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

Michael & Lucy wrote:

Flakes of snow wrote:

Awww. Somebody's feewings are hurt!

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

Q.E.D.

+1

moist wrote:

Josh Grogan wrote:

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

Nope didn't forget.

Ah... the sight I saw yesterday at my turkey trot. It's just one minute before the starting gun, and a somewhat less-than-fit (or toned), tatted-up hobby jogger whips off her shirt wearing a skimpy bra whose elasticity is being tested to its absolute maximum limits (and that's before all the bouncing about to occur), and strikes a Wonder Woman "look at me" pose to celebrate her upcoming slog through the streets of town. The look on the face of the woman she gave her phone to to take her picture was priceless. I was inspired to eat less pie last night, though.

The problem is that the race director wants people at his races right?

Since his race benefits charities, he really should not make these kinds of posts.

I get it. In New York, the whole culture is stepping on each other.

However, as a native Californian, I can assure you that our local turkey trot in Oceanside, which now gets almost 10,000 people between the 5k and 10k, patronizes nobody.

Then again, few directors do a better trot than Ms. Kinane.

To those who have the motivation to go out there on Thanksgiving morning, they should not have to deal with being shamed.

I disagree with him and I disagree with you, guru or not.

Mike

Correction: posts should read 'people'

No, he chose to be a jerk. That is all he is. I hope that someone finds a way to assist the charities that the race helped and then I hope his race fails. Then, I will give kudos. How bout that

theJeff wrote:

Former TT Champion wrote:

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.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

However, as a native Californian, I can assure you that our local turkey trot in Oceanside, which now gets almost 10,000 people between the 5k and 10k, patronizes nobody.

Mike

Hey Mike, be a good little boy and look up words before you use them. There is nothing patronizing in the post. Once you look up the word, you can re-read my first sentence and understand it better.

Specifically, what is there to be offended by? I think it’s prety telling of the people saying theirs offenders character.

Not the post here...

The race director's post.

It was entirely patronizing

Furthermore, dude, I entreat you, sir, to look at Merriam -Webster definition #2 for that word...you know, the one that refers to condescension????

Then, I suggest you eat the humble pie that you ...just...got...served.

Still wish to critique my vocabulary?

Didn't think so. Got a different angle?

This is hilarious. Also those people are just wasting their money to go for a walk, they should stand in the back, I don't need them in my way. I can still dust 99% of the field without training at all

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Furthermore, dude, I entreat you, sir, to look at Merriam -Webster definition #2 for that word...you know, the one that refers to condescension????

Then, I suggest you eat the humble pie that you ...just...got...served.

Still wish to critique my vocabulary?

Didn't think so. Got a different angle?

You mean this one?

: to adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly

That doesn't fit.

The funniest thing about the race directors message is saying you are good if you have on a Rnners Rdge tank top. I am not sure if they have any one who can even break 15:00

Fat, dress and speed shaming is not condescension?

Umm okay.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

No, he chose to be a jerk.

That is all he is.

I hope that someone finds a way to assist the charities that the race helped and then I hope his race fails. Then, I will give kudos.

How bout that

theJeff wrote:

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.

Oversensitivity such as yours is a big part of the problems currently facing our society. In your eyes, someone is constantly being victimized: slow people, black people, poor people, etc.

Let me educate you: many jokes have no ill intentions; they are simply jokes. The sooner you realize this, the happier you will be. If you can manage to rear your children so that they learn this, you may yet have a net positive impact on the society that you are currently detracting from.

Lirunner21 wrote:

The funniest thing about the race directors message is saying you are good if you have on a Rnners Rdge tank top. I am not sure if they have any one who can even break 15:00

I am surprised nobody had pointed out that this 5K marathon was won in 18:10, which makes the whole thing even funnier.

It's pretty funny and he does it every year. Take a joke or train harder.

self seeding is always a problem.

no matter how many times and how nicely its explained people either dont listen or just dont care about anyone but themselves.

at least this got their attention.

I have two thoughts on this:

1) people have to learn to take a joke.

2) on social media, the first row is typically populated by lunatics. don't take them seriously, attention is all they want.

Wrong 5K marathon. That is the one with the "park" in the title. This one had 15:30 as the winner. Still, these guys are not elite enough to warrant this kind of public safety message. It's a small race with plenty of room for everyone.