Adler beat Vellner in 3 out of the 5 workouts however in the worldwide rankings the 2 times that Vellner beat Adler, Adler places a lot further down in the rankings.

Richard...I'm aware of how the math shakes out. However, my point was and remains that it is improper to recalculate the scores when determining national champions. Recalculating minimizes how MUCH better Vellner was than Adler in those 2 workouts.

Thanks for your thoughts, Matthew. The National Champions race is a competition of nationals. Your perspective seems to examine if Adler is fitter than Vellner. There is no re-calculation. Two different competitions are occurring simultaneously. One competition measured all Canadians; another measured every male competitor in the open division. In the context of the world, Vellner was much better than Alder, but the same was not true among Canadians. Both competitions are valuable.

The Open provides a unique opportunity to measure and compare on multiple scales, from one set of tests.