Probably the dumbest move I have ever seen in a road race.
Probably the dumbest move I have ever seen in a road race.
Yea that’s pretty dumb. He just had to relax and let off the pace a bit for the pack to catch him instead of wasting all of that extra energy doing what he did
Nobody in that video is running backwards.
Ok fine. WHY DID HE TURN AROUND AND RUN TOWARDS THE 2ND PACK instead of just slowing and editing for them to catch up???
I don't get this. Was he in the race?
He dropped a key that was pinned to his shorts and another runner picked it up and gave it to him. The video doesn't show the whole story.
Seeking information wrote:
He dropped a key that was pinned to his shorts and another runner picked it up and gave it to him. The video doesn't show the whole story.
Isn't this guy like almost elite? Why was he carry his car key? It makes no sense. Why would he carry any extra weight. It it'ss a fob, those things are not light.
Moo G wrote:
I don't get this. Was he in the race?
Yes. He's a 2:09 American. Had a bad day today and ran 2:20:01. We meant to start a thread on this. I added: This is the weirdest thing we've EVER seen to the title.
rojo wrote:
Moo G wrote:
I don't get this. Was he in the race?
Yes. He's a 2:09 American. Had a bad day today and ran 2:20:01. We meant to start a thread on this. I added: This is the weirdest thing we've EVER seen to the title.
Good job, sparky!
A list of some weirder things that have happened in marathons...
-Paula urinating in middle of road
-Runner getting pushed off road in 2004 Olympic Marathon
-That guy who ran with his wiener out for the last section of the race
-75% of the elite field dropping out, 2018 Boston
Title of thread misleading. At no point did I see anyone actually running backwards like people on Planet Fitness treadmills.
He ran backward.
In a reverse or contrary direction or way.
a Count backward from 10.
b: toward the past. A journey backward in time
c: toward a worse state. His new job felt like a step backward.
Rojo: Ian Butler is autistic, and there have already been articles describing some of the challenges he faced in life so it’s really quite extraordinary that he is an elite American marathon runner in the first place. I think this incident was just a blip on his journey through life and shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Ian Butler - Dude faced a lot of challenges in life including education. It’s all here. Kudos to him.
asdfasdfa wrote:
A list of some weirder things that have happened in marathons...
-Paula urinating in middle of road
-Runner getting pushed off road in 2004 Olympic Marathon
-That guy who ran with his wiener out for the last section of the race
-75% of the elite field dropping out, 2018 Boston
She didn't urinate, she did a poop if I recall rightly. Felt sorry for her.
Maybe he thought the course turned and wanted to double-check.
chihuahua - wah. wrote:
asdfasdfa wrote:
A list of some weirder things that have happened in marathons...
-Paula urinating in middle of road
-Runner getting pushed off road in 2004 Olympic Marathon
-That guy who ran with his wiener out for the last section of the race
-75% of the elite field dropping out, 2018 Boston
She didn't urinate, she did a poop if I recall rightly. Felt sorry for her.
Wow, yes you are 100% correct. Okay, so THAT is the weirdest thing letsrun has seen in a marathon.
chihuahua - wah. wrote:
asdfasdfa wrote:
A list of some weirder things that have happened in marathons...
-Paula urinating in middle of road
-Runner getting pushed off road in 2004 Olympic Marathon
-That guy who ran with his wiener out for the last section of the race
-75% of the elite field dropping out, 2018 Boston
She didn't urinate, she did a poop if I recall rightly. Felt sorry for her.
Didn't Uta Pippig have the same thing happen?
Uta had a wicked combo: her period started, and she had diarrhea.
I was watching it on TV. She stuck her hand in her shorts, made a face, and pushed on to the win (I'm pretty sure). I was always a big fan and a bigger one after that.
Grace under pressure.
Galen Rupp dropped a gel packet. Butler saw it, but it didn't register for a few seconds later that it was Rupp's. He figured that if he went back and picked it up, he could put it on Ebay and make some money.