Humber Bridge Half Marathon

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DeeGee Jun 2011 8:46pm, 27 Jun 2011 9,574 posts	0 DeeGee Sad news indeed. My thoughts are with his family.
corned beef keith Jun 2011 8:56pm, 27 Jun 2011 615 posts	0 corned beef keith Very sad news, my sympathies go to the chaps family. God Bless.
DeeGee Jun 2011 10:06am, 28 Jun 2011 9,576 posts	0 DeeGee The Chairman of Grimsby Tri is a GP. He was running in the HBHM. Apparently he gave assistance to the runner concerned. Prior to this he also stopped during the race to give assistance to five other runners. There was a drop-out rate in excess of 500 people this year. Clearly something needs to be done.
MAG Jun 2011 11:29am, 28 Jun 2011 75 posts	0 MAG thisishullandeastriding.co.uk
trendyrunner Jun 2011 2:33pm, 28 Jun 2011 52 posts	0 trendyrunner so sad, brings everything else into perspective.
jacko Jun 2011 5:42pm, 28 Jun 2011 1,215 posts	0 jacko to lessen the risks they should start the race earlier say 9 o clock this would keep the mid day sun to a lower level and also give out water bottles instead of cups , this happens every year , and for what they charge for entry is a small price to pay compared with peoples lives,
MAG Jun 2011 11:46am, 30 Jun 2011 76 posts	0 MAG I agree with Jacko. Health and Safety was quoted by one water station volunteer as why they cant give out bottles in the comments within Hull Daily Mail website. How crazy. Other events hand out bottles and as for health and safety, what about the health of the runners. Maybe someone somewhere tripped on a bottle and got injured? I would rather risk that that then people getting severely dehydrated. The argument against a earlier start time is for people travelling to the event, maybe they are correct in they would lose some entrants, but better that then risk running in stupid temperatures.
flyswatter Jun 2011 12:28pm, 30 Jun 2011 204 posts	0 flyswatter We had water pouches at Sunderland 10k on Sunday, the first time I've seen them used. Better than cups, less danger of tripping than bottles.
DeeGee Jun 2011 12:43pm, 30 Jun 2011 9,609 posts	0 DeeGee Paper cups are better than plastic. Ok, they get a bit slippery when discarded, but you can at least squeeze the top closed to make a little slot to drink from. Even then, they're only any good if the've got enough water in. I had to take two cups from one water station. Both were less than half full. Seventy percent of both ended up on me rather than in me.
DeeGee Jun 2011 12:44pm, 30 Jun 2011 9,610 posts	0 DeeGee I also suggested sponges in my feedback e-mail: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/blog_other.php#247139