I was vaguely told my standings in the local 500 were 2nd or 3rd place. That placed me somewhere in the middle of the pack. The hurdles competition is unknown and that pesky extra round is muddying up the field by making the final 7 competition even stiffer. So, it's either take a chance at the unknown hurdles or go in knowing others are faster than you in the 500.
Yeah, I had a moment of mental flatulence and calculated as if those who could choose either would have to have finished first in the 500’s as well as the hurdles. Nevertheless, the advice stands. 2 in 16 is better than 3 in 28. Ignore the two stage nature of the hurdles championships. It’s exactly the same as one more round in a playoff that starts with 28 entrants. For example, in the 500 championships, with 16 initial entrants, you will have to win 3 rounds to get to the final two, with each round probably getting more challenging as the cream rises to the top. Same story as the hurdles, except 12.5% of the starters get the brass ring, as opposed to 10.7% of the hurdlers.
Not that it’s any help in finding the solution to the problem, but choosing hurdles opened a slot for my right hand man to move up to one place outside of the over all 500 standings. Though not high enough for advancement, but if one person up the line drops out we get another team mate in for the big pat on the back.