Deer race directors: My race pet peeves

6. The aid stations don't have enough snacks

Some guy the fake one wrote:

1. The race starts late. Can't stand it when an 8:00 race doesn't start until 8:15.

2. The distance was inaccurate. A 5k shouldn't be 2.9 miles.

3. You charged $40 for a rinky dink 5k.

4. The event is untimed and gives no awards.

5. The course isn't accurately marked. Runners shouldn't have to guess which way to go.

Like how it makes some people crazy that you clearly can't spell....

i opened this thinking there were races for deer....and they were somehow nit picking aspects of their deer races

Okay first, *dear, and second, if you don't want to pay 40$ to run a 5k, don't. If you want an award or medal for finishing, make sure they give out medals before registering and don't b!tch when they don't.

You make a good point but what about the issue of snacks

elang wrote:

Okay first, *dear, and second...

You must be new here.

The race shirt is embarrassing and will be tossed in the trash. Make something I will at least wear to go for a run/gym. Give me a piece of equipment, not a cotton T with a silly cartoon on it.

Deer noobs.

You have been outed

spelling wrote:

Some guy the fake one wrote:

1. The race starts late. Can't stand it when an 8:00 race doesn't start until 8:15.

2. The distance was inaccurate. A 5k shouldn't be 2.9 miles.

3. You charged $40 for a rinky dink 5k.

4. The event is untimed and gives no awards.

5. The course isn't accurately marked. Runners shouldn't have to guess which way to go.

Like how it makes some people crazy that you clearly can't spell....

i opened this thinking there were races for deer....and they were somehow nit picking aspects of their deer races

You must be new on Letsrun.

Doh a dear wrote:

Deer noobs.

You have been outed

It always draws someone offsides. Just like posting, "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

hipster doofus wrote:

It always draws someone offsides. Just like posting, "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

Well, was it?

7. Deer make great pets.

Reminds me of several Native American runners who were named Deerfoot.

Some guy the fake one wrote:

1. The race starts late. Can't stand it when an 8:00 race doesn't start until 8:15.

I time races on the weekend and I can tell you that 100% of the time the reason a race doesn't start as scheduled is because too many people are coming to participate in the race vs. compete in it. A competitor will be onsite at least 60 minutes before the start to get their number, warm up, etc. A participant thinks it is okay to show up at 7:55 for an 8:00 start. When a race has 100 people registered and a large portion of them show up a few minutes before the race starts, particularly if they are still signing up ($$$) to run, the race director doesn't want to start the race until those folks get their bibs and pay...which is understandable. Unless the race is a bigger, more competitive affair with no race day signups or bib pickups, you are going to continue to have this problem.

Aaron Rodgers of LRC wrote:

hipster doofus wrote:

It always draws someone offsides. Just like posting, "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

Well, was it?

Let him go, he's on a roll

PEN 15 Club Founder wrote:

Aaron Rodgers of LRC wrote:

Well, was it?

Let him go, he's on a roll