Time Trial - Average

Each participant completes multiple runs. The ranking uses the average of valid times; DNF, DSQ and missing times are ignored.

It smooths out individual outliers, but averages are fairly comparable only when everyone has the same number of valid runs.

The run count is configurable. One valid time is enough; DNF, DSQ and missing times do not count for their run. Means are not fairly comparable when participants have different valid-run counts. Set equal attempt rules and check each valid-run count before starting.

Ideal for formats where consistency across several attempts should be rewarded, such as technical or youth competitions.

It depends on the number of parallel lanes. The estimate for 4 participants assumes 3 recommended, configurable runs. At 15 minutes per run, pure running time is around 1 h 30 min on 2 lanes and about 45 min on 4 lanes – excluding start breaks.

The average is rounded to the nearest millisecond before ranking and display. Equal rounded values share a place; the next place follows competition ranking (for example, 1, 1, 3).

Example with three runs: A records 1:00, DNF and no time; B records 1:30 three times. A ranks ahead with a 1:00 mean versus B's 1:30 because only valid times are averaged. With different numbers of valid runs, this ranking is not a fair comparison and does not prove better performance. Set the same number of valid runs for everyone; open runs defer only the affected participant from the live leaderboard.

Fictional example with four participants, three runs each and times in seconds. Anna: 30, 32, 34 → sum 96 ÷ 3 valid runs = 32. Ben: 32, 31, 33 → 96 ÷ 3 = 32. Dora: 28, 28, no time → 56 ÷ 2 = 28. Carla: 25, DNF, no time → 25 ÷ 1 = 25. For Dora and Carla all three runs are completed, but invalid or without a time. Ranking in ascending order of the average: Carla (25), Dora (28), then Anna and Ben tied (32 each, shared 3rd place → 1, 2, 3, 3). Carla only leads because a single valid run feeds her average; against the three valid runs of Anna and Ben this is not a fair comparison. DNF, DSQ and missing times count neither in the sum nor in the denominator.