I wont complain about course distances been out again!!

Baggirshorts

Some times I notice in races that my own watch may be a little different from the official distance when I cross the line. Normally only out by meters......

BUT NEVER BY KILOMETERS (OR MILES)......It did make me smile.....then cry....then laugh almost all at once..... :-)

This from the BBC web site.......
Runners in Thailand could be forgiven for feeling more than a little exhausted after completing a half-marathon on Saturday - after having to run nearly four miles further than they should have.

Athletes in the Bangkok Half-Marathon bombarded race organisers with complaints after running almost 17 miles rather than the usual 13.

The organisers later apologised.
They said a marshal told runners to turn in the wrong place.

I am currently unable to post the link...

bbc.com/sport/athletics

ultrapercy

Baggirshorts wrote: »

Some times I notice in races that my own watch may be a little different from the official distance when I cross the line. Normally only out by meters......

BUT NEVER BY KILOMETERS (OR MILES)......It did make me smile.....then cry....then laugh almost all at once..... :-)

This from the BBC web site.......
Runners in Thailand could be forgiven for feeling more than a little exhausted after completing a half-marathon on Saturday - after having to run nearly four miles further than they should have.

Athletes in the Bangkok Half-Marathon bombarded race organisers with complaints after running almost 17 miles rather than the usual 13.

The organisers later apologised.
They said a marshal told runners to turn in the wrong place.

I am currently unable to post the link...

bbc.com/sport/athletics

When did it become ok to use been instead of being? Is there anybody now left alive in the world who knows the difference ? Everywhere you look on the internet the one is in the others spot, it would be the most annoying thing about social media if it wasn't for everything else.

Itziger

ultrapercy wrote: »

When did it become ok to use been instead of being? Is there anybody now left alive in the world who knows the difference ? Everywhere you look on the internet the one is in the other's spot, it would be the most annoying thing about social media if it wasn't for everything else.

When you're a grammar Nazi, it is best to use the apostrophe correctly.

Just sayin' like!

walshb

Itziger wrote: »

When you're a grammar Nazi, it is best to use the apostrophe correctly.

Just sayin' like!

C'mon, that was a tough one. Been/being is not. Could it be others'?:pac:

ThisRegard

ultrapercy wrote: »

When did it become ok to use been instead of being? Is there anybody now left alive in the world who knows the difference ? Everywhere you look on the internet the one is in the others spot, it would be the most annoying thing about social media if it wasn't for everything else.

Isn't there a specific thread for such rants?

Anyway OP, welcome to the forum.

ultrapercy wrote: »

When did it become ok to use been instead of being? Is there anybody now left alive in the world who knows the difference ? Everywhere you look on the internet the one is in the others spot, it would be the most annoying thing about social media if it wasn't for everything else.

Itziger wrote: »

When you're a grammar Nazi, it is best to use the apostrophe correctly.

Just sayin' like!

You could also debate that he didn't capitalise the word "OK", and he's leaving a space after the last word in a question and the "?". Poor effort at Nazism, more third rate blue shirt.

walshb

ThisRegard wrote: »

Isn't there a specific thread for such rants?

No, that's the problem.

ThisRegard

walshb wrote: »

No, that's the problem.

Someone needs to Rant and Rave over that. There's the English forum I suppose.

Itziger

walshb wrote: »

C'mon, that was a tough one. Been/being is not. Could it be others'?:pac:

Agree, it is a tough one, but hey!

(As you may have noticed, I'm a disaster with commas)

walshb

Itziger wrote: »

Agree, it is a tough one, but hey!

(As you may have noticed, I'm a disaster with commas)

Anyway, we're missing the point. Those poor Bangkokians.......

Baggirshorts

ThisRegard wrote: »

Isn't there a specific thread for such rants?

Anyway OP, welcome to the forum.

Thanks for the welcome!!!
I will keep an eye on my grammar when posting. My current teacher also tells me I must improve....

Anyway...those poor runners...

Murph_D

To be fair to ultrapercy, he was giving out about grammar, which is not the same thing as punctuation. Not all grammar sticklers can punctuate, and not all punctuation sticklers have perfect grammar. Separate skills. :pac:

RacoonQueen

Talk about being off topic folks...

ThisRegard

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Talk about being off topic folks...

Is this like when the teacher tells you to talk amongst yourself when the principal asks them to pop out for a quick chat?

walshb

Murph_D wrote: »

To be fair to ultrapercy, he was giving out about grammar, which is not the same thing as punctuation. Not all grammar sticklers can punctuate, and not all punctuation sticklers have perfect grammar. Separate skills. :pac:

The voice of reason.

One illiterate lecturing another!:D

TFBubendorfer

Baggirshorts wrote: »

Athletes in the Bangkok Half-Marathon bombarded race organisers with complaints after running almost 17 miles rather than the usual 13.

The organisers later apologised.
They said a marshal told runners to turn in the wrong place.

Trying to get that back on topic (probably pointless but hey).

A friend of mine was supposed to pace that race but pulled out with a few days left because the organisation was so shambolic and he realised this could only end up badly. There was a lot more wrong than just one marshal misdirecting runners.

Baggirshorts

I recall a few years back running in a 10K race in the Phoenix park that was culled to 9k with very few aware that it had....I think for safety reasons.....But quite a lot of runners were very upset about that. It was for a men's charity I think. I remember feeling ecstatic for about 10 seconds, before figuring out I couldn't have run 10K that fast and not feel knackered...LOL...

Krusty_Clown

Baggirshorts wrote: »

I recall a few years back running in a 10K race in the Phoenix park that was culled to 9k with very few aware that it had....I think for safety reasons.....But quite a lot of runners were very upset about that. It was for a men's charity I think. I remember feeling ecstatic for about 10 seconds, before figuring out I couldn't have run 10K that fast and not feel knackered...LOL...

Sounds like the Aware 9k. All this conversation brings me back to the Bogtrotters 30.5 mile marathon. Oh yes, the good 'ol days.

Baggirshorts

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Sounds like the Aware 9k. All this conversation brings me back to the Bogtrotters 30.5 mile marathon. Oh yes, the good 'ol days.

Thats the one Krusty...I think it was there first run ever...
Thanks for that...:-)

Timmaay

Car crash of a thread...

ultrapercy

Baggirshorts wrote: »

Thats the one Krusty...I think it was there first run ever...
Thanks for that...:-)

Ah come on. Are you trying to wind me up? Their not there.

ThisRegard

Who's not where?

Baggirshorts

ThisRegard wrote: »

Who's not where?

ROFL...:-)

I should have wrote their....not there...

As to where...I am not sure...;-)

walshb

Timmaay wrote: »

Car crash of a thread...

There always the best.

chrislad

walshb wrote: »

There always the best.

You're grammers all wrong.

Firedance

walshb wrote: »

There always the best.

They're. tsk.

Clearlier

Firedance wrote: »

They're. tsk.

I once had an interview where I had to demonstrate that I understood the difference between they're/their/there. I looked at the interviewer like he had two heads but it turns out apparently that loads of people don't actually konw the difference.

In any case the original complaint wasn't about grammar but language. Misuse does bother me but I'd be a massive hypocrite if I ever complained as I make plenty of mistakes. Sometimes it's just that when typing I'm thinking of the next thing that I'm writing and don't check to see what I've actually typed. Muscle memory I guess prompts me to occasionally type in the wrong word which is I guess what happens when people type in 'been' instead of 'being' - although maybe there's a reference that goes straight over my head? I probably should preview my posts a bit more but we're not writing academic papers here so if we can understand each other I think that it's probably enough.

To drag the thread back on-topic again - a big local 10k charity race that I have taken part it in in the past had a screw up this year with a new route when a marshall who was supposed to tell runners to take a turn headed off to the toilet shortly before the runners arrived meaning that the leading runners missed the turn. The leaders ended up doing an extra 3k apparently.

Baggirshorts

Clearlier wrote: »

I probably should preview my posts a bit more but we're not writing academic papers here so if we can understand each other I think that it's probably enough.

A good point and well put.

Regarding the thread....mistakes happen and will always be the case where humans are involved. But for the price of entry to some races...you would hope for a bit better organization on route....

Firedance

Clearlier wrote: »

I once had an interview where I had to demonstrate that I understood the difference between they're/their/there. I looked at the interviewer like he had two heads but it turns out apparently that loads of people don't actually konw the difference.

In any case the original complaint wasn't about grammar but language. Misuse does bother me but I'd be a massive hypocrite if I ever complained as I make plenty of mistakes. Sometimes it's just that when typing I'm thinking of the next thing that I'm writing and don't check to see what I've actually typed. Muscle memory I guess prompts me to occasionally type in the wrong word which is I guess what happens when people type in 'been' instead of 'being' - although maybe there's a reference that goes straight over my head? I probably should preview my posts a bit more but we're not writing academic papers here so if we can understand each other I think that it's probably enough.

To drag the thread back on-topic again - a big local 10k charity race that I have taken part it in in the past had a screw up this year with a new route when a marshall who was supposed to tell runners to take a turn headed off to the toilet shortly before the runners arrived meaning that the leading runners missed the turn. The leaders ended up doing an extra 3k apparently.

Ah yeah, I'm always making mistakes and am no grammar nazi, I just couldn't resist....;) sorry walshb! I know you will return the favour at the earliest opportunity

Azza89

Wow what a disaster of a thread !

Almost as big of a disaster as that race by the sounds of it.

walshb

Firedance wrote: »

They're. tsk.

Ruining my effort at fun!

squiredanaher

Could of been worse.

walshb

squiredanaher wrote: »

Could of been worse.

Have!

polaris68

2/3 marathon for the price of a 1/2 marathon.

Anyway, 1st world problem in a 2nd world country is a sign of progress.

Clearlier

walshb wrote: »

Have!

You've bin trolled.

Perhaps it's time to shut this thread down now?

walshb

Clearlier wrote: »

You've bin trolled.

Not a chance!

RacoonQueen

Clearlier wrote: »

You've bin trolled.

Perhaps it's time to shut this thread down now?

Exactly what I was coming in to say!