Agility discipline · Open space
Figure-eight run
Figure-eight run is a agility discipline in BYOH, trained with open space and building quickness and stamina. Its ladder runs from 1 rep at Level 1 to 40+ reps at Level 9, and Level 10 is the world record.
The ten levels
BYOH measures a discipline in ten cleared levels. Level 9 is a genuine feat; Level 10 is the standing world record, which is there to be looked at rather than reached.
Figure-eight run starts at Level 1 with 1 rep. Level 5 asks for 12 reps, and Level 9 - the last level a person can train towards - 40+ reps. The largest single jump is from Level 8 to Level 9, 30 reps to 40+ reps.
| Level | Target |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 rep |
| 2 | 3 reps |
| 3 | 5 reps |
| 4 | 8 reps |
| 5 | 12 reps |
| 6 | 16 reps |
| 7 | 22 reps |
| 8 | 30 reps |
| 9 | 40+ reps |
| 10 · Legend | Provisional legend benchmark |
The record past Level 9
Figure-eight run — Provisional legend benchmark.
BYOH uses a provisional final gate until a comparable governed record format is selected. This is a provisional benchmark rather than a governed record.
How it is done
- Place two markers five metres apart.
- Run a tight figure eight without touching them.
- Count each complete figure eight as one lap.
How the attempt is judged
A level only means something if two heroes clearing it have done the same thing. These are the rules BYOH counts an attempt by — they are the rules of a game, not coaching.
- What counts as one
- One repetition is one complete figure of eight, finishing back past the marker you started at.
- The set
- One unbroken set. You may pause in the supported position for as long as you like; the set ends the moment you leave it.
- What you need
- Two markers five metres apart on a firm flat surface.
- What ends it
- Touching a marker, or straightening the path so it stops being a figure of eight, ends the set.
What it builds
Figure-eight run feeds Quickness and Stamina in a hero’s record, working legs, coordination.
- Change of direction
- Coordination & balance
- Aerobic endurance
- Whole-body work capacity
Figure-eight run is one of 4 agility disciplines. It shares its open space requirement with 3 other agility disciplines. Quickness is also built by 100 m sprint, 200 m sprint, 400 m run and 4 more, and a broad attribute needs several of them rather than one taken far.
Quests that ask for it
- The QuickDiscipline · Level 6
- No Straight LinesDiscipline · Level 9
Put it on a record
BYOH turns these levels into a hero: what you clear becomes attributes, quests and a character that grows with your training. It is free, and in open alpha.
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