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Its that time of year again, so time to stir things up a bit.;)
What do you think about non competitors running alongside their mates/other halves/etc who are competing in races.
Just bloody annoying :( or plain unfair :mad: ? I recognise that there are many potential scenarios for this and many will be fairly harmless and not bother anyone but if they get in the way of other competitors or if advantage is gained then that's potentially a different matter.
why bring this up tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by Oscar
What, like pacing? I've never known it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oscar
Ha ha Daz, you must be alone in not realising the importance of the first Wednesday in November and unfair leadouts.
Nobody let on, it'll drive him nuts
Hmmmmmmph...... I smell (unnecessary?) Weds eve mischief....
I think the matter being alluded to.... was not a lead-out...
more of a canter... towards the bottom of a big hill!!!!
And, were it/that a lead out, it might rightly be construed as being unfair...
And, if it were that event, I'm sure the score (if needed) is already settled!?
There was a bit of a reference to this from Sharon Taylor on the Ben Race programme last night. She had been just beaten into third place by and sounded pretty annoyed about it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oscar
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Originally Posted by Marvin
marvin thats why i said why bring it up tonight
your ref to the ben race
i was there at the exact spot and i dont think sharon was talking about pacing she was talking about something else
i may be wrong but i was right between them so i think i know what she means and anyway its all done now
onwards and upwards as we say
Sharon said:
"Well I'm a bit annoyed because her boyfriend Lloyd was with her and took her a good way down. But oh well! she was faster on the day by a couple of seconds".
Didn't spot that subtle reference. For someone who missed the programme, you seem to be well versed with the content!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
marvinQuote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
cmon why would that have been brought up after the ben race had been shown earlier
i thought thats what it refered too, i cottoned on as soon as the thread started because i was there at the exact time in the race
end of the day i dont really care about what happened
why should i
the reason i knew what happened was because i saw it unfold in front of my eyes
I can understand Sharon's frustration, however I didn't think Lloyd had ever done the Ben Nevis Fell Race? Sharon must have done it about 6-7 times.Quote:
Originally Posted by end
Only 2 seconds apart at the finish, but when did Jackie overtake Sharon?
What's a leadout? A pacer?
Seems a bit OTT to me. Lloyd directed all the runners that he saw down a certain route including Angela Mudge, and then just ran near Jackie for a short while. Hardly a problem.
Thats why you run at the speed you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
To get inbetween the fast fell running babes.;)
damm you have rumbled me ;) millipedeQuote:
Originally Posted by millipede
anyway yes lloyd did direct some of us down the muddy short cut off the zig zag path, im not sure if he meant it or not , but at the time i shouted a big cheers to lloyd , in all fairness jackie and sharon both came by me as my legs were gone and they both looked strong
i think they are both exceptional runners and i was chuffed to bits to finish not far behind them
i think the short cut saved a few seconds if that