Photograph Quiz:
Photo number 122:- Who won the Rugby ‘10’ 2012? What was his time? Which Godiva runner came third in the Warwickshire Men’s County ‘10’ mile Championships 2012? Which Godiva runner came third in the Warwickshire Women’s County ‘10’ mile Championships 2012?
Dear Blog,
You didn’t warn them did you? … what sort of a mate are you? I bet the poor suckers who entered the Coventry Half Marathon and won those invaluable prizes are taking your name to a place where the sun don’t shine. After sweating for 13 miles around the streets of Coventry, I am told that the first prize was £30, second £20 and third £10; after paying an entry fee of £25~£30 you have just got to laugh haven’t you? And a further joke is that the prizes were in the form of a voucher for a sports store that is not yet opened!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who writes this script??? That’s the price a plonker pays for entering a race organised by a private company who organise a race for plonkers to help pay their rent and pay for their holiday in the sun while the plonkers are slogging away training in the snow so they can pay another expensive entry fee to win another invaluable prize??? Laugh a minute. What mugs??? Club runners as well …you would think they would be more street wise? Or you would think their coach would be more street wise??? Races organised by companies on behalf of councils don’t do it for altruistic reasons?? They do it for QUIDS. If the runners feel hard done by, look in the mirror to see who is to blame … or look at your coach to see who is to blame. With the increase of these private companies running sporting events, some may I add without insurance and / or medical cover, an accident is waiting to happen. A tragic accident is waiting to happen. Blog, you heard it first here??
And of course, there was a perfectly acceptable alternative race over 10 miles just down the road from Coventry at Rugby. Well organised by an athletic club with roads marshalled, first aid in attendance, a nice warm club house for the presentation with cakes and drinks after the race … and here’s another plonker joke, the prizes were for each veteran age group, the over 65 year age group winner probably winning more than the Coventry Half Marathon first placer … and the prizes were not silly sports shop vouchers whose face value is diluted when you try to buy goods from the shop, having to add a many quids to the voucher to obtain something ticketed at top whack, something which you could have picked up cheaper in the local sports store anyway. No, the Rugby ‘10’ prizes were quids. The stuff you take to a shop and get what you pay for at the price that is the same anywhere else if you were to buy same said goods. And at Rugby, you would get quids in change from the entry fee if you use a £10 note to enter!!!
Another thought .… don’t these club type moaning runners do any research about the race they enter; look at previous years’ races for results and comments; look to see what prizes are on offer; look to see how many prizes are on offer; look to find the value of the prizes on offer; look to see what kind of a course it is? And don’t the coaches of these club type moaning runners do any research about the race their runner is entering; look at previous years’ races for results and comments; look to see what prizes are on offer; look to see how many prizes are on offer; find the value of prizes on offer; look to see what kind of a course it is? Is it any wonder that distance running in this country is in the state it is?? Perspiration, inspiration, preparation, investigation or PIPI as a certain international used to scream only half in jest. At least I think that was the order … it was a long time ago Blog.
When I ran a distance race, there was no way was I going to knacker myself without cause or reason!!! I had a sniff once, many years ago, that a certain well-known runner was entering a certain race. I wanted a good time in preparation for a marathon I had around the corner, and was running well, so I asked the organiser, whom I knew, if I could have a late entry, promising him a good race in return. It was at a time when you didn’t have to put your name down for a race three years before you wanted to run. He concurred with my request. He had laid on pace makers for this well-known runner who happened to be the flavour of the month. This well-known runner who happened to be the flavour of the month didn’t show but it was still a cracking race; I think I must have got a personal best at one mile, two miles, three miles, 5000m, and four miles before I got rid of the field. I was given the well-known runner who happened to be the flavour of the month’s valuable prize. I was also offered the well-known runner who happened to be the flavour of the month’s even more valuable expenses. I told the organiser to use the well-known runner who happened to be the flavour of the month’s even more valuable expenses to treat the race helpers to a meal. He said thank you and he said he would invite me to the club’s Annual Dinner. Unfortunately he didn’t say which year!!! Still it is something for me and my wife to look forward to!!!
Colin
P.S. The third Marathon Training Tip is on it’s way soon Blog. Are you excited?? So excited??? Have some Jam.
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