NYCRuns starts offering prize money, facebook girl complains that they get too competitive

I award small races zero to five stars -- one for each shirtless guy. This is my measure of strength of field in scorching Texas. A better inDicator than prize money. I recently ran a one ' star that offered money. Winning times were barely under 20.

Aren't most Kenyans "liberal" by the contemporary and warped standards of today's conservatives?

da truff wrote:

She doesn't want her bubble burst.

Her bubble was burst. Money for podium places changed her perception of the event. Chances are excellent she's not the only one. They'll find some other event or something.

Money for a podium spot is going to change the event's customers. Why? I don't know. But, I've seen it before.

On the irony. Conservative push their warped view on everyone. Then claim the want little regulation and "small government". That's 10x worse. At least liberals are honest about what they want.

And don't give me this libertarian crap. They are unicorns.

As long as we are making assumptions. Can we assume your are a weak skinny runner who has probably never kissed a girl let alone seen one naked without paying.

Yup. Sounds right.

Oh the irony. wrote:

On the irony. Conservative push their warped view on everyone. Then claim the want little regulation and "small government". That's 10x worse. At least liberals are honest about what they want.

And don't give me this libertarian crap. They are unicorns.

Deer libtard. We're discussing prize money in races. Try to add something to the discussion.

Hey Amanda -- No one is holding a gun to your or Rachelle's head to run a race with prize money. If you don't like it, don't patronize the event, plain and simple.

If you want to do a race that's "fun" and not competitive, try a color run, a neon run or a mud run. They don't even time you. But if you enter a "race," it's a competition. Buck up Butter Cup. If you don't like the fire, get out of the kitchen and do a non-competitive untimed event.

We're the group that matters. Fvck the dumb white liberals complaining about how it's "hateful" to make races competitive.

With an entry fee of $45 it takes less than 8 entrants to pay for men and women $100/$50/$25 prize money

the prize money will not increase the entry fee.

I know of races where the entry fee was $10 and they offered over $1k in prize money (without cash sponsors)

Some people run hard and race fast for less than that...donuts, medals or personal satisfaction.

The fact that most 'race' participants don't race (they participate in a group event) is one reason we do not have many fans of the sport of competitive running in the US. Huge participation numbers in running events does not mean these participants follow competitive running.

This girl is typical. Not only does she not care about following the sport of running but also is upset that the sport of competitive running might intrude on her participation in a running event.

I went ahead and looked up the woman's results in NYRR races. For those speculating that she was worried she might lose a spot on the podium... I don't think that was it. She ran 5 NYRR races in 2014:

Front Runners New York LGBT Prid.... F34 New York, NY 5.0m 50:45 10:09/mile

Portugal Day 5M F34 New York, NY 5.0m 48:11 9:39/mile

Celebrate Israel Run F34 New York, NY 4.0m 35:28 8:52/mile

Scotland Run F34 New York, NY 6.2m 59:05 9:31/mile

Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and ... F34 New York, NY 3.1m 27:46 8:58/mile

she should pull a ROSIE ROSSI to show those elltist capitalist pigs

bkrunner wrote:

I went ahead and looked up the woman's results in NYRR races. For those speculating that she was worried she might lose a spot on the podium... I don't think that was it. She ran 5 NYRR races in 2014:

Front Runners New York LGBT Prid.... F34 New York, NY 5.0m 50:45 10:09/mile

Portugal Day 5M F34 New York, NY 5.0m 48:11 9:39/mile

Celebrate Israel Run F34 New York, NY 4.0m 35:28 8:52/mile

Scotland Run F34 New York, NY 6.2m 59:05 9:31/mile

Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and ... F34 New York, NY 3.1m 27:46 8:58/mile

So she is a black, Jewish Scottish-Portuguese lesbian who likes to run, albeit slowly?

RunnerGirl209 wrote:

Hey Amanda -- No one is holding a gun to your or Rachelle's head to run a race with prize money. If you don't like it, don't patronize the event, plain and simple.

If you want to do a race that's "fun" and not competitive, try a color run, a neon run or a mud run. They don't even time you. But if you enter a "race," it's a competition. Buck up Butter Cup. If you don't like the fire, get out of the kitchen and do a non-competitive untimed event.

Except, nobody who is sensitive to the idea of money for the podium is bothered by your taunts.

These people just don't care that much, honey.

Let her be already! We've made our point. There's no point in an excessive number of rude messages that's probably only going make the poor girl feel worse.

"splain it to me Lucy-

a Letrsrunner complains hobby joggers are taking over the competitive road racing scene;

a gallowwalking fannypacker com[plains the pro runners are taking over their local follow the pink ribbon 1.2 mile micro-mini jog-a-thon series

and you get a 100 post argument asking who's indignation is more righteous ?

blame FreddyL and the Bagelrun wrote:

"splain it to me Lucy-

a Letrsrunner complains hobby joggers are taking over the competitive road racing scene;

a gallowwalking fannypacker com[plains the pro runners are taking over their local follow the pink ribbon 1.2 mile micro-mini jog-a-thon series

and you get a 100 post argument asking who's indignation is more righteous ?

OK. End of the thread. Well played.

[quote]da truff wrote:

She doesn't want her bubble burst. She's probably some cute, bouncy 25 year old with an office job and a nice apartment in Park Slope. She probably ties a ribbon around her pony tail to match her running shorts on the morning of every race. She runs about 24-26 minutes for 5k. She finishes in the top ten. She uploads her GPS info onto her facebook page. Fat female friends who don't run are impressed. Guys at the office who haven't run a mile since high school are impressed.

Fast forward: the race now offers scant prize money. A couple of women in their 30's and 40's show up and beat this chick by 6 or seven minutes. No one announces her entry into the finish shoot. No one makes a big deal and congratulates her. People at the race are impressed by the times of the top women. Men are paying attention to good runners at the race on the basis of their running and not paying attention to bubble butt at the race on the basis or her appearance. Her bubble is officially burst.[quote]

I suspect this might be PERFECT !!

Self-agreement, great. It's not in any way obvious that a person who simply understands that there are vain people like this in the world would also fail to meet your meat-headed measures of manliness.

BTW

Colorado Springs Color Run is the ad du jour/

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Are these things a good place to play pick-up-chicks?