Tuesday 17 May 2011

Split three ways

I was burning the midnight oil last night (and have just finished) my annual project to split the entries between previous finishers, other returning walkers and first timers.

http://www.manxathletics.com/

Monday 16 May 2011

Entries for the 2012 Scottish Widows Parish Walk

It seems strange not to be checking the latest entries after five and a half months of that daily procedure.

Had a laugh already today when I heard that someone had missed the deadline because they didn't know it was approaching.

There were 165 days or nearly 4,000 hours to complete a fairly simple task.

Only 200 days until the 2012 entries open at midnight on 1 December 2011. Put that date in your diary/phone/calender/Outlook/wallchart or whatever system you use for reminders.

The dates have been published this year (on a regular basis) by Manx Radio, 3FM, BBC, Energy FM, the Courier, the Examiner, the Manx Independent, Manx Tails (and more) as well as there being a countdown clock on the website and the dates repeated in many places. The sponsors and organisers have used both editorial and adverts to promote the best ever advertised event on the history of Manx sport. The TT may still be the biggest event but the dates are not advertised like they are for the Parish Walk.

The record number of finishers is 183 in 2009

The number each year is:



1974
3
1975
5
1976
4
1977
1
1978
8
1979
5
1980
7
1981
9
1982
8
1983
10
1984
7
1985
15
1986
14
1987
13
1988
6
1989
12
1990
6
1991
9
1992
16
1993
12
1994
12
1995
11
1996
19
1997
24
1998
35
1999
21
2000
36
2001
44
2002
63
2003
64
2004
100
2005
98
2006
163
2007
153
2008
121
2009
187
2010
133

Double takes

There are two people which each of thee following names entered:


Brian Kneale
Chris Callow
Colin Moore
David Smith
Gareth Jones
Ida Cihlarova


These are the ones that I am most likely to get confused about.

David and John top names

...and 19 Sarahs


David
48
John
33
Mark
24
Paul
24
Peter
23
Chris
22
Richard
21
Andrew
20
James
20
Sarah
19
Neil
17
Michael
16
Ian
15
Stephen
15
Claire
14
Helen
14
Jane
14
Karen
14
Robert
13
Jonathan
12
Kevin
12
Matthew
12
Nicola
12
Stuart
12
Ben
11
Brian
11
Caroline
11
Sue
11
Craig
10
Dave
10
Laura
10
Martin
10
Simon
10
Tony
10
Christopher
9
Emma
9
Hannah
9
Mike
9
Nick
9
Rebecca
9
Sharon
9
Steven
9
Anna
8
Darren
8
Julie
8
Louise
8
Steve
8
Alan
7
Andy
7
Angela
7
Daniel
7
Fiona
7
Gary
7
Joanne
7
Katie
7
Lisa
7
Nigel
7
Stephanie
7
Susan
7
Adam
6
Alison
6
Amanda
6
Anne
6
Anthony
6
Elizabeth
6
Geoff
6
Graham
6
Jackie
6
Jennifer
6
Jenny
6
Jim
6
Kelly
6
Lee
6
Lucy
6
Michelle
6
Phil
6
Rachel
6
Rob
6
Sandra
6
Terry
6
Ann
5
Clare
5
Colin
5
Gareth
5
Jayne
5
Keith
5
Linda
5
Robbie
5
Ruth
5
Sam
5
Samantha
5
Shaun
5
Thomas
5
Tim
5
Vicky
5
Wendy
5
William
5
Yvonne
5