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Running Banned for Section of a Half Marathon Race

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Sep 2014
4:23pm, 18 Sep 2014
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Old Croc
take your shorts off and use them to cover up your number as you walk through.
Sep 2014
9:02pm, 18 Sep 2014
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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
Sep 2014
9:14pm, 18 Sep 2014
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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...........
Sep 2014
9:17pm, 18 Sep 2014
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Johnny Panic
This has to be enough to get its UKA licence removed...
Sep 2014
9:17pm, 18 Sep 2014
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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
Sep 2014
9:24pm, 18 Sep 2014
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fetcheveryone
Moonwalk :-)
Sep 2014
9:27pm, 18 Sep 2014
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ChrisHB
Offer to put decking over the garden for the day.
Sep 2014
9:40pm, 18 Sep 2014
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Doctor K
That can't be a proper race then surely?
Sep 2014
9:43pm, 18 Sep 2014
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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.
Sep 2014
9:48pm, 18 Sep 2014
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K5 Gus
Just heard back again - 80m each way :-( :-(

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