Stop posting on here Alison you piece of sh1t
Stop posting on here Alison you piece of sh1t
All this talk about him shoving her out the way seems a little ridiculous. This guy was out for a 1:40 HM which is significantly slower than easy pace for many people on here. On your morning jog would you have struggled to avoid someone stepping into your way on a wide(ish) stretch of path? I get that he was tired after a long 'race' but is it really that hard while (lets be honest) jogging to move around someone who is slowly backing into you?
From his perspective I can sort of understand the action of pushing someone in the moment and then barreling past with no apology although not apologising in the aftermath is pretty unforgivable.
While doing mile repeats around a busy path a few months ago my arm swing connected pretty solidly with a pedestrian (a girl I think, I was pretty out of it) and I kept running without breaking stride. I felt absolutely horrible about it and if it ever happened again i would immediately stop, but in the moment the fog caused by the several reps already completed prevented me from registering what i had really done until a solid minute after it happened. I looked for who I thought it was during my last rep but never found them. Not apologising retrospectively for knocking someone over even if they are partially to blame also is a pretty sh*t thing to do.
Does anyone have the link to his blog?
Pappas12 wrote:
Go back to your Tri site Troll.
I'm a runner, love. And it sounds like I have your story pegged.
Like I said, get therapy, address your insecurities, realize that just because some triathlete dumped you doesn't mean you have to hate everyone for it.
I'm sure you still have value to someone. Don't let it eat you up inside.
Look in the mirror and tell yourself that you're pretty and special. Maybe you'll start to believe it one day.
RattShite wrote:
crying for you wrote:so you were dumped by a triguy. was it really 'cause he liked the bike more?
i guess he didn't have to put up with that constant lip you feel compelled to run. probably a better ride, too.
You loser douche Brian, what a gutless fool, wow, tell me how much training for a 1:40 half. You are borderline disabled running that slow.
Do you really have to post under so many different names?
Yikes. That insecurity issue is more prevalent than I initially estimated.
J.R. wrote:
Heh, the people sticking up for her appear to be morons.
It's just the same person. Note the hyper-repetitive use of "douche" and the same styles of syntax and grammar.
She has some serious issues and is using this thread to showcase them.
Can anyone imagine a guy behaving like that c*nt? First back into another competitor and afterwards whine about it to the world.
It's amusing to much faster runners but lay off the guy's pace. He was kicking and at his limit. That has physical and cognitive implications. The mind is a very simple place at the physical limit. Physically, after many hours in the saddle, the guy isn't going to glide laterally like a dancer.
Yes, Allison. People actually do compete in these events. They aren't just for funsies. Pay attention to your surroundings. It isn't all about you.And, Brian, I hope that the video shows that you didn't punch or shove her. If you did, then you are a punk and should be banned for life.
wait tom wrote:
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=501034&posts=20"Why are you suggesting she did? Here are her comments posted in the second linked blog:
I am "the woman" who was shoved by Blair Cullen. I am also the woman who remembers a great race with my friends Charles and Dan. I am also the woman that asked for nothing to happen to this man when both Toughman and USAT race organizers asked me for a statement this week not just based on these photos, but also based on several spectators that told them about the story (none of whom I knew).
After several emails and phone calls this week by both Toughman and USAT, I decided to take the high road and asked them to please let this go and not do anything. That doesn't mean I don't think he was wrong -- a bruise and scratch on the left side of my back were there to prove he was. I just see him exactly the way I see most egocentric individuals who view life through their singular lens of narcissism. Despite that, it doesn't mean I wanted him to suffer. I teach my kids that two wrongs don't make a right, and that forgiveness and compassion are much better choices than vindication and retribution. That is how I truly feel and I don't even drive a prius with an Obama sticker on it! I was simply aiming for maturity, empathy (even for ), and a desire to remember what, for me, was an incredibly fun and enjoyable race.
I intentionally asked both the Toughman committee and the USAT committee NOT to penalize him too severely. I told them that I was indeed in the wrong backing into the finishing lane having crossed the line to kiss my family and friends who drove up to see me, as well as get my watch from my husband who then took a photo. However we were nowhere near the finishing chute and indeed there were several feet around us with not a single other person in either lane. According to the Commissioner of the USAT and most of the normal people who compete in these races, stopping to high five a friend, kiss a family member or take a photo are par for the course. The normal people are what keep these races alive. It's also standard to use your voice (not your body) to someone in your way and say "get out of my way." Apparently this is the 3rd time in 27 years that a man has touched a woman's body in order to complete a triathlon race. Not surprisingly, the first two times (both of which were over 10 years ago) garnered sincere apologies from the runner admitting a poor decision "in the moment."
I told the committees this past week that I forgave his actions, choosing to believe that sometimes people make decisions in a harried moment. I believed that since a rewind button is not possible he must have, in his narcissistic goal to achieve some piece of hardware, simply made a mistake.
His unapologetic letter back to Toughman after learning he was disqualified only showed the USAT that his ego is more important that being human. I wasn't even looking for an apology but it would have been nice to receive one, Here is my apology: Blair (or "anonymous"), I am sorry I backpeddled into your lane as I kissed my family and got back into the race. I do these races for very different reasons than you do, and according the USAT, I am with the majority. I asked the USAT not to mandate what they will - and then they actually asked me why I had to be "so nice" and "so forgiving". I clearly moved on but this sadly won't go away. At the end of the day, one little word would have solved this problem.
Allison is probably taking performance enhancing drugs. Her performances have improved dramatically at a late stage in her career. A little suspicious??
The blog owner has deleted all comments he didn't like and is now walking back his comments by "apologizing" for naming Blair and stating he posted everything in the heat of the moment. He of course left comments that he agreed with. He also removed the pictures and admits he never saw the film. What pathetic human being. You call someone out you need to man up and own it.
what I learned. wrote:
What I have learned from reading this thread.
Apparently women are fragile delicate creatures and are held to a completely different standard than men. If this was two dudes, entirely different discourse.
TOTALLY true. Dude woulda been like, "Yeah, I'm okay. Yeah, I meant to do that. No problem. No, get offa me, I'm fine." And no one woulda even cared.
what I learned. wrote:
Doing volunteer work entitles one to special treatment and even more sympathy. I mean imagine that douche didn't even slow down and she is special...
That is pretty much the liberal position: *I* am special; "Me. Me. ME. And did I mention, 'me'?" Look at me! I sound my trumpet when I give to the poor!
A. Berna wrote:
I am "the woman" who was shoved by Blair Cullen.
I intentionally asked both the Toughman committee and the USAT committee NOT to penalize him too severely. [ed. note: Very telling...]
Apparently this is the 3rd time in 27 years that a man has touched a woman's body in order to complete a triathlon race.
[ed. note: WTH does this even MEAN? Totally weird thought process produced THAT sentence.]
At the end of the day, one little word would have solved this problem. [ed. note: Yeah, "sorry": but from both of you.]
Did she receive a time penalty or was she DQ'd?
Clear violation of USAT Rule 3.4.c
3.4 Race Conduct. All participants in USA Triathlon sanctioned events must adhere to the rules in this Section
c. Obstruction. Participants shall refrain from intentionally or accidentally blocking, charging, obstructing, or interfering with the forward progress of another participant. Any violation of this Section shall result in a variable time penalty.
A" bruise" and a "scratch?"
Consider it a small price to pay for a life lesson learned.
This thread is covered with awesome!
A pushy tool, a double-talking damsel, and a host of ranting Letsrun trolls. What more could you ask for?
Yes, tri-guy looks like kind of a fool for such a shove, when probably he had some room to maneuver around. If not a less offensive move would have been more appropriate, i.e., sort of hold her shoulders so as not to knock her down, say 'scuse me' and be down the road with no more than a second or two delay. Nothing for a 4.5 hour race.
She doesn't come across much or any better. Prancing around the course to kiss family members and not having any situational awareness in a competitive event is just rookie-bush league hobby jogger stuff. And then she has the audacity to say, oh I forgive him and don't want him sanctioned any further but then comes online and does this woah is me the victim stuff. Definitely not taking the high road here.
And trolls/haters, you are what you are. Keep up the good work. I laugh at your collective faces.
Deleting History Don't Forget wrote:
The blog owner has deleted all comments he didn't like and is now walking back his comments by "apologizing" for naming Blair and stating he posted everything in the heat of the moment. He of course left comments that he agreed with. He also removed the pictures and admits he never saw the film. What pathetic human being. You call someone out you need to man up and own it.
Here is the link to the blog. Feel free to visit and leave a message. Your message may not get published or will be removed but at least let them know how you feel. That is the least they deserve since they are going to censor the blog to only allow those that agree with them.
http://familyadventureguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/on-inspiration-and-hitting-woman-who-is.html?m=1another dumb question wrote:
Deleting History Don't Forget wrote:The blog owner has deleted all comments he didn't like and is now walking back his comments by "apologizing" for naming Blair and stating he posted everything in the heat of the moment. He of course left comments that he agreed with. He also removed the pictures and admits he never saw the film. What pathetic human being. You call someone out you need to man up and own it.
Here is the link to the blog. Feel free to visit and leave a message. Your message may not get published or will be removed but at least let them know how you feel. That is the least they deserve since they are going to censor the blog to only allow those that agree with them.
http://familyadventureguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/on-inspiration-and-hitting-woman-who-is.html?m=1
Well played sir. By my rough math 75% of the comments have been removed/deleted. Any comment that even politely indicates that Allison was at fault has been removed.
Wasn't this an Ironman event? Apparently a different standard applies to IronWOMAN.
Blair is a woman's name.
codger wrote:
Wasn't this an Ironman event? Apparently a different standard applies to IronWOMAN.
Nitpicking, but IRONMAN® and 70.3® are registered trademarks of World Triathlon Corporation. This was the unaffiliated "TOUGHMAN" triathlon hence she would be (or not) a "TOUGHWOMAN".