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Pickerington runners sent wrong way in 2nd race
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:12 am
by runfast
http://www.yappi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226400
Too bad it appears some official sent the top kids the wrong way
Re: Pickerington runners sent wrong way in 2nd race
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:05 pm
by wildthingRV
That is why it's so important to walk the course.
Re: Pickerington runners sent wrong way in 2nd race
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:53 am
by Burg Track and CC Fan
Most teams did walk the course. My understanding of what happened is cones were moved after the first boys race, by perhaps a meet official (maybe thought the hs was done) to make it look like they were supposed to follow the jr. high race. There was a football practice going on where the cones were placed so who really knows.
Re: Pickerington runners sent wrong way in 2nd race
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:01 pm
by Thatotherguy
Poor meet management.
Officials need to concentrate on whats important like making sure all the runners follow the correct course. And not so much about how many freakin logos a jersey has, or wrist bands, or if the color of the spandex matches the rest of the team.
At my home meet last year many runners went the wrong way due to a huge Jr. High team blocking the correct path and forcing myself and the first group of guys in the wrong direction. Then the next group was unwilling to go in the wrong direction and simply plowed through the Jr. High kids. After that the race was confused some went down path A the others down path B. I finished the race long before anybody else and was disqualified for taking my shirt off as I exited the shoot. I told the official that myself and half the race cut the course and they need a DQ too. Good luck sorting that out. And of course he didn't.