I analysed the results of the open & junior 200m events at Flinders and Tea Tree Gully.
There were 48 athletes who competed at both venues.
The conditions were vastly different with strong cross winds, cool weather & a slight uphill run at Flinders. At Tea Tree Gully, it was hot (mid 30's), downhill run to the line and a nice tail wind off the bend.
Of the 48 athletes the average improvement was 10.41 metres.
Some of the younger, leaner & smaller juniors improved up to 20m at Tea Tree Gully. An element of this was a consequence of running less distance due to a handicap lift but those who had the greatest improvement were mainly those athletes who would have struggled in the conditions at Flinders.
The vastly different conditions had a significant impact on the results in the Under 18's and to an extent also the open (men), however the women's event was not impacted so much with Mikayla Round (10.1m improvement) & Czena Cavouras (8.48m improvement) significant at both venues, while Rommi Parham shared the TTG podium following a 13.39m improvement. Rommi was one who benefited by the faster conditions at TTG.
I identified 8 athletes who were well outside the 'accepted deviation' of +/- 6m. Three were in the juniors and were small athletes who were lifted for TTG.
Only 1 athlete actually ran slower at TTG than Flinders (by 2m).
There were 48 athletes who competed at both venues.
The conditions were vastly different with strong cross winds, cool weather & a slight uphill run at Flinders. At Tea Tree Gully, it was hot (mid 30's), downhill run to the line and a nice tail wind off the bend.
Of the 48 athletes the average improvement was 10.41 metres.
Some of the younger, leaner & smaller juniors improved up to 20m at Tea Tree Gully. An element of this was a consequence of running less distance due to a handicap lift but those who had the greatest improvement were mainly those athletes who would have struggled in the conditions at Flinders.
The vastly different conditions had a significant impact on the results in the Under 18's and to an extent also the open (men), however the women's event was not impacted so much with Mikayla Round (10.1m improvement) & Czena Cavouras (8.48m improvement) significant at both venues, while Rommi Parham shared the TTG podium following a 13.39m improvement. Rommi was one who benefited by the faster conditions at TTG.
I identified 8 athletes who were well outside the 'accepted deviation' of +/- 6m. Three were in the juniors and were small athletes who were lifted for TTG.
Only 1 athlete actually ran slower at TTG than Flinders (by 2m).