Legit, organized race of any kind where entrants are seriously competing against the clock if not each other, with an entry fee or a result recorded somewhere public, as opposed to training, trials etc.
How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place
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Do high school races count?
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If counting grade/high school track and xc, ~ 50
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If it's in a high school meet, of course. Or running a road race in high school.
I never won in high school so I only have 3 wins that I remember despite running mostly 800. -
Hundreds. More than I can specifically remember.
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bonus question, have you ever won a race with a finishing tape? If I ever do, I'm keeping the tape as a trophy.
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yes. Finish line photo on the front page of the sports section (mid-sized town). They kept the tape for the first lady.
Bad Wigins wrote:
bonus question, have you ever won a race with a finishing tape? If I ever do, I'm keeping the tape as a trophy. -
One time in my adult life I did that. It had a tape and the winner was given a trophy too. There were about 70 people in this road race, I was 51 and my main competitor was a young fella about 45. I ran as hard as my elderly legs would take me because I wanted that experience.
Actually I had knee surgery about a year and half before so it really felt good to being running again.
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I broke tape in the fall and they rolled it up and it was back in race directors pocket in a heartbeat...
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Jeez, maybe 4 or 5. A couple JV XC races, one track race, and a couple road races. That's it for me. Tons of age group crap.
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< 10, and only one of them in a "t-shirt" race. Strangely I've won more when not in great shape. At such times, I'll run less competitive races than I do if in great shape and chasing fast times.
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Do heats count? At least 12 if so. From 600-10km
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I "won" a Color Run. Then it occurred to me, in reality, I was the one who lost.
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I think 9 with half being high school tri meets with 6 varsity runners. 10 if heats count. 13 if relays count. I've only anchored one winning relay though.
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Maybe around 100 or so. Most of them weren't very competitive in the grand scheme of things. Only one D1 collegiate race. One USATF trail championship. Two that paid >$1000 for winning open and masters.
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Bad Wigins wrote:
Legit, organized race of any kind where entrants are seriously competing against the clock if not each other, with an entry fee or a result recorded somewhere public, as opposed to training, trials etc.
Can't count the number of track races, between high school and college it's a lot. 1 XC race, 20 or so road races. -
SMJO wrote:
Do heats count? At least 12 if so. From 600-10km
Indoor sprints would be pushing it. How about >= 5 opponents and ideally >= 7.
TheCurlyQ wrote:I broke tape in the fall and they rolled it up and it was back in race directors pocket in a heartbeat
That's why if I ever break one I will grab it with both hands as I cross and tear off a piece. If they want it back they can try to outrun me. -
Over 50 less than 100. From one mile up to 50 miles.
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