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How many races have you done (according to Fetch)?

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swittle Nov 2012 8:21pm, 9 Nov 2012 20,582 posts	Quote Pin swittle
The_Saint Nov 2012 8:25pm, 9 Nov 2012 5,457 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint Can anyone give me an example of a race that is not a timed run ? The original name of "Time Trial" was dropped because too many people (correctly) pointed out that in a time trial, runners or cyclists start at intervals so are racing the clock rather than each other. Countering the other fallacious reasoning I have encountered here, if someone says that thier car is a "Mini", not a car they are confusing the name of something (and often advertising hype) with the correct classification of an object or entity. Parkruns are races, if you want them to not be races, you should refuse to record a time in the results.
SPR Nov 2012 8:27pm, 9 Nov 2012 17,635 posts	Quote Pin SPR Doublethink 'r' us
Mrsbridgewater Nov 2012 8:30pm, 9 Nov 2012 679 posts	Quote Pin Mrsbridgewater I've only got two logged on Fetch. I did more than 2 last month alone.
OllyW Nov 2012 8:31pm, 9 Nov 2012 5,534 posts	Quote Pin OllyW Parkruns are quite obviously races. No charge, no prizes but clearly races. If parkrun don't want to classify them as races for an obscure (no doubt insurance/athletics regulations) reason then that's fine.
HermanBloom Nov 2012 8:40pm, 9 Nov 2012 2,336 posts	Quote Pin HermanBloom For the purposes of winning Jelly Babies, Park Runs count in this thread. Carry on.
Kieren Nov 2012 8:59pm, 9 Nov 2012 3,519 posts	Quote Pin Kieren Time Trail wasn't dropped for that reason. "time trial" was dropped because it scared some newbies. PSH wanted to make parkrun as accessible to all as possible, to be more about the run and less about competition. At least that's how I remember the conversation after BPTT but it was a long time ago.
swittle Nov 2012 10:13pm, 9 Nov 2012 20,583 posts	Quote Pin swittle Is it not the case that the runner can allow parkrun to be what she/he wants it to be?
Son of a Pronator Man Nov 2012 10:30pm, 9 Nov 2012 6,733 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man Some times I race Parkruns and sometimes I dont. Its a race for me if i want it to be.
Foxy Nov 2012 10:40pm, 9 Nov 2012 28,013 posts	Quote Pin Foxy 187 137 Marathons 11 Ultras 1 half 2 x 10km 2 x 5 miles 1 x 2.5 miles 1 x 4 miles the rest are 5k's