Has a lapped runner ever come back to win a race?

This thread, which I have not waded completely through, is quite timely. Today I ran a track marathon. What made this one unique was that it was run in La Paz, Bolivia (elevation 12,000 ft). The pace started hot and stayed hot but I eventually got 48 lap lead. 25 miles was reached in 2:04:23. I was flying. Then I fell apart, badly. I started crawling. I threw up numerous times. Eventually I was 10 m from the finish when the alpaca I was racing came storming by for the 48th time after I had lapped him/her (I'm not sure) 48 times earlier in the race. I was defeated. By a lapped alpaca. At 12,000 ft. In a marathon. On a track.

Devastated.

I'm sure someone's already said this, but I'm too lazy to look. Wouldn't the perfect place for this to happen be a marathon on a track?

ALAN WEBB...

...is done.

Andy Bayer going for world record in the indoor 42.2 kilometer run at the NCAA Division 1 championships. Yes, this will be on a track!

I just skipped five pages of this thread to see if every one was still making posts about marathons on tracks. yep. guess ill check back tomorrow to see how many pages you morons are up to.

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On a Track, a Marathon

the other chipotle wrote:

I just skipped five pages of this thread to see if every one was still making posts about marathons on tracks. yep. guess ill check back tomorrow to see how many pages you morons are up to.

You sure? I don't think anyone has mention running a marathon on a track. You should check.

Has anyone mentioned running a marathon on a track????

It makes me really upset knowing that the Brojos just delete threads like this one that actually encourage critical thinking, open discourse, serious debate, etc.

Billy Corgan wrote:

It makes me really upset knowing that the Brojos just delete threads like this one that actually encourage critical thinking, open discourse, serious debate, etc.

Relax man, don't get upset. Just keep on marathoning on a track, and don't get lapped. And if you lap someone, make sure they don't win.

[quote]Knower of Knowledge wrote:

I was reading the 1992 10k thread(the race Khalid Skah won) about the questionable tactics employed by the Morrocans,and someone questioned whether it was allowed for a lapped runner to win. Someone said that it was allowed if they could make up the lap.

/quote]

What do you mean allowed? Why wouldn't it be allowed?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_mVzJ5M6Vg

What about this track? If a marathon were run on this track, you could lap someone like 50 times and still come back to win. Therefore the answer to the OP's original question is yes, a lapped runner could come back and win as long as it's a marathon on a track.

It's back. Sorry for the deletion.

I was just in the stands at a track marathon and the guy who won was lapped probably 40 times. it was a very small track, maybe 40 meters. he iced his left knee for like an hour afterwards while everyone else finished. so yes, it can happen

here's proof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWHOF_0-6Hg

I was at an all-comers meet once. The guy leading the 3000 stopped to grab a dog who'd come onto the track (maybe his dog). Well the dogged licked or lapped him several times while the guys wife came to get the dog. He then went on to finish, and yes, win the race.

lightning mcqueen did it.

would Teg try to nail them from behind?