Is this happening again this year? Anyone know date?
SAWgunner said:
A lot of local runners that I know, that live in that area, have been turned off of that race, as of late, because of a supposed "ringer" that gets brought in from Houston and wins every year.
Seems like a lot of effort for a local 5K race, but I'm told that this person is at least semi-professional and the families that show up to participate are getting turned off by it.
Full disclosure, I haven't seen it myself, but I did hear it from a lot of different, unrelated sources.
InMyOpinion said:SAWgunner said:
A lot of local runners that I know, that live in that area, have been turned off of that race, as of late, because of a supposed "ringer" that gets brought in from Houston and wins every year.
Seems like a lot of effort for a local 5K race, but I'm told that this person is at least semi-professional and the families that show up to participate are getting turned off by it.
Full disclosure, I haven't seen it myself, but I did hear it from a lot of different, unrelated sources.
What would be the benefit of bringing in a "ringer" from Houston for a charity 5k?
Is this the same guy who is an Aggie and ran for Pat Henry at A&M?soso33 said:
He's just a guy that enters a lot of these types of races to win the prizes. But last year, the disgust was ratcheted up after he won and was awarded his prize. Because moments later, guess who won the raffle drawing for the grand prize of a macbook air? Yep, the same guy.
TXAggie1976 said:
What non-profit does it benefit?
If you award prizes for the top finishers, how would you not know that someone could enter every year and beat everyone? That's like telling Usain Bolt he doesn't get gold because he won before.aggiERdoc said:
4) This year, there will be no repeat winners. So, even if he runs again, a new winner will be awarded. Since we are healthcare providers, not professional run organizers, we didn't understand how this game can be played and we didn't anticipate having repeat winners.
dave99ag said:If you award prizes for the top finishers, how would you not know that someone could enter every year and beat everyone? That's like telling Usain Bolt he doesn't get gold because he won before.aggiERdoc said:
4) This year, there will be no repeat winners. So, even if he runs again, a new winner will be awarded. Since we are healthcare providers, not professional run organizers, we didn't understand how this game can be played and we didn't anticipate having repeat winners.
Just call it a charity run and don't award anything for the fastest finisher. Problem solved.