Opinionated guy wrote:
If MN Mom is a troll she has me at least somewhat believing.
If this is legit, why has no one asked "why does the kid think he needs to pass within the arm wavers reach"? Go 8 feet wide around him. If I see a tree branch hanging down on a trail I do not run straight into it, well, at least not on purpose.
That doesn't always work. I've seen guys do this and then just follow the runner they are trying to block.
This is not just bad form OP, but it is definitely illegal. I know that the officials I work with at meets here in Ohio would have DQ'd that kid immediately, no matter that he was toward the back of the pack.