• Bad Wigins
      • How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 7:14PM
      • Bad Wigins
      • 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.
    • joho
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 7:15PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • joho
      • 2
    • Josh Hamilton's Addiction
    • wet and bendy
    • Bad Wigins
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 7:24PM - in reply to Josh Hamilton's Addiction
      • Bad Wigins
      • 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.
    • Someone Else' Else
    • Bad Wigins
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 7:34PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • Bad Wigins
      • bonus question, have you ever won a race with a finishing tape? If I ever do, I'm keeping the tape as a trophy.
    • giver of protein
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 7:39PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • giver of protein
      • 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.
        yes. Finish line photo on the front page of the sports section (mid-sized town). They kept the tape for the first lady.
    • Conundrum
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 7:56PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • Conundrum
      • 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.

        (Yes it was a slow group)
    • TheCurlyQ
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:02PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • TheCurlyQ
      • I broke tape in the fall and they rolled it up and it was back in race directors pocket in a heartbeat...
    • erik
      LRC web guy
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:15PM - in reply to TheCurlyQ
      • erik
        LRC web guy
      • 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.
    • nerdvana
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:16PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • nerdvana
      • < 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.
    • Competitive Color Runner
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:36PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • Competitive Color Runner
      • I "won" a Color Run. Then it occurred to me, in reality, I was the one who lost.
    • pewow
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:38PM - in reply to SMJO
      • pewow
      • 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.
    • sc42
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:44PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • sc42
      • 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.
    • Dennis Reynolds 2.0
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:45PM - in reply to Bad Wigins
      • Dennis Reynolds 2.0
      • 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.
    • Bad Wigins
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:46PM - in reply to SMJO
      • Bad Wigins
      • 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.
    • CyndiLoper
      • RE: How many races have you [i]won[/i] - 1st place 3/10/2014 8:51PM - in reply to pewow
      • CyndiLoper
      • Over 50 less than 100. From one mile up to 50 miles.