tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post2517374914983738370..comments2024-02-11T00:54:20.373-08:00Comments on A Trail Runner's Blog: "World Best" vs. "World Record" - Wha?Scott Dunlaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16096284778835123584noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-31666609695802411772011-10-26T21:11:12.156-07:002011-10-26T21:11:12.156-07:00That's just BS! I have been thinking about the...That's just BS! I have been thinking about the rationale, and it simply doesn't make sense. So, if a woman runner uses a male "rabbit" they are at an advantage? Again, I say BS! I'm a male, and I can definitively say that no woman in the world would want me as a "rabbit". So, will they start categorizing male "rabbits". (slow rabbit / fast rabbit / old rabbit / young rabbit)<br /><br />Whoever made this new rule is an idiot, and most likely a male chauvinist!!<br /><br />I say, may the fastest woman win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-18788068615631413432011-10-09T12:00:42.400-07:002011-10-09T12:00:42.400-07:00As a woman and a runner, I can only say that it wo...As a woman and a runner, I can only say that it would depend on how cute the ass of the male "rabbit" is :-) Seems kind of a sexist policy to me (the best versus record, I mean), although I have to think about it more. What about if a male runner going for a WR has a rabbit as they often do - does that only stand as a "world best" I doubt that. Thanks for your site - love it.Flash4Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467895706035221888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-24261880283687858612011-10-07T01:27:54.598-07:002011-10-07T01:27:54.598-07:00............Ioanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018084970786640056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-80592197000141994712011-10-06T21:41:38.434-07:002011-10-06T21:41:38.434-07:00This is why track and field is a dying sport. The...This is why track and field is a dying sport. These idiots are just dumb asses. They have NO vision and are stuck in the old fashioned ways.<br /><br />A women ran 2:15, accept it. If this ruling stands, they ANY world record ran with a pacer either being man or women should be void.Scott Dickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592220163997863858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-79651448721073120272011-10-06T20:04:56.158-07:002011-10-06T20:04:56.158-07:00That seriously sucks. So now the only way a woman...That seriously sucks. So now the only way a woman marathoner can get a world record is to run in a women-only race, whereas men can (at least in the abstract) get a world record in any certified race they please?! That seems to me to be an even bigger disparity than the one they're supposedly fixing.<br /><br />JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-73618732443412502112011-10-06T14:32:54.896-07:002011-10-06T14:32:54.896-07:00"But many agree a male pacer is worth about t..."But many agree a male pacer is worth about two minutes."<br /><br />If that really is the reason why the decision was made, then why wouldn't a male pacer be worth two minutes for male racers? (Or ANY pacer for that matter -- Garmin training partner, TV vehicle, motorcycle, etc. etc.)<br /><br />The issue, imo, seems to be whether pacers/rabbits should be allowed. Why have a pacer if it isn't benefiting in some way? But their decision to single out male pacers for women racers seems ridiculous.<br /><br />And to change existing records seems like a cheap shot.Scott McMurtreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879663957608177567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-35158376074926502362011-10-06T06:43:33.551-07:002011-10-06T06:43:33.551-07:00Brett - According to the powers that be it is fine...Brett - According to the powers that be it is fine to have a pacer (or pacers) as long as female runners only have female pacers.<br /><br />David T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860166.post-57672163383417161382011-10-06T05:46:05.667-07:002011-10-06T05:46:05.667-07:00Did you watch the Berlin marathon recently where t...Did you watch the Berlin marathon recently where the World Record was set? They had what - 6 pacers? They formed a wall up front and you could hardly see the leaders until past halfway.<br /><br />What is the difference in having a pacer whether you are a man or a woman? How much time did the Berlin leaders save by having a wall of humanity cut the wind for them for the first several miles?<br /><br />Here is a video of parts of the Berlin Marathon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL3fBTHMFvQBretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376446409534942024noreply@blogger.com