Why the hell was Mo Ahmed wearing sunglasses during the CG 10k race and medal ceremony? Blatant violation of unwritten rules

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you all know my name

2 years ago 04/08/2018 9:35pm CDT

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Racing with legit racing sunglasses - ok I'll tolerate it. But racing it with a stylish pair you put on at the beach to try to get laid? I'm calling a technical on that.

And then he kept them on for the victory lap? Double technical.

All technicals will be rescinded if I hear he has one of those weird eye conditions. Otherwise he's violated one of the unwritten rules of track and field in my opinion.

https://twitter.com/jgault13/status/982987415735488512
Dewey Decimal

2 years ago 04/08/2018 10:06pm CDT
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I'm betting you're loads of fun at parties.
Can we guess what you do for a living? I'll go first:

CPA? Librarian?
Bad Wigins

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2 years ago 04/09/2018 12:04am CDT
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Dewey Decimal wrote:
loads of fun at parties.

this insult has been passe for years, making it inherently ironic to use.
I'm too cool for parties

2 years ago 04/09/2018 12:12am CDT
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Bad Wigins wrote:

Dewey Decimal wrote:
loads of fun at parties.

this insult has been passe for years, making it inherently ironic to use.

It's actually cool to NOT be fun at parties these days. That insult is actually a complement.
Ezystrreet

2 years ago 04/09/2018 12:14am CDT
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I will wear shades wear I damn well please and furthermore if Al and his boys have exemptions for thyroid I will feign a light sensitivity and do whatever the hell I please.
Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf

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2 years ago 04/09/2018 12:31am CDT
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Who cares if somebody races in sunglasses? It is hardly the first time somebody has done that.

Wariner in the 400m:
https://goo.gl/images/zWvV3U

Meb in a marathon:
https://goo.gl/images/HY93qt

Salazar in an ultra:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S0PijHnrkgE/WNN_5P1Ug3I/AAAAAAAABCM/K0GiUhnq4O8PLzc3FIyaRLbjiB0Jtn4KwCLcB/s1600/Alberta-salazar-1994-winner-copy.jpg

@I'm to cool

2 years ago 04/09/2018 6:17am CDT
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I'm too cool for parties wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

Dewey Decimal wrote:
loads of fun at parties.

this insult has been passe for years, making it inherently ironic to use.

It's actually cool to NOT be fun at parties these days. That insult is actually a complement.

A complement to what?
Rockstar Games

2 years ago 04/09/2018 8:48am CDT
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Sunglasses are awesome for racing. No emotion whatsoever.
Ato Boldon

2 years ago 04/09/2018 9:11am CDT
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Those sunglasses are lame, he has no style

https://www.flickr.com/photos/paquit0/5971046862
Horse with no name

2 years ago 04/09/2018 9:43am CDT
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Best report this violation of unwritten rules to the invisible people of the non existent governing body.
At Night

2 years ago 04/09/2018 9:44am CDT
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It was an homage to the great Canadian, Corey Hart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56HSPQHSqEE
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2 years ago 04/09/2018 10:15am CDT
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you all know my name wrote:

Racing with legit racing sunglasses - ok I'll tolerate it. But racing it with a stylish pair you put on at the beach to try to get laid? I'm calling a technical on that.

And then he kept them on for the victory lap? Double technical.

All technicals will be rescinded if I hear he has one of those weird eye conditions. Otherwise he's violated one of the unwritten rules of track and field in my opinion.

https://twitter.com/jgault13/status/982987415735488512

I know for me personally, after i got corrective eye surgery 12 years ago, I have been very sensitive to sunlight so I wear sunglasses

rojo

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2 years ago 04/09/2018 11:28am CDT
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Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

Who cares if somebody races in sunglasses? It is hardly the first time somebody has done that.

Wariner in the 400m:

Meb in a marathon:

Salazar in an ultra:

Those people are all wearing racing glasses. I've never seen anyone where a pair of stylish glasses like Ahmed. Opens up a whole new set of sponsorship possibilities but I doubt it's very aerodynamic.
Really? No one else you can think of?

2 years ago 04/09/2018 11:30am CDT
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https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Op0Nsa7V--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/zoc6xpqo1iqzjbosaylt.jpg
See cycling

2 years ago 04/09/2018 11:39am CDT
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In the past few years cycling has also seen a lot of riders wearing a variety of glasses styles. Sponsors have a large assortment and I doubt the "racing style" is any faster than "stylish" ones.
Portland Hobby Jogger

2 years ago 04/09/2018 11:50am CDT
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After years of people on this board griping that distance runners are not paid enough, now we get a thread about how a guy getting paid to wear a sponsor's sunglasses didn't pick an appropriate style of shades.
You sound slow

2 years ago 04/09/2018 11:54am CDT
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you all know my name wrote:

Racing with legit racing sunglasses - ok I'll tolerate it. But racing it with a stylish pair you put on at the beach to try to get laid? I'm calling a technical on that.

And then he kept them on for the victory lap? Double technical.

All technicals will be rescinded if I hear he has one of those weird eye conditions. Otherwise he's violated one of the unwritten rules of track and field in my opinion.

https://twitter.com/jgault13/status/982987415735488512

Sounds like another sad person being angered by someone trying to LIVE THEIR OWN LIFE. You probably never broke 20 min in the 5k, never will. Chin up chap.
PrZ

2 years ago 04/09/2018 12:05pm CDT
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Bad Wigins wrote:

Dewey Decimal wrote:
loads of fun at parties.

this insult has been passe for years, making it inherently ironic to use.

Correction: said poster is lame and boring. Although they’ll probably try to find a way to make that a compliment too.
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2 years ago 04/09/2018 12:43pm CDT
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https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/high-school/track-and-field/american-fork-high-school-standout-earns-gatorade-utah-boys-track/article_d18be060-ae56-5f2e-a281-c175271b6cef.html

American Fork cross country often wears stylish sunglasses. Casey Clinger wore them in many track races as well.
GlobalView1

2 years ago 04/09/2018 2:08pm CDT
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Wejo, call up some pics of Canadian marathon NR-holder Jerome Drayton. Often wore the aviator style. So does this current ski ace from Norway (see middle skier):

https://img2.custompublish.com/getfile.php/3247024.92.euxfcftatu/0x0/6095471_3247024.jpg