ocracoke wrote:
It would be advisable for Harvard students to the get the memo that being an elitist douchebag is a really, really, really unpopular way to exist on planet Earth in 2019.
Shouldn't you be searching for Blackbeard's treasure? Stay in your lane bro.
ocracoke wrote:
NERunner978 wrote:
Today was the day of my local turkey trot; I know it’s the day after Thanksgiving, but it’s a tradition to have the race the day after here.
Anyway, I was warming up before my race when I see a group of young men donning Harvard T&F gear. They were acting exceptionally obnoxious: yelling loud chants, kicking around a soccer ball, and performing ostentatious running drills.
The gun goes off and these buffoons run to the front, continuing their pretentious display. They cracked jokes and took up most of the trail. Had it not been for their little show, I know I would have attained my goal of sub 17.
The race finishes and they ended up sweeping all of the awards. This all just seems incredibly distasteful to me. I get the feeling they know their regional and national performance was a fluke, so they came here to try and “prove” something. This team almost entirely composed of foreign athletes had no business running at my hometown turkey trot.
And yes, they were wearing those dreadful hot-pink vaporflys whilst doing all of this. Sad.
It would be advisable for Harvard students to the get the memo that being an elitist douchebag is a really, really, really unpopular way to exist on planet Earth in 2019.
I agree, you'd think they'd realize posting on a message board complaining because real runners showed up to a race and crushed them is super douchey. This is a real unpopular way to exist on planet Earth in any era.
Harvard Runner wrote:
Unbiased Opinion wrote:
To some degree, these chads had all the right to compete in any race they desire. And again like others have said, a 17:40 doesn't win races all the time so always expect someone to be running faster especially because it is a turkey trot and not just any random 5k. Turkey trots draw out a lot of people big or small city. As for being Harvard, yes they are prestigious but running wise their NE Regional perf was a fluke. But sometimes you need that luck and conditions on your side which clearly they got and took full advantage of it. Grats, now do it again next year. Reporting them for running a turkey trot and taking 10$ is petty tbh. Lots of people take it and the NCAA doesn't do much about it. They're too focused on Basketball or football to care about running. Lastly, if you really cared that much about a damn turkey trot, then enter one elsewhere or get faster so you know you can win regaurdless of whos in it. I've run against college runners before too when I was younger and couldn't beat them. Got better throughout the years and can now compete with them. Anyhow we all know Harvard is not a running school by all means and are average at best. Academics wise good but athletics wise, they don't win or make noise on the national level.
Again, we did not take the crappy awards offered. We don't need the 10 dollars or whatever it was. Maybe the OP can email the race director to soothe his insecurities.
Also, what does the word "grats" mean?
It means congrats dummy...Congratulations on being an even bigger idiot than you already are
IMHO wrote:
It means congrats dummy...Congratulations on being an even bigger idiot than you already are
You're going to work for this guy someday. Show some respect.
Harvard Runner wrote:
ocracoke wrote:
It would be advisable for Harvard students to the get the memo that being an elitist douchebag is a really, really, really unpopular way to exist on planet Earth in 2019.
I agree, you'd think they'd realize posting on a message board complaining because real runners showed up to a race and crushed them is super douchey. This is a real unpopular way to exist on planet Earth in any era.
Amen . Definitely a Brown grad.
Hounddogharrier wrote:
Harvard Runner wrote:
I agree, you'd think they'd realize posting on a message board complaining because real runners showed up to a race and crushed them is super douchey. This is a real unpopular way to exist on planet Earth in any era.
Amen . Definitely a Brown grad.
Agreed. This has Brownie written all over it.
Hounddogharrier wrote:
Harvard Runner wrote:
I agree, you'd think they'd realize posting on a message board complaining because real runners showed up to a race and crushed them is super douchey. This is a real unpopular way to exist on planet Earth in any era.
Amen . Definitely a Brown grad.
Don't rule out Columbia, just saying.
This all has to be a joke.
1. Get a life, it was a turkey trot. Not hitting your time is only your fault
2. They got 2,3,5 at regionals and their top runners have been consistently killing it at meets. I am racing D1 in their region, it's no secret that Harvard xc has been a top team. Anyone racing northeast would have given them a reasonable shot at winning.
Does the team still have that creep who was voyeuring on the sleeping girls team? Is that a secret ritual thing?
Dubya wrote:
Does the team still have that creep who was voyeuring on the sleeping girls team? Is that a secret ritual thing?
Who knows, probably.
Any Hangover Half Marathon for these idiots?
Who the hell runs a day after thanksgiving race. I can understand college kids using it as a tempo on a lark, but seriously weren't there any races the day before.
I love all these 50+ year old wannabe losers trashing on a bunch of college kids running a turkey trot. Grow up
GrowUp wrote:
I love all these 50+ year old wannabe losers trashing on a bunch of college kids running a turkey trot. Grow up
Yeah, I really don't get the complaint. I used to live in a Big Ten college town. Guys from the school's XC team frequently ran local road races, and most of them usually beat me. It never even occurred to me that anyone would be bothered by such a thing. I showed up to race, and I got beat by people who were faster than me. That's how racing works.
that's what a race is wrote:
Yeah, I really don't get the complaint. I used to live in a Big Ten college town. Guys from the school's XC team frequently ran local road races, and most of them usually beat me. It never even occurred to me that anyone would be bothered by such a thing. I showed up to race, and I got beat by people who were faster than me. That's how racing works.
But it does seem reasonable to expect Harvard runners to comport themselves with a proper sense of noblesse oblige at small-town Turkey Trot races.
Avocado's Number wrote:
that's what a race is wrote:
Yeah, I really don't get the complaint. I used to live in a Big Ten college town. Guys from the school's XC team frequently ran local road races, and most of them usually beat me. It never even occurred to me that anyone would be bothered by such a thing. I showed up to race, and I got beat by people who were faster than me. That's how racing works.
But it does seem reasonable to expect Harvard runners to comport themselves with a proper sense of noblesse oblige at small-town Turkey Trot races.
Do you have any actual evidence that they did not aside from an anonymous post from a dude who thinks that foreign people shouldn't run in his race?
that's what a race is wrote:
Avocado's Number wrote:
But it does seem reasonable to expect Harvard runners to comport themselves with a proper sense of noblesse oblige at small-town Turkey Trot races.
Do you have any actual evidence that they did not aside from an anonymous post from a dude who thinks that foreign people shouldn't run in his race?
Yeah, all we did was show up and beat the guy. Not bad for a tempo effort.
that's what a race is wrote:
Avocado's Number wrote:
But it does seem reasonable to expect Harvard runners to comport themselves with a proper sense of noblesse oblige at small-town Turkey Trot races.
Do you have any actual evidence that they did not aside from an anonymous post from a dude who thinks that foreign people shouldn't run in his race?
I was kidding. This whole thread seems a bit silly.
Man…Colin Baker, Acer Iverson, Graham Blanks, Shane Brosnan, and Vivian Henz would be a great top 5. I think the 2 c/o 2019 guys will be eligible for the 2023 season too.