Massapequa turkey trot sends out facebook post telling hobby joggers to start in the back

Wow, people are so offended by an obvious joke. If it wasn't, who cares?

At my turkey trot, the RD had the faster runners start in the front. No one had an issue with it. No one kneeled during the anthem either.

At my 5k last week one of the workers, an old crusty guy, looks at all the kids at the front on the starting line and said “all you kids get the hell out of the front, it’s too dangerous for you to start up front.”

We clapped.

seikosha wrote:

At my 5k last week one of the workers, an old crusty guy, looks at all the kids at the front on the starting line and said “all you kids get the hell out of the front, it’s too dangerous for you to start up front.”

We clapped.

Actually, as a 17:00 guy, I prefer the kids up front since they cover the first 100 in 13-flat. They are easy enough to pass a little later.

The worst thing is courses that have overlap with hordes of walkers, including strollers, but that is another thread....

At work all day, and whoever posted this is the best. I'm dying hahaha

Safety issue wrote:

Wow, people are so offended by an obvious joke. If it wasn't, who cares?

Exactly, but keep in mind there's some fraction of the population that literally doesn't have a sense of humor

Jonathan Gault wrote:

I read the post and at the risk of being called an "elitist," I cannot understand how so many people are upset over this. I thought it was a fun, humorous way of making sure the right people are at the start of the race. Offensive? Come on.

Of course on these boards, I'm probably preaching to the choir.

Race director could have simply said.

Thanks to all runners supporting our event. Please leave the 30 feet behind the starting line for runners planning to finish under 21 minutes (or appropriate time cutoff for race size). Strollers, walkers and families running with young children should start to the back. All age-group awards are by chip time so start time will not affect age group results. Have a great race and stay safe.

Sarcasm, whether well intentioned or not ,rarely works with people outside your closest friends and family-

Happy Thanksgiving-

Could have. Yup. Could have contributed to the sterile, walking-on-eggshells society that the joyless takers of our society envision.

He chose to be awesome instead. Creative. Kudos to him.

Ahh 2015, when you could post this stuff and only get about 10% of the pitchforks you get today:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214694427020259&set=p.10214694427020259&type=3&theater

moist wrote:

LRC Autism wrote:

Who did the social media takeover for the Massapequa turkey trot?

Dunno, but they missed an obvious one:

-You are wearing a sports bra.

you forgot - -You are wearing a sports bra THAT DOES NOT FIT.

First to the OP, I wasn’t offended at all with what you posted except for the part about stopping @ the water station to stop to get a drink...well, when you’re racing in the heat, you have no choice but to run/grab a cup of water on your way to the next mile. No shame in doing so...?

Btw, I’m EXTREMELY proud to be a Hobby Jogger...just saying ?

LRC Autism wrote:

Who did the social media takeover for the Massapequa turkey trot?

https://twitter.com/mileposts/status/933516942614368256https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPR6HuxXcAE97eE.jpg

(editor's note: title edited and 2nd social media post added to make clear what the OP is posting about)

Kenny B ?

As my mother used to tell me:

"Sometimes the truth hurts"

What I love is one of the comments of "This is not the way to grow the sport". It's like maybe the RD doesn't care about growing the sport at the "masses of @sses" hobby jogger level.

Josh Grogan wrote:

moist wrote:

Dunno, but they missed an obvious one:

-You are wearing a sports bra.

you forgot - -You are wearing a sports bra THAT DOES NOT FIT.

Nope didn't forget.

Let gain some perspective. If I organize a local basketball tournament, I would base the planning off of people who can play basketball.

If people show up wearing tutus and no clue how to dribble a ball with one hand...I would advise them to cheer from the stands. This race directors post is what all running athletes think, but feel like they would be persecuted if they publicize it.

We need to bring back the beauty of competition in road races. Fastest people need to be in the front for respect and pure safety.

It was a bit dis-tasteful. They could have just said for safety purposes, faster/experience runners up front, kids 13 and under. non-competitive and first time runners towards the back.

But Runner's Edge runners are hobby joggers themselves. This is just moronic. Hobby joggers calling other hobby joggers. Unless you're running at least sub 14:30 5K for men, you're not a ball player. Even at that level, you're stuck in a limbo between sub elite and hobby elite.

Moo Goo wrote:

But Runner's Edge runners are hobby joggers themselves. This is just moronic. Hobby joggers calling other hobby joggers. Unless you're running at least sub 14:30 5K for men, you're not a ball player. Even at that level, you're stuck in a limbo between sub elite and hobby elite.

Actually, they weren't calling people anything. It wasn't a post about labels. They were just warning people to pay attention to the fact that some people are a lot faster and plan to run hard. It doesn't matter if the guys at the front are running 13:30 or 18:30. The guys running 24 minutes should still watch out and not stand in front of them.

Anyway, I didn't read it as making fun of people for being slow, which is how Dorothy seems to have interpreted it. I read it as making fun of people for being oblivious. The guy in a hooded sweatshirt and long shorts who lines up right on the starting line is ridiculous because of where he's standing, and 99% of hobby joggers also probably think he's being an idiot.

It was rude! It is too easy to be a jerk. It is much harder to put someone else's feelings before yours.

Michael & Lucy wrote:

It was rude! It is too easy to be a jerk. It is much harder to put someone else's feelings before yours.

Awww. Somebody's feewings are hurt!

Better get to Kohl's, for some more sneakers and "champion" sweatpants. It's Black Friday, you know!