Exactly. In our mountain bike races - in my area - we do sex and age group categories, but the overall winner IS the overall winner, no matter who crosses first. The fastest person is the fastest person.
I feel this was done in poor taste. Sure, let the Elites have their awards, but the overall winner needs recognition.
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10-21-2008, 04:37 PM #1
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It does seem in poor taste to me as well. When you look at other marathons, the elite women are finishing 2:20 and 2:30s. The article says that O'Connell didn't consider herself an elite runner, and that's probably because she usually runs over a 3 hr marathon. Preferred Start, DEFINITELY. Really fast marathon--YES. Elite--that's debatable.
How was she to know that "elite" runner in this marathon meant a 3 hr race? It doesn't seem fair.2005 Giant TCR2
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Nike ammended their decision. When I looked up the results earlier today, Adrien is listed as the winner.
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10-22-2008, 06:59 PM #6
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I'm glad that her performance was acknowledged.
At the same time, I'm a bit confused: as they get rid of the "elite" category next year, are they going to keep applying the "gun time prevails" rule?
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