Runners Slam Into Official in Men's 1500 at Stanford (video)

Dementia./quote

Only sensible post here .

And most here laughed .

not again wrote:

how many times does the crap happen on bike path or local high track?

When I come up on someone like this, meandering aimlessly between lanes, I don't even yell track or on your left.

About the only thing you can count on is the idiot will do exactly the opposite of what you would anticipate. Yell on your left and 90% of time they'll swing hard to their left to looks whats coming.

I come to the realization the best thing to do is to say nothing and go as wide as possible away from their mindless drift

what official thinks the best thing to do when you hear someone yell track is to jump from lane 3 into lane1

My experience too. Most people have no idea what it means when you yell "track!". If you yell "on your left!", most of the time they move left. Just get as far away from them as you possibly can.

As for a track official aimlessly wandering into lane one during a race, that guy SHOULD know better. He's not some random guy drifting around the local track. He's supposed to be an experienced OFFICIAL. And yes he SHOULD be "fired" from his position, even if it is a volunteer one. If he ever wants to attend a meet again, he should buy a ticket and sit in the stands.

You can't "fire" people who aren't paid one dime ;-)

THE UNION WAY wrote:

You can't "fire" people who aren't paid one dime ;-)

Yeah, you can. No meet or association is obligated to include someone on their officiating roster.

THE UNION WAY wrote:

You can't "fire" people who aren't paid one dime ;-)

Sure you can. Stop inviting him to work meets and don't allow him to renew his official's certification.

Mr Official: Didn't your parents teach you to look both ways before crossing the track?

THE UNION WAY wrote:

You can't "fire" people who aren't paid one dime ;-)

Yes you can. However you want to call it, a volunteer can be told to leave and never come back.

In this circumstance I do not think that's necessary. Those guys love what they do and it's a big deal to them. He made a mistake, it happens, and got hurt for it. I'm sure he feels far worse about it, embarrassed etc. than anybody else. He won't make that mistake again.

From a distance, it looked like our cowardly, incompetent and impotent president. But we know that Trump would never volunteer to do anything. Impeachment countdown. Lock him up.

The easiest/best possible thing the official could have done once he was alerted was to flippin stand still! Runners could easily stream around him like a fat fence post. And in fact we would have been out in lane 3.

Once I was injured on a ski hill, and an alpine team was training. While I wanted to crawl/limp off the hill ASAP, the coach screamed at me to stay still while he stopped the skiers' runs, because it is easier to dodge a stationary person who shouldn't be there than one moving unpredictably.

But honestly there was no need for the pacer to grab and shove/drag him. Should have and easily could have just run around on the outside. This has happened to many of us during workouts and it's annoying but not challenging as a runner. Would have been less disruptive to the race, too, but hey bravado happens. Obviously not an experienced pacer and not thinking two moves ahead.

*he would have been in lane 3.

Alan Webb's Triceps wrote:

Now that's what Solinsky should have done to Merga.

LOL

this and this wrote:

It looked like the leader, #2658, actively pulled the official out of the way and off the track with his hands.

Reminiscent of this:

Who's that fool in the white tshirt and black shorts who's standing there impeding and trying to stop the whole field. That guy needs a reprimand.

Dumb runner 2 wrote:

Who's that fool in the white tshirt and black shorts who's standing there impeding and trying to stop the whole field. That guy needs a reprimand.

Deceptive photo. Maybe Michael can explain.

Dumb runner 2 wrote:

Who's that fool in the white tshirt and black shorts who's standing there impeding and trying to stop the whole field. That guy needs a reprimand.

I hope you are being sarcastic. If not, watch the video. As to the Pacer, he effectively neutralizes the threat. Just going around would have caused the rest of the field, who could not see Fatsy Pumpkin, to plow into him far worse than what did happen. Good job, Pacer!

McGregor is the hero of that race.

Lazlo Simmons Simmons wrote:

I hope you are being sarcastic. If not, watch the video. As to the Pacer, he effectively neutralizes the threat. Just going around would have caused the rest of the field, who could not see Fatsy Pumpkin, to plow into him far worse than what did happen. Good job, Pacer!

No, they could have just streamed outside and around.

It wasn't an official that was hit by a shot in Portland. It was a photographer that was in a position that he shouldn't have. Kneeling down on one leg at the edge of the shot sector net and the track.

I'm sure the baby boomer official blamed the runners. "Why didn't you warn me sooner?!? I'm walking here.."