I was thinking about a possible game involving running that could go as follows (Disclaimer: I am not especially competent at either thinking or running):
- Choose a location/terrain that is suitable for running but unfamiliar to participants
- Set a distance (e.g. 5 miles)
- Runners are given some kind of GPS tracking chip
- Runners hand in smartphone, watches etc. so that they cannot assess distance/speed or time elapsed.
- When the game starts, runners try to cover the specified distance as quickly as possible. When a runner thinks she is done, she gives a signal (not sure yet how).
- Each runner's time is penalized for deviations from the specified distance.
(By what factor? I don't know yet.)
- The runner with the shortest (penalized) time wins.
Numerous practicalities would still have to be solved. This is just a rough idea I had this morning (after running).
A few questions for you:
- Does something similar already exist?
- Is this really stupid?
- Could this be fun?
Running game idea
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- EvilDuckie
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Re: Running game idea
It sounds a bit like Orienteering with the main difference being that in orienteering participants get a map and a clue sheet. Sounds like it could be fun, especially as a way of showing how difficult it is to guess distances.
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Re: Running game idea
Yeah, could be interesting - my practical objections are that, as a pampered runner, I'm used to a finish point full of goodie bags, bag drops and toilets. Running five miles to a point that you can't have anything near to clearly mark... and then running back? Presumably the orienteering crowd are a hardier bunch. Maybe a finish one mile on from the unmarked point would work.
Also if it's done by competitors together, then watching everyone else make the signal at what-they-think-is-five-miles turn it into something more about psychology than running. Which still could be fun but I'm not sure how much that matches the initial idea.
Also if it's done by competitors together, then watching everyone else make the signal at what-they-think-is-five-miles turn it into something more about psychology than running. Which still could be fun but I'm not sure how much that matches the initial idea.
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Re: Running game idea
This idea is really great and funny.
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Re: Running game idea
So runners could be penalized for finding the shortest distance between the two points? I must have misunderstood, maybe. I love the idea of an "unsolicited redesign" of the running race. I have a few domains and hosting if you want to develop a web app for it. Field.gareth@gmail.com, hmu
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