IanSmithCSE
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- Worcester, Worcestershire
Morning All.
There is an article on the BBC site https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48125731 saying that the London Marathon organisers had a pace maker running the race in 7.5 hours in order to make the race more inclusive.
Those going at that pace were apparently insulted for going so slowly.
At first glance and and second and subsequent glances I just don't get the point of entering the London Marathon to walk it.
I certainly get those who jog it and find that it is harder than they thought and have walk breaks, I've only ever done half marathons. I just did them by myself during the week when I felt like it.
I find it hard to justify shutting down any town for a sporting event when those taking part aren't entering into the spirit by trying to do it properly.
Fairly near to me there are a few sprint triathlons and park races, sure some people are very slow but they are all running, cycling and swimming at a hard level for them and not causing much if any disruption to others.
I would have thought a 5mph pace (jogging) would be a fair cut off, if you can't put the effort in to achieve this then we can't justify the chaos caused by closing the roads.
The council/ race organisers could easily make the route easy to download so that if you want to walk it you can do so at anytime.
Am I the only grumpy one that sort of agrees that the really slow ones were taking the piss out of the event and the volunteers that make up much of the marshalling and water station staff?
Bye
Ian
There is an article on the BBC site https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48125731 saying that the London Marathon organisers had a pace maker running the race in 7.5 hours in order to make the race more inclusive.
Those going at that pace were apparently insulted for going so slowly.
At first glance and and second and subsequent glances I just don't get the point of entering the London Marathon to walk it.
I certainly get those who jog it and find that it is harder than they thought and have walk breaks, I've only ever done half marathons. I just did them by myself during the week when I felt like it.
I find it hard to justify shutting down any town for a sporting event when those taking part aren't entering into the spirit by trying to do it properly.
Fairly near to me there are a few sprint triathlons and park races, sure some people are very slow but they are all running, cycling and swimming at a hard level for them and not causing much if any disruption to others.
I would have thought a 5mph pace (jogging) would be a fair cut off, if you can't put the effort in to achieve this then we can't justify the chaos caused by closing the roads.
The council/ race organisers could easily make the route easy to download so that if you want to walk it you can do so at anytime.
Am I the only grumpy one that sort of agrees that the really slow ones were taking the piss out of the event and the volunteers that make up much of the marshalling and water station staff?
Bye
Ian
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