Zone 1 Next Year

tpfkar · Post by **tpfkar** » 22 May 2005, 17:12

Hi guys, great to meet you all on Friday. Just a quick post as I've only got a minute. I'll email/post details of my route asap.

I can almost walk again though

Just a small suggestion to vary the format: fix the *finishing* station. People synchronise watches when they meet, and start wherever they like at a fixed time, e.g. 1pm, even if there is no train in the platform at that time. That way, the participants are really racing each other to get to the finishing station, so it will be very visual who has won.

I agree that we shouldn't do this too much though, let's give it till September at least.

Ric

petermiller36 · Post by **petermiller36** » 22 May 2005, 18:14

Ric I quite like that suggestion, we should look into that! I thought my suggestion was quite good...:

Start at the pub. Start the stopwatch.
Down your pint.
Do all of Zone 1.
Return to Pub.
Down a second pint.
Stop the clock.

CrunchySaviour · Post by **CrunchySaviour** » 22 May 2005, 19:30

That would be uber-competitive and great fun, but the element of trust here is enormous!

In fact, it's bigger than that - it's large!!

Great idea though: AYE!

Edit: Apologies for the misuse of "uber (sans ummlaut)".

Senji · Post by **Senji** » 22 May 2005, 21:43

I like that idea.

Let's do it

petermiller36 · Post by **petermiller36** » 22 May 2005, 22:05

AYE! Lets do either very early in September or very late in September. Purely for selfish reasons. Im on residential in Oxford mid September so maybe i should drop the Circus part and start there instead!

Senji · Post by **Senji** » 22 May 2005, 22:08

Hmm, thinking about it, I might be moving in September, but we'll see...

petermiller36 · Post by **petermiller36** » 22 May 2005, 22:11

Senji - moving from Cambridge? Why on earth would you want to do that? I'm in Cambridge bright and early tomorrow for University! Woo yeah!

Senji · Post by **Senji** » 22 May 2005, 22:14

No, moving within Cambridge

petermiller36 · Post by **petermiller36** » 22 May 2005, 22:22

aha! Good answer! Was 'memorable' waiting at Bayswater with you. My only delay of the whole day! Off to bed soon otherwise i won't last for 7 hours of lectures!

Nutteronabus · Post by **Nutteronabus** » 22 May 2005, 22:36

Ah, what the hell.

"Aye."

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 23 May 2005, 08:24

Of course, it should be an annual event! For starters - I don't want our "2005 Zone 1 Champion" title diluted in any way...

HÃƒÂ¥kan

Post by **tubeguru** » 23 May 2005, 09:12

There's always one who has reservations about an idea ...

Fixed finishing station - surely this is the same as a fixed start station in principle as you simple plan your route STARTING there and then reverse it!

That adds no extra edge to it at all. And if you've got a circular route, it's even less challenging.

Just a thought. But I still think September could be good (well it WAS my idea

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Adham · Post by **Adham** » 23 May 2005, 12:55

I agree with the guru. It's better to have a fixed starting station.
Of course, we could be completely ridiculous and fix the starting and finishing stations.

hwolge · Post by **hwolge** » 23 May 2005, 13:18

I think this year's format was great (obviously!).

However I would suggest something like drawing 3 (or 5) starting stations and 3 (or 5) end stations and each team can select their pair from these. At least I would have a much harder time preparing for that...

HÃƒÂ¥kan

Yorkie · Post by **Yorkie** » 23 May 2005, 14:36

tubeguru wrote:But I still think September could be good (well it WAS my idea )

Eh?

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