npurdy1112 wrote:
You can see via his strava (and comparing to the course map) he made the correct turn, but decided to cut out that section of the course on purpose.
He has a reply on his strava where he says "i wasnt the only runner course was crazy". He is the only runner who made the turn and decided, screw it i am going to cut the rest of this section out and claim a PR, top masters and top 10
Do you have the results of the top-20 or so? Nothing is available online yet. If you cut a full mile off of a HM, you are going to move ahead of A LOT of people. I would be curious what his place was at the previous timing mats and how many people he "passed" in the final 5K.
"i wasnt the only runner course was crazy" - what the hell is he talking about? It is a simple loop that he refused to do. He didn't accidentally miss a turn and cut something off; he just said, "screw it, I'm not doing this loop" and turned around. It is hard to believe that nobody near the front noticed him. This is another reason I want to see the overall results. How much of a gap did he have between himself and the next runner ahead and behind. The runner behind him almost certainly had been able to see him for a while before the turn, saw him make the turn, and then suddenly POOF he's already completed a one-mile loop.
His strava indicates he turned around approximately at the red circle. It is a straight road to the turn around point.
There is no way this was an "accident."
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