i don't see why we need to make any rules or anything elaborate. it is a part of running etiquette to get out of the way of runners lapping you.
and yes, having to drift out a couple of lanes could have cost someone .14 off their time.
i don't see why we need to make any rules or anything elaborate. it is a part of running etiquette to get out of the way of runners lapping you.
and yes, having to drift out a couple of lanes could have cost someone .14 off their time.
Is this really that big of a problem?
Q: How often does the guy passing even have to even go all the way into lane 2?
A:Not often.
Lanes are pretty wide and most the time someone is getting lapped realize what is going on and hug the rail or move out of the way. Nobody tries to really obstruct the leaders unless they are morons.
Again, I've seen 2 guys running abreast in a single lane. You crybabies make it sound like the leader has to go out to lane 3 to get around someone.
The way I see it is that anyone who blames lapped runners for failing to get a record etc. is misplacing the blame. In Yelling's case, she didn't make qualifiying time because she did not run fast enough under the particular circumstances of the race she was running. It is quite simple. All the other runners in that race are a part of the race and contribute towards the final outcome. It can be likened to blaming wind, or a bad lane draw (in an 800) for missing a time standard - each of these elements is a part of that particular race. Yelling simply did not run a fast enough race - if she doesn't want anyone else in the race with her then she can run time trials all she likes. Her claim and subsequent pouting is ridiculous.
I agree with the previous post but have to say one thing: getting a bad lane can hurt you: when running in lane 1 for the 200m indoors.
Obviously Yelling didn't watch Bekele's 26.20. He had to contend with having to pass plenty of lapped runners (two of them Kenyans running 27.30!) Some moved out to the second lane, some didn't, but Bekele didn't seen bothered either way. In fact I would imagine in such a race he would be a bit concerned as to whether the runner in front was going to move out at the last moment impeding him.
Are we still beating this old post thread again. What can be said that was not already. Lets end this post and move on to another topic. This was a stupid post to begin with. Complaining about .14 in 10,000m race. Give me a break. Bull shit.
I find this very interesting.
Lapped runners must stay on the inside lane. Why? Because it is a race between athletes and the time is secondary. Just imagine the problem when athletes in contention try to pass each other (let's say on the final lap). Lapped runners in lanes 2+ will get in the way of the medalists! It is much easier to pass a lapped runner when they are in lane 1!
There will always be a problem withthe 5k & 10k on the track. You will always have lapped runners. And all runners that make it to the finals deserve to be there whether they get lapped or not. The concept of pulling a lapped runner off the track is crazy. You could have lapped runners at the Olympics or the World Championships who set National Records and can return to the country with honor.
All runners on the track run long. Would you suggest that we have all the runners just run in a straight line exactly 30 cm from the curb (20cm when there is no curb). Look at any competitve 5k or 10k during the first laps. The fields are usually bunched together..with runners running in lanes 2 & 3. Should those runners who just miss establishing a qualifying time be upset with the other runners (who may come in ahead) because this runner ran in lanes 2+.
How would you like it if you make it to the OG 10k finals and you were lapped and pulled off the track? Unless you plan on running under 27:30 you will probably get lapped.
Think about it.
Gonna have to agree with Average_Joe here.
It's a race, and there will always be someone who's slower in a race - sometimes you lap them. If she wanted a time trial, she should have set one up.
What a bunch of wimps. "Oooh I had to move out into the outside of lane one to pass someone. How inconvenient!! Anyone one who is not as great as me doesn't deserve to even run". If it is so difficult to pass someone maybe you should take up another sport like competitive square dancing.
When Kenny B ran 26:20, he lapped everybody but the 2nd and possibly third place runners. Guys running 27:50 have no place in track races. They belong in road races, where their slow-ass 27:50 10K won't get them lapped. Track is for top runners and not slow-ass 27:50 penguins.
time will be wrote:
You must be a slow runner with that opinion and should be running only open all comer meets. As nobody should be getting lapped in a race if they set standards on seed times. Slow runners should go do Open meets or run against the slow masses on the road. No lapping in road races. Track is for top runners and not slow penguins like you.
Rules about lapping... forget about racing people, let's turn the sport into a glorified time trial. We can have mechanical rabbits and everyone can have their own rabbit and their own lane so that no one has to deal with the inconvenience that there might actually be other people on the track. It's sad that she missed out on qualifying by such a small margin, but that's the way it is. Besides, if she was only going to barely qualify, she would possibly have been lapped at the trials and been in the way of other runners herself. Besides, it's an amazing thing how great runners can make a comeback from being pushed far to the outside. Watch the video of Billy Mill's Olympic gold and see how far he was shoved...
NYCross wrote:
Rules about lapping... forget about racing people, let's turn the sport into a glorified time trial. We can have mechanical rabbits and everyone can have their own rabbit and their own lane so that no one has to deal with the inconvenience that there might actually be other people on the track.
i love the mechanical rabbits idea!!!!