Anyone who ran the Old Fashioned Ten Miler today in Foxboro: did you see that BAA guy who went completely nuts at the end and trashed the finishers chute? WTF?!?! Who was he? Guess he was upset at his time or something. Talk about no class. Wow. Really too bad that he knocked the timing clock over so it was a few seconds off for everyone who finished after him.
Maybe you should find out what really happened before making judgments, eh?
I was there.. i was hangin out by the end of the chute at that water table..He was yelling about how this was his 4th yr in a row or something not breaking 60 minutes. I remember seeing him at the 7 mile mark on the sidewalk yelling too.. I was hoping that black guy that was tellin him to shut up in front of kids wouldve kicked his ass
He was actually trying to tell you about the Nazi Zionist plot to take over the race and the world.
Pictures? Finishing video?
Average_Joe wrote:
Maybe you should find out what really happened before making judgments, eh?
Pray tell.
If Pennypacker is telling us what happened at 7 miles and the OP is telling us about the finish incident, what else is there to this story? Guy can't break 60 over 4 years and that gives him license to throw a tantrum in front of kids, probably using nasty language and be a jerk at end of race?
Oh, that's right, he paid his entry fee so he can do whatever he wants. If it was my team mate, I would have kicked his ass.
BTW, these guys didn't have any trouble breaking 60 on a very fair course:
MEN AGE GROUP 50-59
PLC Time Pace PLC/Group PLC/Sex Bib# Name Town, State Spec. Team
1 0:57:35 5:46 1 50-59 18 M 449 Norm Larson Burlington,VT
2 0:58:18 5:50 2 50-59 23 M 743 Craig Fram Plaistow,NH
3 0:58:53 5:53 3 50-59 25 M 728 Martin Tighe Prov,RI
thepinkmonkey wrote:
MEN AGE GROUP 50-59
PLC Time Pace PLC/Group PLC/Sex Bib# Name Town, State Spec. Team
1 0:57:35 5:46 1 50-59 18 M 449 Norm Larson Burlington,VT
2 0:58:18 5:50 2 50-59 23 M 743 Craig Fram Plaistow,NH
3 0:58:53 5:53 3 50-59 25 M 728 Martin Tighe Prov,RI
Dude, them theres some of the best grandmasters runners in the country. Of course they broke 60.
"Dude, them theres some of the best grandmasters runners in the country. Of course they broke 60."
It was sarcasm pointed at the guy who hasn't been able to break 60 and then throws 2 temper tantrums, assuming the stories are true.
Of course I know who these guys are. Very impressive times on a fair course.
thepinkmonkey wrote:
Pray tell.
If Pennypacker is telling us what happened at 7 miles and the OP is telling us about the finish incident, what else is there to this story?
"Pray tell", since I don't have a time machine, was there some way I was supposed to be able to see Pennypacker's post before I made mine?
It is unclear from the original person's post whether he actually saw this or was just in the vicinity heard about it. I'm certain he doesn't know what was in the person's head.
I am not a fan of anyone having a tantrum regardless.
"Maybe you should find out what really happened before making judgments, eh?"
You made the above comment, right? I took it this way:
1. You knew of a different story and was telling the OP that maybe it didn't happen that way. The "pray tell" comment was for you to tell the story you knew. Otherwise, why would you make this comment?
Relax, max, of course I knew you didn't see the 2nd story about the guy throwing a hussie at 7 miles.
Gee, I wasn't in your face about this.
No, I don't know what his thoughts were, but from those I heard from who heard his tantrum, it was obvious he was simply upset at his time. I have since learned his name - Anthony Crudale. Looks like he must've been DQ'd since his name isn't in the results, but was captured in race photos. What a tool..
I know nothing about the individual, and little about autism, but this might be what you'd call a mitigating factor.
thepinkmonkey wrote:
"Maybe you should find out what really happened before making judgments, eh?"
You made the above comment, right? I took it this way:
1. You knew of a different story and was telling the OP that maybe it didn't happen that way. The "pray tell" comment was for you to tell the story you knew. Otherwise, why would you make this comment?
Relax, max, of course I knew you didn't see the 2nd story about the guy throwing a hussie at 7 miles.
Gee, I wasn't in your face about this.
And I wasn't in yours anymore than you were in mine. Glad we understand one another.
nerun26.2 wrote:
No, I don't know what his thoughts were, but from those I heard from who heard his tantrum, it was obvious he was simply upset at his time. I have since learned his name - Anthony Crudale. Looks like he must've been DQ'd since his name isn't in the results, but was captured in race photos. What a tool..
Search this forum for that last name and you'll find many threads.
I do apologize for questioning your original post. When I first read it I thought you were talking about the winner -- a completely different runner. I know for certain THAT guy would never do anything you described. My mistake.
@elton: I certainly meant nothing against him on the basis of his medical condition. Good for him that he's excelled like he has. I wouldn't have known...
Although I think we can all agree, he doesn't get a pass on his behavior.
@Average_Joe: Wow, you ain't kiddin'. Looks like we were treated to a little bit of New England running infamy then yesterday...who knew!
This forum is always good for a lively read.
Sounds like a race Don Draper would win.
2:36 marathon 8 years ago.
"Hopeful to run faster than 2:30, Crudale was devastated when he ran 11 minutes slower than he predicted at the Rock & Roll Marathon early last June.
In repeated conversations with me after the race he said, “I can’t start running again until I have a coach; I am in serious need of a coach. This is the third straight marathon I’ve run without a personal best. I think my program is in serious jeopardy.”
Unable to fully comprehend that runners don’t always run their fastest times every race, Crudale took two weeks off, then began to run again, longing to add to his healthy running pedigree. In addition to his eight marathons, Crudale has other impressive credentials. He’s run 32:50 for 10km, 55:56 for 10 miles and a 1:13:38 half-marathon.
At the 2000 Las Vegas International Marathon, Crudale ran his personal-best time of 2:35:58. Last March, while competing in intermittent hail and winds gusting to 50 mph, he was victorious at the Sutter Home Napa (Calif.) Valley Marathon, a 2,000-runner event, in 2:42:27. He is believed to be the first autistic person to win a marathon."
Does my event yesterday have any similarities to this one just recently and locally at Reggie Lewis a couple of weeks ago???
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=3904160&thread=3904123
Anthony Crudale
No. One person has the 8th best mile time in the world and has his livelihood at stake. The other person is trying to do something that most college runners can do.