50k for 30 days

Bumped into the two lads yesterday after reading this thread.

The lads themselves were not claiming anything, just that they will complete 50k each day as best they can.

There's obviously/presumably a few subtexts I'm missing but the thread reads very poorly for the uninitiated in the ways of the ultras.

Was the original post subtly slagging them or promoting them?
Why the ridicule from regular posters?

It just doesn't read that well.

Any link to the facebook page on this?

Are you sure of that? Did you look yourself? I’m not condoning using another persons number but this is wrong information. The finish time is 5th in the age group but don’t let that get in the way of you putting them down.

normanoffside wrote: »

No you are wrong on that.
More a case of someone who should have won an Irish Championship medal checked out the pictures of people who beat her to discover an imposter.
Imposter turns out to be (Quite) well known internet spoofer who regularly declares himself ‘ kingdom crusader’ ‘son of king’ ‘elite runner’ etc etc.

The guy is odious (In my opinion of course).

I remember the days when running people got behind each other.

normanoffside wrote: »

Yes. The person he ran under was announced as bronze medalist in the AG as they were based on wave 1 gun times (people running out of wave 2 had a results 15 slower- that’s a poor system but a different argument.).

It has since been corrected in the AI results as it was reported. But Pauline’s time is still bizarrely in the DCM results.

This is regrettable, but entirely irrelevant to this thread.

Someone just pointed out that it can't be Ireland biggest Ultra event every because (Armagh Man) Stevey McGeown actually ran 60 Utras in 60 days a few years ago (Longer Ultras btw- 70km+ each)

This reply is ridiculous:

Ultra marathon in aid of As I Am Autism wrote:

Thank you for the message
And a massive achievement for Stephen
But unfortunately
Stephen completed his ultras in both Ireland & N.ireland
And N. Ireland is under the ie United Kingdom
As also Stephen is living in N.ireland Uk
With that said
This event and
All 30 ultras will be completed in Ireland between Dublin & kerry
And both our athletes area natives of Ireland
That making them Irish athletes and the event been an Irish event
That making it officially Ireland’s biggest ultra event ever
But more importantly this isn’t a personal challenge for our athletes
This event is about bringing awareness of autism

Thank you for your support and your message
We will forward your regards
And wishes
To both athletes
Kind regards
Team ultra marathon.

If you would like to make a donation towards autism
You can do so by clicking the link above

Duanington wrote: »

I bumped into them at the launch of this charity gig they're on ( it was a 5k run in the phoenix park)....couldn't meet 2 more humble fellas, there was very little bragging and certainly no declaration of them being elites ( by them anyway).
Sound lads, raising a few quid

My wife ran the 5k and was following the two runners on FB,. There was no mention of how much was raised from the 5k race on the event page or on the 50k a day FB page.I assumed that they would post the amount raised on their FB as the page is quite active promoting the two lads themselves, a gardener and a bus driver. I asked the question on how much was raised on two occasions, on both occasions my question was promptly deleted. I then contacted the AsiAm charity directly and asked them. They confirmed that they received no funds from this event..Sound lads Indeed

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-48824181
Not a patch on this lad, big future ahead of him.

I asked yesterday "how much was raised? " below is the response posted and now quickly deleted


"Hi 😊
If you can private message the page your contact details
Ie
Phone number
And email
we will have a member contact you ASAP
To briefly answer your questions
Team ultra are continuing to work towards raising badly needed funds and bringing awareness of autism
The journey was very successful
thank you for your interest and support
If you would like to join us on this journey your support will be very much appreciated
Be sure to mention this when you speak with a team member

For any additional questions you may have
Please forward a contact number and I will request a call for you ASAP from a member
We respect your privacy and we ask you to respect our policy
That been if an enquiry or question is asked we follow up with a message of contact through a phone call from a team member of ultra marathon
Again we ask you to respect our policy.
And look forward to speaking with you
Regards"

KSU wrote: »

Given non affiliation to AAI or IMRA I would be questioning insurance moreso than the calibre of athlete and merits of "Elite" labels

I'd be guessing that coaching qualifications might be somewhat underwhelming as well. Which potentially just adds to the issue.

Yup, I'd say they have no idea about the financial disaster zone they are opening themselves up to if they are not properly insured.

normanoffside, Yeah I had spotted a while back that they were indeed promoting themselves as not just elites, but European level elites. No comment required.

I do wonder what they're hoping to achieve. Maybe it is a simple as money. But they've managed to build up an impressive list of people who, shall we say, hold them in less than high regard. So if its an ego thing it would have been harder to fail more spectacularly.

RacoonQueen wrote: »

My friend did actually ask this and about coaching quals and was asked to provide his phone number. When he refused to provide his number, they deleted his comment and blocked him from the page. Was actually generally interested in linking up with them but wants to run championship races so wants to be in AI affiliated club. Found the request for his phone number / them only willing to deal with queries that come in over facebook, over the phone a bit unsettling.

Actually found some threarening voicemails on my FB account, and messages threatening me with legal action signed on behalf of the charity. Obvs have blocked, reported and spoken to a local garda,quite sinister.