Isn't it cheating on strava if you use a dog to drag you to new segment PRs

Strava cheating wrote:

Remember seeing a thread from a few weeks ago about a 15 minute runner running a 12:30 5k due to his dog dragging him to a faster pace. Since than I've been thinking about getting a dog to drag me to new PRs and new segment records on strava.

Lol

Strava cheating wrote:

Remember seeing a thread from a few weeks ago about a 15 minute runner running a 12:30 5k due to his dog dragging him to a faster pace. Since than I've been thinking about getting a dog to drag me to new PRs and new segment records on strava.

I don't care what they say, but anyone who's dragged by a dog and continues to hold on to the leash bouncing all the way through the finish line deserves a segment CR.

NoKidding wrote:

Strava cheating wrote:

Remember seeing a thread from a few weeks ago about a 15 minute runner running a 12:30 5k due to his dog dragging him to a faster pace. Since than I've been thinking about getting a dog to drag me to new PRs and new segment records on strava.

I don't care what they say, but anyone who's dragged by a dog and continues to hold on to the leash bouncing all the way through the finish line deserves a segment CR.

Runners who do this usually have the leash attached to their waist and arms are free. They run faster than without a dog.

I had a waist leash setup and taught the neighbors dog to run the curves on the local track. I could run 4:45 at 5:20 effort. I was bummed when they moved away. I think it could be a brilliant training tool, certainly is fun in a different way, like you really are part of a team.

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Makes think of a new event: TETHERED XC. All team members wear harnesses with a somewhat elastic tether of about 10' connecting them. Three pairs per team, top 5 score. Could make for some interesting strategy and tactics, not to mention pratfalls on the course!

Genius idea, what would be the best breed of dog for this sport? Probably want something a bit stronger than a greyhound.

It's an actual thing called Canicross (canine cross country). The breeds are mixes of greyhounds and other sporting/hunting dogs like hounds and so forth.

YMMV wrote:

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Makes think of a new event: TETHERED XC. All team members wear harnesses with a somewhat elastic tether of about 10' connecting them. Three pairs per team, top 5 score. Could make for some interesting strategy and tactics, not to mention pratfalls on the course!

This already exists at Bay to Breakers

NoKidding wrote:

Strava cheating wrote:

Remember seeing a thread from a few weeks ago about a 15 minute runner running a 12:30 5k due to his dog dragging him to a faster pace. Since than I've been thinking about getting a dog to drag me to new PRs and new segment records on strava.

I don't care what they say, but anyone who's dragged by a dog and continues to hold on to the leash bouncing all the way through the finish line deserves a segment CR.

I got outsprinted at a local parkrun by a young girl towed by her dog. Only problem was she hadn't trained it to understand the finish so she went into the funnel and it (still on a lead) went outside the funnel. The result was she then brought the entire funnel down.

I haven't been back to the course since then.

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Strava cheating wrote:

Remember seeing a thread from a few weeks ago about a 15 minute runner running a 12:30 5k due to his dog dragging him to a faster pace. Since than I've been thinking about getting a dog to drag me to new PRs and new segment records on strava.

The segments don't really mean anything due to the huge gps sampling errors and differences across devices. The accuracy is really bad even before the top results all being people on bikes and in cars

It's garbage wrote:

Strava cheating wrote:

Remember seeing a thread from a few weeks ago about a 15 minute runner running a 12:30 5k due to his dog dragging him to a faster pace. Since than I've been thinking about getting a dog to drag me to new PRs and new segment records on strava.

The segments don't really mean anything due to the huge gps sampling errors and differences across devices. The accuracy is really bad even before the top results all being people on bikes and in cars

I hate cheaters, look on strava to get second on a segment only to look at first place to realize that "runner" averaged a sub 4 minute mile for his 15 mile "run" F*cking cyclist p*ss me off using bikes to get segment records.

i hate cheaters wrote:

It's garbage wrote:

The segments don't really mean anything due to the huge gps sampling errors and differences across devices. The accuracy is really bad even before the top results all being people on bikes and in cars

I hate cheaters, look on strava to get second on a segment only to look at first place to realize that "runner" averaged a sub 4 minute mile for his 15 mile "run" F*cking cyclist p*ss me off using bikes to get segment records.

You can flag them pretty easily. I don't think you can do it from the app though.

sleeeper wrote:

YMMV wrote:

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Makes think of a new event: TETHERED XC. All team members wear harnesses with a somewhat elastic tether of about 10' connecting them. Three pairs per team, top 5 score. Could make for some interesting strategy and tactics, not to mention pratfalls on the course!

This already exists at Bay to Breakers

https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20824464/26-legs-tied-to-the-same-goal/

Not really the same thing. XC in teams of two would be a whole different animal, so to speak.

And let me be clear that it would be teams of two runners. Dogs could be yet another event.

Perhaps the running equivalent of "motor pacing"?