Leadouts in races - Unfair?

[Pike]

Sharon said:

"Well I'm a bit annoyed because her boyfriend Lloyd was with her and took her a good way down..."

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.

Only 2 seconds apart at the finish, but when did Jackie overtake Sharon?

[IainR]

What's a leadout? A pacer?

[Mark Fitz]

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.

[millipede]

i dont really care about what happened
why should i

i was there at the exact time in the race

the reason i knew what happened was because i saw it unfold in front of my eyes

Thats why you run at the speed you do.

To get inbetween the fast fell running babes.

[daz h]

Thats why you run at the speed you do.

To get inbetween the fast fell running babes.

damm you have rumbled me 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