What are the beat and worst things that you've heard yelled at a race?

Okay, the best (maybe) was during my first attempt to walk fast during a race. (I'd been injured a couple years before and couldn't run anymore, but had gotten back to where I could walk okay.) The race went through a lower-income neighborhood and a guy sitting on his porch called out, "Hey, boy, ya got a hitch in yer gitalong!" Made me laugh, at a time when I needed that.

The worst (maybe) was just an innocuous question at about mile 21 in the AAU national marathon, from a spectator holding a hose: "Hey, you want some water?" It was a hot day, so I nodded; and the dude, instead of arcing up some water for me to run under, unloaded a firehose directly at me and blew me halfway across the road. The water was going in my mouth and up my nose, so I couldn't even protest.

Why hasn't Flagpole told the Oak Harbor story yet?

rage wrote:

My sister was racing a half and was like eight miles in. There were notable hills coming up. Some jerk yelled "it's all downhill from here!" Luckily my sister knew the course but I really hope nobody was misled.

Probably was using a metaphor, not being literal.

My mom had watched me run a two miler before, and she decided to attend a 5k of mine as well. At the last 800 or so, she yelled "At least you're not last this time!" I'm still not sure how I should feel about this.

About 2 miles in to a 5k, i heard a coach yell, "Who's got the biggest balls?! Who's got the biggest balls?!" Unfortunately, I did not have the biggest balls and about 7 runners passed me on the homestretch