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Not everyone wants to finish at 12 in the dark and freezing there ass off. My opinion get a coach, trust the system and enjoy the process

Discovery should scrap the points system for walking. There are politically correct term, "over weight" humans whom don't even go to the shopping center but rather sit on the couch drinking 10 cokes a day and shake there watches to get 10000 steps. The points for step system should be scrapped. You have stopped the Strava operating system as you found people were cheating, by recording an activity without a gps or heart rate tracking unit. How is this different with the points for the step system. There are a number of people who cheat the system by shaking there devices and record their steps. This constitutes fraud, "as they are then not paying for the device" and more. The same people who, join the gym and only swipe there cards for the same reason. They only want the rewards. There should be stricter, measures with the points system. There are solutions and many people will argue with them. If it were up to me I would put in place qualifying criteria, which you would need to do a fitness assessment and base it on your age, weight and level of fitness you need to achieve according to those factors. If you don't qualify, make sure you do next time by getting off your buttocks.

I started cycling last year August and got roped into doing the Ultra in January. This is best race experiences I have ever had. It was really tough, but with the amazing views, water points and hospitality this little town offers. I would come back year after year.

My race results are have been consistent. This year however I was injured and had to miss 4 months. When I did start again I was put in a lower batch D. Which was fine due to the result of my Seeding "Depreciated". This however, is a problem for consistent, B batch riders like myself, whom are now penalized to harshly and get now have to get put into batches way down the line with riders whom don't want to ride the obstacles. If i look at Racetec's timing and seeding they do not penalize you as harshly and they use a different consistent, calculation. Nevertheless all I am asking for is consistency and not such big penalties such as the Barberton penalty.

Hi Guys I thought I might add to this topic. SAS seeding has gone mental. There is seeding or systems are in a complete mess. My seeding has gone from hero to zero. E.g. Barberton XCM Was 36.7 then changed to 40.16 and now is 42.25 USN MTB 3 Was 40.1 then changed to 40.60 and now is 41.48 Nissan Trailseeker 4 Was 40.21 then changed to 40.64 and now is 41.18 I agree that the seeding should change after an event once the difficulty of the course has been finalised. I dont see why your seeding for that event should ever change again. If SAS had the same system as the golf handicap system, Yes I would agree taking the last 3 Index's of your last 3 rides. But thats not happening they are taking your best 3 Index's and they are changing it when ever they like. The Index's should not change SAS. Your Software has to be looked at and needs to be consistent.