Running Banned for Section of a Half Marathon Race

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Old Croc Sep 2014 4:23pm, 18 Sep 2014 24,920 posts	0 Old Croc take your shorts off and use them to cover up your number as you walk through.
Phil70 Sep 2014 9:02pm, 18 Sep 2014 517 posts	0 Phil70 I can imagine people speed/race walking that section providing you've the hips for it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkT_d2OTgv0
K5 Gus Sep 2014 9:14pm, 18 Sep 2014 979 posts	0 K5 Gus Just heard back from them - they said it's no more than 80 meters, but haven't said if that's 80m each way, or 40m each way. They've offered me a full refund if not happy with that. Just crunched some numbers : 80m at 15 min/mile is approx 45 seconds, whilst at 7 min/mile is approx 20 seconds, so a 25 sec "loss" if 80m in total, or 50sec loss if 80m each way. Hmmm, decisions...........
Johnny Panic Sep 2014 9:17pm, 18 Sep 2014 537 posts	0 Johnny Panic This has to be enough to get its UKA licence removed...
Anna Bomb Sep 2014 9:17pm, 18 Sep 2014 2,218 posts	0 Anna Bomb Some members from my club were discussing asking for refunds and doing Redcar instead as they are after PBs and only entered as it was advertised as fast and flat. I'm not so bothered as using it as a long run in marathon training
fetcheveryone Sep 2014 9:24pm, 18 Sep 2014 14,932 posts	0 fetcheveryone Moonwalk
ChrisHB Sep 2014 9:27pm, 18 Sep 2014 10,580 posts	0 ChrisHB Offer to put decking over the garden for the day.
Doctor K Sep 2014 9:40pm, 18 Sep 2014 3,247 posts	0 Doctor K That can't be a proper race then surely?
Anna Bomb Sep 2014 9:43pm, 18 Sep 2014 2,219 posts	0 Anna Bomb Doesn't sound it and I'm pretty sure a lot of the quicker runners will be asking for refunds as its not what was advertised.
K5 Gus Sep 2014 9:48pm, 18 Sep 2014 980 posts	0 K5 Gus Just heard back again - 80m each way