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New UKA road running rules - now with added headphone bans!!

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larkim Nov 2016 12:49pm, 23 Nov 2016 1,346 posts	Quote Pin larkim Agreed Gobi.
Spleen Nov 2016 9:11am, 24 Nov 2016 1,486 posts	Quote Pin Spleen I think most race organisers will continue to ignore it.
Gobi Nov 2016 9:30am, 24 Nov 2016 59,360 posts	Quote Pin Gobi I like the concept of no headphones. But It has to be all are banned or none. Also If it is not a lapped course I have no issue. I believe I have mellowed
Chrisull Nov 2016 9:37am, 24 Nov 2016 10,325 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull They're pretty much banned for all off road races down here too.
CharlieP Nov 2016 10:12am, 24 Nov 2016 535 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP Somebody I know was disqualified for wearing headphones after finishing first in a race (despite having plenty of notice and warnings). Of course, it was a massive injustice perpetrated by the organisers, rather than a case of him ignoring the rules.
AndyI Nov 2016 10:13am, 24 Nov 2016 42 posts	Quote Pin AndyI Wow - a breathtaking cash-in by UKA! That borders on corruption. I look forward to the next commercial tie-in, when I'll be allowed to use EPO, as long as it's AstraZeneca-branded.
larkim Nov 2016 2:29pm, 24 Nov 2016 1,352 posts	Quote Pin larkim Careful, its *not* UKA doing this, its England Athletics. Different bodies, and from what I can see England Athletics is not represented on the UKA Board.
The_Saint Nov 2016 2:40pm, 24 Nov 2016 5,940 posts	Quote Pin The_Saint A few years ago I was at a presentation by people from Run Britain and I asked them if their lukewarm stance on headphones was influenced by the fact that every time you went to the site you had a popup talking about winning a pair of Sennheiser headphones. To me this link between running and listening to something while you do it is as odd and inexplicable as people who think that running only exists as an offshoot of charity.
AndyI Nov 2016 3:21pm, 24 Nov 2016 43 posts	Quote Pin AndyI larkim - many thanks. I withdraw my venom from UKA, with profuse apologies, and re-direct it at EA.
Gobi Nov 2016 3:25pm, 24 Nov 2016 59,363 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Run , headphones , charity So the rest of us non elites may as well stop