 231 (extremely rare) – average 197.64
Allout – 169 (ave) to 237 (rare) – average 215.44

Ginsberg
Safe – 190 (ave) to 249 (fair) – average 215.37
Ave – 204 (excellent) to 262 (Extremely rare) – average 225.88
Allout – 215 (ave) to 291 (rare) – average 246.39

Peltonen
Safe – 159 (ave) to 208 (rare) – average 195.03
Ave – 179 (extremely rare) to 235 (ave) – average 212.36
Allout – 193 (fair) to 261 (rare) – average 232.67

Bafou
Safe – 167 (ave) to 216 (fair) – average 196.5
Ave – 186 (rare) to 248 (fair) – average 216.6
Allout – 197 (ave) to 263 (rare) – average 229.61

Llyw
Safe – 186 (fair) to 265 (fair) – average 217.43
Ave – 211 (rare) to 266 (rare) – average 232.4
Allout – 206 (ave) to 282 (rare) – average 249.44

Chilton
Safe – 165 (ave) to 201 (rare) – average 181.6
Ave – 171 (fair) to 230 (fair) – average 198.36
Allout – 180 (fair) to 242 (rare) – average 214.72



Keep in mind...it takes 3 effort points to get 1 segment of the 1500 to be run allout.

[Breeze]

Event 9 - Javelin - Player Announcements

Ready for players to announce their effort levels...

[collegesportsfanms]

Average for Schaplowsky

[Coffee Warlord]

Average for Nielsen.

[Greyfriars Bobby]

Average for Peltonen.

[Breeze]

I am planning to post first attempt results at 5 EDT, tomorrow

[DavidCorperial]

Average for Ginsberg.

[thealmighty]

Avg. for Al.

[BYU 14]

All out for Chilton

[ntndeacon]

All out for palmiero

[Julio Riddols]

I hate that I keep missing this.

[JAG]

Average for Babson

[PilotMan]

Honcho avg

[Breeze]

Only waiting on:

Bafou
Ketola
Jordan

[britrock88]

All out for Bafou.

[cmp]

Average for Ketola

[Breeze]

Event 9 – Javelin – First Attempt

Path – looking to make his move up the board, hoping for a big result here…the strange Russian starts the event off…he’s heading down the runway, plants and launches…it’s a perfect angle…the throw is sailing, sailing, sailing…this is going to be huge….it sticks and it’s measured at 275 Feet…This is the top result in the average column…in fact there are only 2 rolls better in allout – a 293 on the 29 which is rare and a 284 on the 13 which is even rarer

Rambis – the hamstring appears to be bothering Rambis right now…he’s not got the spring in his step we normally see in this event…he make a good pass and ends up with a toss of 179 feet…I’d say given the injury that’s about average for him. This result is about dead middle of the average column

Llyw – this is an event where Llyw can do well and maybe climb into the middle of the pack…and he must know it because he uncorks a good one…this one is long…it measures 260 feet. Only 1 result better in the average column a 266 on 15 which is rare, only 4 results better in allout, all are rare results but they include distances of 282, 264, 269, and 275

Schaplowsky – Hoping to continue his strong run, and his move up the leaderboard, Schaplowsky gets too aggressive on his approach to the line and his momentum carries him over for a foul.

Nielsen – the athlete currently in bronze medal position takes his turn…he rushes to the line…throws…and bounce across the white line for a foul. He’s also grabbing his ribs – that looks like a pulled muscle to me…yes unfortunately you are injured

Peltonen – is also over the line…3rd straight foul

Ginsberg – unfortunately, he keeps the string of fouls going…

Mighty – his first throw is a pretty good one…as he works hard trying to reverse his momentum to keep from crossing the white line…the throw measures in at 193 feet…probably lost a bit of distance because he had to work so hard to keep from fouling. 10 results are still better in the average column, and only 5 of 12 are worse in allout

Chilton – approaches and throws…this is a good one…the toss is going well beyond his typical distance of 195 feet…well beyond…it sticks and is measured at 231 feet. That’s a big throw probably one of his 2 or 3 best throws ever. There are only 2 throws better in allout…a 232 and a 242 both very rare rolls. There is also a 233 in average and it has a decent chance of being rolled.

Palmiero – hoping to keep his momentum going, really goes after his first attempt, but his momentum pulls him over the line and he fouls.

Babson – looking for a good event, to really provide some cushion heading into the 1500…he makes a very good first attempt…the throw is 212 feet. 5 results better in average and only 5 results are shorter in allout

Honcho – his throw is up…and it looks like an instant replay of Babson’s attempt. Same trajectory, same basic speed…and after the measurement – it is the same 212 8 results are still better in the average column, all but 2 results are better in the allout

Ketola – misjudges his approach, crosses the throw line and fouls

Jordan – does the same thing as Ketola

Bafou – this is almost laughable…Bafou really went after his attempt and he didn’t seem to learn from the mistakes of Ketola and Jordan before him…he’s over the foul line too.

[Coffee Warlord]

Sonofa...

1% injury chance!

[Coffee Warlord]

AVERAGE AGAIN. FUCK HAMSTRINGS.

[Breeze]

Event 9 – Javelin – Standings After 1 Attempt


Path 275
Llyw 260
Chilton 231
Babson 212
Honcho 212
Mighty 193
Rambis 179
Ketola NS
Nielsen NS
Jordan NS
Schaplowsky NS
Palmiero NS
Ginsberg NS
Peltonen NS
Bafou NS

[Breeze]

Event 9 - Javelin - Player Announcements

Ready for announcements for attempt 2

[DavidCorperial]

Average for Ginsberg again.

[collegesportsfanms]

I'm tempted to use a safe to get on the board, but I'll save it for my last toss. Let's go average for Schaplowsky

[PilotMan]

All out for Honcho

[britrock88]

Average for Bafou.

[path12]

Path will pass his last two attempts.

[ntndeacon]

Ave. For palmiero

[chesapeake]

All out. Let 'er fly!

[Breeze]

currently waiting on:

Rambis
Peltonen
Mighty
Chilton
Babson
Ketola
Jordan

[Greyfriars Bobby]

Average for Peltonen. Keep it in the sector, dude.

[cmp]

Average for Ketola

[Breeze]

Planning on posting round 2 tomorrow at 3 EDT

[thealmighty]

avg. again for Mighty

[Simbo Klice]

Rambis is giving it hell this time, all out.

[Breeze]

Just waiting on Chilton, Babson, and Jordan

[JAG]

Babson - All out

[Breeze]

Event 9 – Javelin – Second Attempt

Path – As expected Path passes

Rambis – hamstring appeared to bother Rambis in the last throw…this time it brought him to his knees…not sure if it was the actual throw or him trying to stop his momentum so he wouldn’t foul (which he wasn’t able to do)…but whatever it was - he definitely aggravated his injury…

Llyw – with a good score to work from…Llyw really goes after this second attempt, and he’s uncorked another good one…it flys way down the field and sticks right at the 260 mark…not sure if it’s an improvement…the measurement say – 259…so close…

Schaplowsky – second attempt looks a lot like the first…good throw, but it won’t count as he’s over the foul line.

Nielsen – not sure if he was focused on his injury, or his need to fight through the pain to get a good throw in order to hold onto his medal position, but Nielsen crossed the foul line again…he now heads into his final attempt without having a score on record.

Peltonen – His second attempt is going to make him happy… Distance measures 231…this will keep Peltonen in the hunt for a medal. 3 results better in average but the best of those 3 is a 235 (which is on a reasonable probability roll). In allout 9 results are still better including several above 250

Ginsberg – he responds to his foul in the first round with a big result in the second. The toss was a very strong 241’. 2 results better in average, a 243 which is rare, and a 262 which is extremely rare, In allout 12 results are still better including 8 over 250’ and 4 of those are over 260’

Mighty – his second attempt isn’t going to challenge the distance of his first…it lands about 10’ shorter…183.

Chilton – passes

Palmiero – this second throw is going to keep his momentum going…in fact, this throw looks very similar to a couple we’ve had already…distance measures 231 – yep that’s a measurement we’ve heard a couple of times before. top result in the ave column, and only a 236 and a 237 in the allout are better and both are rare probability rolls

Babson – after seeing Palmiero and Peltonen uncork big throws…Babson really picked up his efforts…everything looked good, but apparently his increased efforts led to him tightening up on the throw rather than relaxing and getting the good snap at the release so his distance wasn’t as good as his first attempt – 189’

Honcho – takes his second turn and on his release he screams in pain as he must have tweaked whatever he hurt in the pole vault because he collapses in pain…again he is escorted into the locker room for treatment. Also, apparently when he fell to the ground he crossed the white line, so the throw doesn’t count.

Ketola – gets one in the grid…at 192 feet…11 results still better in average, and only 5 results shorter in allout

Jordan – Wanting to make sure he gets a throw in, he launches the Javelin way before the foul line and costs himself several feet on the distance. In fact, his throw only managed to travel 180’ worest throw in the column

Bafou – second attempt is textbook…he seemed to be focused on form or else the throw might have been even longer, but as it was , he’s still on the board at 196’ you hit the second shortest result in the column

[Coffee Warlord]

Nope, screw this. If we're going down, we're going down fighting. Average again. Fuck safe.

[Breeze]

Event 9 – Javelin – Standings After 2nd Attempt


Path 275
Llyw 260
Ginsberg 241
Chilton 231
Palmiero 231
Peltonen 231
Babson 212
Honcho 212
Bafou 196
Mighty 193
Ketola 192
Jordan 180
Rambis 179
Nielsen NS
Schaplowsky NS

[JAG]

Babson - Average.

[Breeze]

Event 9 - Javelin - Player Announcements

Ready for players to announce their efforts for the 3rd attempt

[collegesportsfanms]

Schaplowsky has to get on the board. Safe it is

[ntndeacon]

Palmiero passes

[PilotMan]

Honcho, All out, leaving it all on the table.

[chesapeake]

Llyw passes.

[Breeze]

hoping to post final results for the javelin tomorrow after lunch...so get your announcments in...

[Greyfriars Bobby]

Peltonen is going to go All Out this time.

[DavidCorperial]

Ginsberg goes All Out.

[thealmighty]

All out for Mighty.

[Simbo Klice]

Rambis is going to give the bench hell this time and pass

[Breeze]

waiting on:

Ketola
Jordan
Bafou
Chilton

[Breeze]

Event 9 – Javelin – Final Attempt

Path – As expected Path passes

Rambis – passes

Llyw – passes

Schaplowsky – a very conservative effort from Schaplowsky will get him on the board. His distance of 196’ is pretty good considering he had to get a clean result.

Nielsen – clearly throwing caution to the wind…the Dane charges the line on his throw, refusing to go conservative to insure a score…and it may have paid off…this is a pretty good attempt. It measures at 211’…which under the circumstances is nothing to sneeze at…he’ll lose some ground to the other leaders, but this will keep him in contention for a medal.

Peltonen – really goes after his final attempt trying to improve on an already impressive 231’ throw. Unfortunately, he crosses the line and the white flag is raised.

Ginsberg – elects not to just sit on his very impressive throw of 241 and instead, is really going after his 3rd and final attempt…and it looks really good early – it has a long way to go…but it has a chance…wow…this throw is well beyond his previous attempt. In fact, I think this one is going to challenge Path’s 275’ effort which leads the event. It is measured and the official distance is 269’

Mighty – throws a good one, but the point didn’t stick, so the throw doesn’t count.

Chilton – passes

Palmiero – passes

Babson – trying to get better than his 212’ result in the first throw, Babson waits late to release to maximize distance and he crosses the foul line.

Honcho – his third turn, it’s painfully obvious that Honcho is battling through for pride. He’s clearly not 100%, in fact, his continuing to participate at this point is just a tribute to his toughness. He gets a decent throw off…it lands at 193’ short of his first go around…but no telling how good it might have been if he wasn’t so banged up.

Ketola – this one is looking a lot like the last one….in fact, it’s exactly like the last one…192’

Jordan – He’s able to improve on his previous best with his last attempt, recording a throw of 212.

Bafou – unable to stay behind the white line on the last attempt leads to another foul

[Breeze]

Event 9 – Javelin – Final Standings


Path 275
Ginsberg 269
Llyw 260
Chilton 231
Palmiero 231
Peltonen 231
Babson 212
Honcho 212
Jordan 212
Nielsen 211
Schaplowsky 196
Bafou 196
Mighty 193
Ketola 192
Rambis 179

[Breeze]

Event 9 – Javelin – Event Points


Path 1102
Ginsberg 1074
Llyw 1032
Palmiero 896
Peltonen 896
Chilton 896
Babson 808
Jordan 808
Honcho 808
Nielsen 803
Schaplowsky 734
Bafou 734
Mighty 721
Ketola 716
Rambis Jr 656

[Breeze]

Event 9 - Javelin - Recap

Winners

Path - Big throw absolutely gets him into medal contention with only 1 event remaining



Losers

Nielsen - was able to stay in contention, but lost ground to Peltonen, Palmiero, Babson and Path while also suffering an injury which will hinder his ability to make a move in the last event.

[Breeze]

Current Standings - After 9 Events


Palmiero 8419
Babson 8415
Path 8335
Peltonen 8329
Nielsen 8258
Chilton 8159
Llyw 8021
Ketola 7979
Jordan 7967
Rambis Jr 7946
Ginsberg 7902
Schaplowsky 7895
Mighty 7792
Bafou 7741
Honcho 6963

[Breeze]

Current Standings Overview

With only 1 event remaining, we've got a real battle for all of the medal spots. Palmiero's strong second day has now seen him move into the overall lead, but Babson is only a couple of points behind, and Path has made a serious move. Peltonen is still in play, and Nielsen is typically good at the 1500 so if he can work through the pain of his injury he still might find himself on the podium.

The middle of the leaderboard could also see some juggling before all is said and done with 7 competitors falling between 7895 and 8159...

[Breeze]

would love to finish this before the holiday, but even if I could quickly post the card review for each athlete, I doubt the responses would be quick enough to run the event and post the results. So I'll post the breakdown for the 1500 on Tuesday or Wednesday.

[thealmighty]

When you do, can you post (or pm) how many effort points I/we have left. I have no idea.

[Breeze]

Event 10 - 1500 Meters - Preview


Favorites

None - Honcho is typically the best at this event, but he's currently dealing with an injury that he just aggrevated, which is going to significantly hinder his performance here. Of the rest of the athletes, Nielsen, is pretty good here, but also dealing with an injury. Bafou and Llyw will be looking to climb, and Path is the lone medal contender that is uninjured and considered good at this event


Underdogs

Chilton
Jordan
Ketola

[Breeze]

Event 10 - 1500 Meteres - Event Specifics

Safe
Injury - 0%

Average
Injury - .47%

Allout
Injury - .9%

[britrock88]

You said something earlier about requiring more effort for all-outs in this?

[Breeze]

Event 10 - 1500 Meters – Card Preview

Ketola – 6 effort points available, allowing 2 allout efforts (injury not factored in below)
Safe – 57 to 67 seconds – average 61.93
Ave – 55 to 64 seconds – average 58.93
Allout – 51 to 64 seconds – average 58.9

Babson – no effort points, but all the rest probably means you’ll actually get to the finish line.
Safe – 55 to 63 seconds – average 59.10
Ave – 53 to 62 seconds – average 56.34
Allout – NOT AVAILABLE

Nielsen – 6 effort points available, allowing 2 allout efforts (injury impact not factored in below)
Safe – 55 to 60 seconds – average 57.2
Ave – 51 to 59 seconds – average 53.66
Allout – 49 to 57 seconds – average 54.10

Honcho – can use 1 allout (injury not factored in below)
Safe – 51 to 57 seconds – average 55.17
Ave – 49 to 54 seconds – average 51.76
Allout – 48 to 56 – average 52.24

Jordan – 5 effort point, but only 1 allout available
Safe – 57 to 65 seconds – average 61.23
Ave – 55 to 63 seconds – average 59.28
Allout – 54 to 64 seconds – average 58.72

Mighty – 4 effort points, but only 1 allout available
Safe – 57 to 63 seconds – average 59.4
Ave – 55 to 61 seconds – average 56.66
Allout – 51 to 62 seconds – average 57.10

Rambis – 4 effort points, but only 1 allout available (injury not factored in below)
Safe – 58 to 65 seconds – average 59.47
Ave – 55 to 61 seconds – average 57.14
Allout – 53 to 62 seconds – average 57.31

Schaplowsky – 4 effort points, but only 1 allout available (injury not factored in below)
Safe – 55 to 64 seconds – average 59.47
Ave – 54 to 62 seconds – average 56.62
Allout – 53 to 61 seconds – average 57.03

Path – 3 effort points, 1 allout available
Safe – 54 to 62 seconds – average 56.97
Ave – 51 to 58 seconds – average 54.03
Allout – 49 to 58 seconds – average 54

Palmiero – 3 effort points, 1 allout available
Safe – 58 to 64 seconds – average 59.97
Ave – 52 to 61 seconds – average 56.97
Allout – 53 to 62 seconds – average 57.10

Ginsberg – 6 effort points, 2 allouts available
Safe – 56 to 68 seconds – average 61.57
Ave – 56 to 62 seconds – average 58.90
Allout – 53 to 64 seconds – average 58.90

Peltonen – 4 effort points, 1 allout available
Safe – 57 to 62 seconds – average 59.33
Ave – 52 to 62 seconds – average 56.97
Allout – 50 to 61 seconds – average 56.76

Bafou – 5 effort points, 1 allout available (injury not factored in below)
Safe – 54 to 64 seconds – average 56.9
Ave – 51 to 59 seconds – average 53.72
Allout – 50 to 58 seconds – average 54.24

Llyw – not enough effort points to go allout
Safe – 55 to 61 seconds – average 56.50
Ave – 51 to 57 seconds – average 53.52
Allout – NOT AVAILABLE

Chilton – 5 effort points, 1 allout available
Safe – 55 to 65 seconds – average 62.10
Ave – 56 to 64 seconds – average 59.69
Allout – 53 to 64 seconds – average 58.79

[Breeze]

Event 10 - 1500 Meters - Player Announcements

This event runs like the 400 Meters, in that that race is divided into segments. In this case we have five 300 Meter segments, so I'll need 5 announced effort levels.