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Indoor Sport Services Race Night Series
About the RNS
For the last year or two we have observed the growing interest in online rowing sessions and thought it time to try a fun event aimed at those people who would like a regular competitive activity without having to travel far.
The Race Night Series is a collection of events occurring about once a month (maybe more). The events are free to enter, will normally occur on a Monday evening (depending on your timezone), and everyone over the age of 12 is welcome to participate.
The event will be based on one or more rounds of racing over an hour. The purpose is to score as many points as you can in each round to become the overall winner and/or category winner.
Please post any feedback/comments you have regarding the RNS on the Indoor Sport Services UK forum. Especially if you have any particular ideas for future race formats.
Next RNS Event
The next evening of racing is scheduled for at GMT and entry is now open.
Results will be posted shortly after the race finishes.
RNS Number
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| Format | Race Time (GMT) |
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The Points
Points are calculated as a percentage of the best result in each round. So, if a round winner's result was 1,500m they would receive 100 points. If the result for a competitor in the same round was 1,200m, that competitor would receive 80.0 points (competitor's metres/ winner's metres = 1200/1500 = 80.0%).
Overall Winner
To find an overall winner for men and women, every result will be adjusted (see 'Handicap' page for formulas used) to take account of the competitors' weight and age. The points are calculated using this adjusted result. In each round there will be only one best result from which all the points will be derived. At the end of each round the 'overall' points will be tallied to determine the winner. Unfortunately at the moment there is no age adjustment for juniors but that may change as the event continues.
Category Winners
An entrant's actual result is used to calculate the points. Each entrant will be categorised by their gender, weight and age. The standard categories will apply (eg. mens 20-29 heavyweight, womens 30-39 lightweight). In each round there will be a best result for each category from which all the points for that category will be derived. At the end of each round the 'category' points will be tallied to determine the winner.
Requirements
You will need:
- Concept2 rowing machine with a PM3 or PM4 monitor
- USB cable
- Computer
- Internet connection
- Digital Rowing's RowPro software
- Web browser (Internet Explorer or FireFox) would be useful
If you don't yet own a RowPro licence you can download the software and activate the free 20-day evaluation period for this first Race Night - you will need to purchase a licence for next month though - £24.99 for a 12-month licence or £67.50 for a permanent licence.
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