ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
I don't do facebook but in searching for how widely this has been reported I found the UK ultrarunning public group. Given the fairly odd comments from some I searched for what they had to say about the Rob Young fakery - what a bunch of morons, the attitude seemed to range from "poor lamb, he's just misunderstood" to blatantly trying to sweep the whole thing under the carpet amid mutterings of damaging the trust in the sport - trust me for normal runners the attitudes I saw there are what is most damaging to their sport. I took away that Rob Young's main crime was getting caught.
One person in fairness tried to approach the subject from an honest viewpoint but was given the cold shoulder.
That's because the uk's Ultrarunning community facebook group has that pathetic waste of skin Gary Kieman as an admin. He pops up on here from time to time, but quickly runs away, as he soon realises he has no power or credibility in here.
He immediately closed their first thread on Dave, to protect him. Like he closes most threads on there if at all controversial.
It's not that he's defending Brits, as he does the same to USA runners caught scamming. He just likes protecting any cheat.
In that group, a small bunch have appointed themselves running Gods, and only they are listened to. They could post they had toast for breakfast, and 400 sheep would tick like, yet an uncool runner could post about a scammer like Dave and be either ignored, ridiculed, or have the post removed or locked.
They are pathetic and the uk ultra community in general is very clicky. Some very good runners, but clicky and elitist