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May 2019
11:34am, 11 May 2019
353 posts
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iRicey
what’s the point of a tail walker if they’re not going to stop and help people?
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May 2019
11:37am, 11 May 2019
12,642 posts
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Homer
Yup
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May 2019
12:06pm, 11 May 2019
1,371 posts
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beebop
Agreed.
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May 2019
12:17pm, 11 May 2019
17,660 posts
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KinkyS
Surely, it's the responsibility of the tail to stay behind the last runners, rather than the runners' responsibility to stay ahead of the tail? More so if someone is ill!
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May 2019
12:32pm, 11 May 2019
41,595 posts
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Velociraptor
That's very disappointing, and totally not what tail walking is about. I'm sure most tail walkers would stop and check on someone who was obviously not well even if that person wasn't part of the event.
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May 2019
1:48pm, 11 May 2019
6,174 posts
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Jovi Runner
That is shocking - surely even human decent would result in stopping to ask someone if they were OK. Even at our parkrun which has a time restriction on our usage licence we would always ensure tailwalker was behind the last person and stop and help or radio for assistance for additional help if someone was ill.
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May 2019
2:18pm, 11 May 2019
33,924 posts
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Lip Gloss
That is shocking way for a tail walker to behave. Hope your wife is okay and will return to parkrun again
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May 2019
2:23pm, 11 May 2019
1,093 posts
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oumaumau
Thanks all, mrs o is taking this much better than me. It wouldn't boil my p*ss quite so much if the tail walking couple didn't have nearly 200 runs a piece at the event, and she could see them when they finished 200 yards ahead of her and another runner who had stopped to check she was OK, at which point the timers were stopped.
Her c25k group are off to a different parkrun next weekend, so hopefully a better outcome
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May 2019
2:26pm, 11 May 2019
3,520 posts
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ndellar
That sounds awful. Our tail walkers are briefed to stay with (or at an appropriate distance behind) the last person. So if they pause / have a breather then the tail walkers do too. Also, we usually have at least two tail walkers (as per parkrun guidance) so at least if something does happen, one can assist the injured or unwell person whilst the other(s) can get more help or stay with the next last runner.
I agree, it's also about just being a kind human being and checking if someone is ok, parkrun or not!
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May 2019
3:13pm, 11 May 2019
28,048 posts
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DocMoye
why would anyone behave like that?
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