Guy stops before finish to let 2 runners who had been ahead before a wrong turn pass

Idiotic move more like

I agree with Doclove — pretty idiotic move. If the course was well marked, they should suffer the consequences for missing the turn. This idiot just wanted put on a show and feel good about thinking people admire his "sportsmanship". Half of sports or serious competition is taking advantage of your foe's mistakes. You don't deserve to win if you miss a well marked turn.

The two guys that missed the turn should be disqualified!

How far behind was he from the top 2?

If he was less than 100 meters, then I think it was dumb because he deserved the win and could of came back anyways

If he was in a distant 3rd, he still deserved it for paying attention to the course but I can see how he could think he didn't.

This runner also hates Galen Rupp and views his silver as a fluke. Typical Letsrunner.

It's your job to know the course. There's nothing classy about letting someone get away with a mistake.

If someone kicks to early and runs out of gas, would it be classy to slow down to let them win? Of course not. Nor is it classy to let someone win because they've made any other mistake.

not so classy wrote:

It's your job to know the course. There's nothing classy about letting someone get away with a mistake.

If someone kicks to early and runs out of gas, would it be classy to slow down to let them win? Of course not. Nor is it classy to let someone win because they've made any other mistake.

It's a race not a maze.

I've been in that situation before. I was 15 seconds behind a kid who turned a block too early with a half mile to go in a road 5k. I yelled at him and he got back on course right beside me. He beat me by a few seconds. I wouldn't want to win knowing I could have alerted him of the wrong turn and didn't.

I "won" another race, but a couple guys were told to go the wrong way by some volunteers. Those same volunteers actually called the finish and told them I took a wrong turn when I went the correct way. After it was straightened out, I was happy to let those other two better runners get the first two places.

Another race I crossed the line figuring I was 7th or 8th on a poorly marked course. I ended up being the winner because everybody in front of me got lost for long periods of time. I took the win that day because the top couple runners quit and got a ride back to the finish after they had already run a lot extra.

Every situation is different so if this runner felt he should let the others have the win, then that was probably the fair thing to do. I commend him.

Agreed. Classy move made more so because it would not have reflected poorly on him if he didn't.

The best thing he could do is wait for the guys to catch up and then make it a race.

By stopping at the line he only wants attention.

Lots of cynics. I wouldn't want to claim a victory I didn't deserve. I agree with the guy who said to let the leaders catch back up and make it a RACE from that point to the tape.

I'm caught between being a nice guy and letting them suffer the consequences of not knowing the course like they should have. If there was a monetary prize, I probably would have taken the win.

Agreed that it's idiotic. It's a trail race, part of racing trails is following course markings. You miss a turn on a well marked course and you should pay the price. Max King and Sage Canaday have both lost races in trail racing because of missed turns, and all they do is blame themselves for missing the turn. In trail racing, if you witness someone missing a turn, you give a shout. If you don't see them miss it, there's nothing you can do about it. Go get your medal.

I once lost a fell race, which would have been my first ever win having waited for someone who new the route

He then really hammered the last mile, thought I had dropped him on the sprint but he got me on the line (which was a chair). They day never look round on this occasion I should have as I really though I'd opened a gap. I made a mistake so he deserved the win although that's not quite what i said to him at the time

Thought never mind I'm better than him I'll soon win another, only took another 5 yrs

This seems to be something that should be written in The Onion.

I have some good headlines:

Eagle’s cornerback hands ball to Giants receiver for touchdown, noting, “Eli was not trying to throw to the Giants receiver. He just misjudged it a bit and threw to me."

Team scores own goal to equalize misfortune of opponent.

Part of trail running, road running and cross country is to know where you are going. The leaders are responsible for their actions.

Don't want to get lost? Stay on the track.

Bearded Beast wrote:

Team scores own goal to equalize misfortune of opponent.

That's happened quite a few times in football matches, even professional ones.

We don't know the circumstances of this race, but I can see many scenarios where it would be right to wait.

As for fell races, it's part of the race to find the quickest route, and to familiarise yourself with the course beforehand. I've been in races (only very low key events, of course) where I've had to make a judgement call on whether to run ahead and risk getting lost, or wait for the chasers to catch up, and I've decided to wait on several occasions. I never thought I deserved the win (or the place) because someone I waited for on the course overtook me at the finish (also knowing where exactly the finish is going to be helps a lot!).

In road races, finding the route shouldn't be part of the race.

After going off course by their own fault, how could the other two guys take the win from this guy.

You can talk about the sportsmanship of the guy who stopped at the line, but the guys who ran the wrong course should not have taken the win/second in good conscious.

me and the leader got sent down the wrong road

guy way behind us won

acting all cocky after

that was 1978

still bugs me

yes that was the last time I was in the lead

fgfg wrote:

me and the leader got sent down the wrong road

guy way behind us won

yes that was the last time I was in the lead

You won that one, I had the same happen to me and they gave me the win as I was well clear. Still not the same to not cross the line but you know in your own mind when you were the best on the day