This is a good subject, great thread.
I have moved it to the Races forum with a redirect that will expire in one day.
I have moved it to the Races forum with a redirect that will expire in one day.
Thank you for taking the time to help me understand a bit better. If you ever find yourself in O-town, and would be agreeable to partake of my company, I'd be delighted to share some wonderful local trails with you. They're free, but no run support other than what you bring with you. No one to call you names or otherwise denigrade you, or try to tackle you. No medals though, unless Lee would like to donate some of his!It's not about the race, it's about socializing and forming bonds with each other.
I have the opposite problem; I don't want to race anyone, but I want a ribbon after every run, cuz I feel like such a winner every time I'm out, so I have to pay for it:
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Pay the fee to run the race, or don't run it all. There is a reason you pay for a registration to run a race. Personally i can't stand bandits, just stay home or run that distance by yourself, but don't be cheapskate.
I don't know. If I bring my own flour, water and oil can I bake a cake in your kitchen? There's more than water and t shirts that go in to races. Why do you "need" to run the event on its course during the scheduled time? Go run 5-25 k on your own; otherwise you are taking from the fee-paying racers in the form of traffic control, course marking, emergency services (which is the big one. Race registrations and bibs can contain important information in the event you keel over whilst freeloading the race course...).
No, worries. I can get a little gassy sometimes, too. We'll scare the rattlesnakes away. Besides, who said that you were going to lead?Thanks Sid i’m sure you company would be very agreeable, mine, however would be less so, you see I tend to fart a lot when i run. I don’t mean the subtle ones that can be blamed on sheep i mean ones that would make rabbit jump under a truck just to get away from them.
So the best suggestion for the less well off in society is to usher them into servitude before they can run. You know how that sounds right?
I've got a better suggestion how about make things less complicated so the overheads aren't so huge, don't pander to large sports and nutrition manufacturers that demand a spectacle.
Make the race about running again, where every competitor who stands on the start line is an equal. Where merit is measured by courage and hard work and respect for each other is forged because of it.
That's a race!
I would challenge skedaddle to organize that race. no large manufacturers, no big time big money sponsors, no fees, That would be a race! keep us posted...
and, "servitude?" really? I think its called earning your keep.
Yes, servitude, placing conditions on people because of their social standing is having power over them.
It's not the same as giving someone a choice or making concessions.
I'm not a political man but I understand the struggle of poverty, the importance of self esteem and community.