Over 50's club

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Runningfoxx May 2019 10:37pm, 30 May 2019 63 posts	0 Runningfoxx If over 50's are/were so good it's a good job I didn't start racing till I was 55! Quality must have been dropping off for I could win my age category over most distances up to marathon though I didn't run 5K till I was 75. 22.24 was good enough to take the BMAF Championship that year (2007) but the the M80 winner was hot on my heels only 10 seconds behind!
Cyclops May 2019 10:47pm, 30 May 2019 3,815 posts	0 Cyclops I once came 101st (out of 103) in a race. The man behind me got a trophy for winning his age group - M70. I was very annoyed by that at the time.
Mandymoo May 2019 7:28am, 31 May 2019 8,462 posts	0 Mandymoo I once came last in a race - I didn't care. Most others did the race as 3 people relay, I did the whole thing and was sent the wrong way at one point by the Marshall. It was a great race, very hilly (3 molehills including box hill) and I had a blast
Goofee May 2019 7:38am, 31 May 2019 2,763 posts	0 Goofee I once came last in a 56 mile race by about half an hour even though I was in the first of two waves to start. Everyone who started an hour later (including Trin) overtook me! I hated the whole thing and as a result decided to give up running for good. That was in 2012. I may have run since then.
Velociraptor May 2019 7:53am, 31 May 2019 41,788 posts	0 Velociraptor I once came DFL in a Coastal Trails marathon even after setting off an hour ahead of the official start. I didn't find a party at the back, it was shite.
HappyG(rrr) May 2019 8:09am, 31 May 2019 31,611 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) What does DFL stand for? D - Dead, L- Last? Might I regret asking what the F-in DFL stands for?! I've jogged at the back of a race and finished last before. Usually the best chat, I've found! Tricialitt was last finished at Cateran a couple weeks ago and got a massive cheer over the line. I think she'd had a pretty good time with the sweepers and other runners too. We chatted near the start. Nearly 15 hours for the 55 miles and 6000ft. Respect! G
Nick Cook May 2019 8:21am, 31 May 2019 33,286 posts	0 Nick Cook Finish Last?
GregP May 2019 8:25am, 31 May 2019 112,626 posts	0 GregP I assume it stands for what I assume Happers-Jeeers assumes.
Velociraptor May 2019 8:26am, 31 May 2019 41,789 posts	0 Velociraptor Slip of the finger, son, just a slip of the finger
alpenrose May 2019 9:16am, 31 May 2019 39,538 posts	0 alpenrose I was quite upset in my race a couple of weeks ago. I ran the whole way round with the tail runner and as we came onto the track at the end I had to overtake an injured person who the tail then stayed with.