New track at Santry - good for buses, bad for athletes!

thirtyfoot

The new track is laid at Santry and it looks great. The lines aren't done yet so nobody is allowed on it. However, and I think this is hilarious, at the Sporting Fingal game on saturday there was a double-decker bus parked on the track. It was an ad as the company sponsor the club so that is fair enough but a double-decker bus. I'd say Signore Mondo if he was there would have been going crazy to see what was been done to his beautiful Italian design and materials.

Doesn't bother me as I don't think the bus would damage the track but it is kind of funny that a double-decker bus will be allowed on the track before athletes and when people have told me (totally infuriated) I can only laugh.

PS: Fingers crossed for a piece of good weather so they can finish it and the double-decker bus will be replaced by athletes (nothing against double-deckers in case people think I am getting above myself, they have as much right to be on the track as anyone).

Pherekydes

Huh. How many double deck buses are members of CH?

RoyMcC

*Shudder* I hate it when invaders take over an athletics track. In another life our track used to be commandeered once a year by a charity. We had 4x4s gaily speeding along the back straight and turning onto the infield over the metal track kerbing, barbeques in the discus circle, oiks climbing up the cages...

It was great to get it back again, deserted with an odd runner doing a session, maybe a lonely shot putter. Just as things should be.

thirtyfoot

Pherekydes wrote: »

Huh. How many double deck buses are members of CH?

CH use the bendy buses, you know the foreign ones you might see in cities on the continent. More expensive but do a better job.

RoyMcC wrote: »

*Shudder* I hate it when invaders take over an athletics track. In another life our track used to be commandeered once a year by a charity. We had 4x4s gaily speeding along the back straight and turning onto the infield over the metal track kerbing, barbeques in the discus circle, oiks climbing up the cages...

It was great to get it back again, deserted with an odd runner doing a session, maybe a lonely shot putter. Just as things should be.

Excellent, 4x4s take the biscuit. And yes, deserted tracks for all but 1-2 hours of a day is the way it should be.

Anyone else of any stories of strange 'alien' objects on tracks?

Rineanna

Tingle wrote:

Anyone else of any stories of strange 'alien' objects on tracks?

I saw a race-walker on one once*.


*I am merely jesticulating before I'm attacked

thirtyfoot

Rineanna wrote: »

I saw a race-walker on one once*.

Speaking of which, I'd imagine this would be scary on many levels......http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=10369

Trekkie Monster

I wouldn't say the race walking sessions will be scary, if they're anything like previous years they'll feature some of our best international athletes of the past few years as well as the future stars. Always a well-organised and well-supported weekend.

Although I suppose they could be scary to anyone afraid of hard training!

shels4ever

Tingle wrote: »

The new track is laid at Santry and it looks great. The lines aren't done yet so nobody is allowed on it. However, and I think this is hilarious, at the Sporting Fingal game on saturday there was a double-decker bus parked on the track. It was an ad as the company sponsor the club so that is fair enough but a double-decker bus. I'd say Signore Mondo if he was there would have been going crazy to see what was been done to his beautiful Italian design and materials.

Doesn't bother me as I don't think the bus would damage the track but it is kind of funny that a double-decker bus will be allowed on the track before athletes and when people have told me (totally infuriated) I can only laugh.

PS: Fingers crossed for a piece of good weather so they can finish it and the double-decker bus will be replaced by athletes (nothing against double-deckers in case people think I am getting above myself, they have as much right to be on the track as anyone).

Great now I know where to park for the euro XC

thirtyfoot

Just in case anyone is wondering, posts here are very much tongue in cheek and not to be taken seriously. To follow that theme, running head on into a waddle of walkers would be a scary halloween experience for me no matter how many international or stars of the future the waddle contained.

Dr Watson

Tingle wrote: »

running head on into a waddle of walkers

Is waddle of walkers the collective noun?

I always thought it was a wobble of walkers...

Racing Flat

The Man v Horse race in Wales is well established. I wonder would a Man v Bus race take off?

Who'd win a 400m on a track - man or double decker bus?

shels4ever

Racing Flat wrote: »

The Man v Horse race in Wales is well established. I wonder would a Man v Bus race take off?

Who'd win a 400m on a track - man or double decker bus?

I'd fancy my chances against a bus over 400m on a track

thirtyfoot

Dr Watson wrote: »

I always thought it was a wobble of walkers...

Yes, I think you are right.

Also, a pose of sprinters....
A crash of hurdlers...
A streak of misery of distance runners....
A self contented plod of 4 hr + marathon runners....
A beer belly of throwers....

Racing Flat wrote: »

The Man v Horse race in Wales is well established. I wonder would a Man v Bus race take off?

Who'd win a 400m on a track - man or double decker bus?

I'd imagine the double decker bus would struggle on the bends, would be tight though as it would need the bus to only travel at an average of 17 or 18 or 19 mph for the 400m to beat most men.

Kiptanui

Quiet day at the office lads??!!