Routegadget analysis By: Matt Radford

Course information - The controls are labelled as if doing course B. - Control codes are next to the controls. - Routes posted. - 11 manual routes - 4 GPS route - Course length: 2.60km

Times Due to people having vary different times it makes it hard to compare routes based on peoples times. Therefore I have adjusted peoples time based on their overall time compared to the winner. This makes it as though each person has the same running speed as the winner, therefore taking this out of the equation. Then for each leg I have averaged the mean of their adjusted times which I have called the Mean adjusted time or MAT for short. E.g. Person A is the fastest and gets a total time of 10 minutes. Person B takes 20 minutes. So person B is overall 2 times slower. So then if on leg 1, person A takes 10s and person B takes 20s. But adjusting for running speed they both take 10s. This calculation makes a number of assumptions which on each leg may or not be true

Route options When choosing these I have included only the main route choices. Route distance is calculated by taking the shortest distance between controls. Competitors actual distance may vary. Due to technical issues on some control the routes are drawn on by me

A Control 1 (120) 1) Which is quicker A or B? B

B A Control 1 (120) Straight distance 122m A - 149m long - 2/15 people choose - Mean adjusted time (MAT) 39.8s B - 150m long - 13/15 - MAT 39.8s B A

A Control 1 (120) - left or right choice - Both routes pretty much the same but more people choice A. Probably as A looks closer most of the way, it just gets a bit technical at the end. B A

Control 3 (127) 1) Which is quicker A or B? B A

B A Control 3 (127) Straight distance 79m A - 108m - 11/15 - MAT 23.5s - 4/15 - MAT 22.9s B A

Control 3 (127) -B is faster. Similar distance but B a less obstacles in the way. B A

Control 10 (130) - Which is quicker? B A

B Control 10 (130) Straight distance 299m A - 503m - 4/15 - MAT 98.7s - 11/15 - MAT 100.5s A B

Control 10 (130) B is shorter although people with A had quicker time. However overall I would say B is best. B A

Control 15 (121) - Which is quicker?

Control 15 (121) Straight distance 108m A - 145m long - 7/15 - MAT: 15.1s B - 133m long - 8/15 - MAT: 14.7s A B

Control 14 (121) - B is shorter and quicker A B

Control 16 (116) - Which is quicker?

Control 16 (116) Straight distance 75m A - 103m long - 6/15 - MAT: 20.6s B - 104m long - 9/15 - MAT: 21.1s A B

Control 16 (116) Both similar in length but A had quicker times B A

Control 20 (110) - Which route is quicker? A A B

A B Control 20 (110) Straight distance 33m A - 125m long - 6/15 - MAT:27.4s B - 127m long - 9/15 - MAT: 28.8s A A B B

Control 20 (110) Similar in length but B would seem slightly quicker B A

Till next time Please continue to upload your routes to route gadget http://www.routechoice.co.nz/gadget/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi). The more routes the better. Adding comments to your route is a great idea. It adds valuable insight into your route choice If you have any questions, feedback or anything you would like me to add, please email me on mattradford13@gmail.com