MCGILL EASTER CHOCOLATE CLIMB COMPETITION MONDAY APRIL 21st 5PM

Rides
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So if the weather is nice I will try to run the first McGill Easter chocolate climb competition (ECCC).

Here’s how I see it going down.

**Everyone starts at the base of Houde.
** Chocolate eggs will be scattered along the side of Houde.
** Winner will be based on a combination of time to top and # of chocolate eggs collected.

Cheers

FORMULA: FINISH TIME = TIME TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE (in seconds) - (10 seconds * # of eggs).

Example: It took me 6:45 to cross line but I collected 10 eggs. Therefore my time would be 5:05

Example: It took Mat Br 4:00 to cross the line be he collected 0 eggs, he is DQeq for being too fast.

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What’s the scoring system? More heavily weighted towards eggs or time?

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I suggest using the total time for the climb to determine placing, but deducting 5 secs for every egg picked up. Let’s say it took me 6:25 to get to the top, but I picked up 8 eggs, then my total time would be 5:45. I also think everyone should go at the same time!

So sad I’ll be missing out on this :frowning:

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Yes it will be a mass start. Thats a nice formula JR, but there will be lots of eggs so I’m thinking 1 second per egg.

Winner gets a massive thing of chocolate.

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Come on people, I wanna see some negative Houde times!

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I’ll have to attach one of these to my bike:
http://www.rangeservant.us/products/manualpicker.php

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do all collected eggs need to be consumed before next round of the competition? This may be the determining factor in my strategy.

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One Round
One Victor
Eternal Glory

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why 5 pm?

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what works better? I have work and can get there by 4:45

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If 1 egg = -1 second I’m skipping them all and bombing for the top.

Say I go 5min flat

Someone who picks up 10 eggs on the way up needs to get 5:10 to tie me? Seems impossible

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changed to 10 seconds before, I realized this haha

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Perfect. This plays to my strengths as the past week I’ve been doing a lot more food consumption than I have hill climbing

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NOOOOO!!! I’m so sad I’m going to miss this! :frowning:

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I propose extra points if the eggs are consumed while riding up the mountain.

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Dom beat me to it. What if eggs are eaten for extra fuel consumption? That’s almost like a PED, but not in really any way.

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Oh yeah good idea! and the contestants will have to show the eggs’ wrapper as a proof of consumption.

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Can I use an assistant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVedVzRBe_A

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Your assistant’s time up Houde would also have to be factored in, which would be close to 45 minutes :stuck_out_tongue:

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So for each egg, you have to slow down, stop, declip, pick it up, then reaccelerate? If that’s the case, I’d say it should be 15-20 seconds bonus for each egg. Otherwise you lose all incentive to pick up eggs if the goal is to win this thing. Obviously my goal will be to get chocolates.