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Posted: 9/27/2014 1:32:58 PM EDT
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So much in this photo http://dgc27lrrryz1d.cloudfront.net/assets/local_story_media/Runners-derailed_1411820763/20140928cr_marathon_train_09al.jpg View Quote Why? The train appears to be stopped and those people are pressing on to finish their marathon. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Yep, says in the article they thought they could get through town before the race went through there. Railroads are usually pretty good at scheduling and timing. Not so good on this one though. |
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Quoted: I bet they create stupid stickers for their cars and make it a yearly event now. "Trainwreck 13.1" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: They stopped the train? I bet they create stupid stickers for their cars and make it a yearly event now. "Trainwreck 13.1" |
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Lulz. I would be pissed if I was one of the runners. View Quote Me too. I wanted to stop during my last half to tell the asshole bitching at the cop directing traffic that he was a fat fucking piece of shit and to shut his cock holster. But I was more worried about my time... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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They stopped the train? I bet they create stupid stickers for their cars and make it a yearly event now. "Trainwreck 13.1" Yep..I hate those little stickers but I would buy one like that if I had run this race. |
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Quoted: Me too. I wanted to stop during my last half to tell the asshole bitching at the cop directing traffic that he was a fat fucking piece of shit and to shut his cock holster. But I was more worried about my time... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Lulz. I would be pissed if I was one of the runners. Me too. I wanted to stop during my last half to tell the asshole bitching at the cop directing traffic that he was a fat fucking piece of shit and to shut his cock holster. But I was more worried about my time... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Yep..I hate those little stickers but I would buy one like that if I had run this race. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They stopped the train? I bet they create stupid stickers for their cars and make it a yearly event now. "Trainwreck 13.1" Yep..I hate those little stickers but I would buy one like that if I had run this race. See, you runners are so predictable. |
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Why? The train appears to be stopped and those people are pressing on to finish their marathon. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Why? The train appears to be stopped and those people are pressing on to finish their marathon. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile The train only stopped because he was forced to, the runners were crossing in front of it. |
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Here's the railroaders and railfans talking about it.
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Right, getting locked up while running a race is poor form. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Lulz. I would be pissed if I was one of the runners. Me too. I wanted to stop during my last half to tell the asshole bitching at the cop directing traffic that he was a fat fucking piece of shit and to shut his cock holster. But I was more worried about my time... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I'm pretty sure the cop was holding his tongue himself. This old man bitching at him was just a piece of shit. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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The train only stopped because he was forced to, the runners were crossing in front of it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Why? The train appears to be stopped and those people are pressing on to finish their marathon. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile The train only stopped because he was forced to, the runners were crossing in front of it. Then the runners were stupid. Fair enough. But it sounds as if the train conductor was a fucking prick for pushing through when he shouldn't have and fucking up an event that was likely planned a year in advance. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: I'm pretty sure the cop was holding his tongue himself. This old man bitching at him was just a piece of shit. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Lulz. I would be pissed if I was one of the runners. Me too. I wanted to stop during my last half to tell the asshole bitching at the cop directing traffic that he was a fat fucking piece of shit and to shut his cock holster. But I was more worried about my time... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I'm pretty sure the cop was holding his tongue himself. This old man bitching at him was just a piece of shit. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I had an old lady bitch at me while I was doing traffic for a race since I wouldn't let her drive down the street while there were runners still on it. I pretty much ignored her except to not let her continue until the street was clear.
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Pretty mild comments from GD. I wonder what feedback there would be if it were a cycling event.
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What was going on? I had an old lady bitch at me while I was doing traffic for a race since I wouldn't let her drive down the street while there were runners still on it. I pretty much ignored her except to not let her continue until the street was clear. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Lulz. I would be pissed if I was one of the runners. Me too. I wanted to stop during my last half to tell the asshole bitching at the cop directing traffic that he was a fat fucking piece of shit and to shut his cock holster. But I was more worried about my time... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I'm pretty sure the cop was holding his tongue himself. This old man bitching at him was just a piece of shit. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I had an old lady bitch at me while I was doing traffic for a race since I wouldn't let her drive down the street while there were runners still on it. I pretty much ignored her except to not let her continue until the street was clear. Basically what you describe. He was screaming out of his window about how he was going to be late for lunch and he couldn't believe they would stop traffic for a race. I guess it didn't matter that the road closures had been announced for a week prior on all the local news programs and in all the papers. Not to mention there were signs marking detours. Fuck that guy. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Yeah, these races don't just happen on the spur of a moment. They can be an inconvenience, but they give you plenty of time to plan around it.
Oh well, fatty must have running low on fuel and had to get to the buffet.
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Those faggoty assholes shouldn't be allowed to use the roads unless they get registration and pay road tax!
Roads are for cars, not runners. |
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gotta love the stupid bitch holding her hands up like the whole world should revolve around their bullshit marathon.
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I do not agree with the idea that it is the Train companies fault. The planners from the marathon should have contacted them during pre route planning.
If they did and the train was off schedule then that would be different. As for the runners looking like herded cats....... I wouldn't disrespect cats like that |
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Quoted: Yep..I hate those little stickers but I would buy one like that if I had run this race. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: They stopped the train? I bet they create stupid stickers for their cars and make it a yearly event now. "Trainwreck 13.1" Yep..I hate those little stickers but I would buy one like that if I had run this race. Heck yeah, and a t-shirt too. |
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Fuckin' trains, they always come through town and hold up traffic when it's busy as shit or I'm in a hurry.
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I do not agree with the idea that it is the Train companies fault. The planners from the marathon should have contacted them during pre route planning. If they did and the train was off schedule then that would be different. As for the runners looking like herded cats....... I wouldn't disrespect cats like that View Quote Reading IS for faggots, right! That nifty article that was linked in the OP spells out the planning and coordination that took place. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Marathons are generally yearly, and thus planned very, very far in advance. Whoever scheduled that train to be there at that time is the one who fucked up, not the runners of the race. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They stopped the train? Marathons are generally yearly, and thus planned very, very far in advance. Whoever scheduled that train to be there at that time is the one who fucked up, not the runners of the race. Yeah, how dare they not consider something so important as a marathon while planning their trivial task of moving goods and materials from A to B. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: I do not agree with the idea that it is the Train companies fault. The planners from the marathon should have contacted them during pre route planning. If they did and the train was off schedule then that would be different. As for the runners looking like herded cats....... I wouldn't disrespect cats like that View Quote |
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Oh damn, that sucks. I hope it was not a qualifier. View Quote It was. They'll still accept qualifying times, but of course if you got screwed and missed your time because of the train, there's no recourse other than finding another race to run. If something like this happened to me in a 5k, I'd be pissed. In a marathon, that requires months and months of training and preparation? I couldn't even imagine. What a disaster. |
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Those faggoty assholes shouldn't be allowed to use the roads unless they get registration and pay road tax! Roads are for cars, not runners. Don't derail this thread Quoted:
So that isn't something the runners train for? I see what you both did there |
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Yeah, how dare they not consider something so important as a marathon while planning their trivial task of moving goods and materials from A to B. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They stopped the train? Marathons are generally yearly, and thus planned very, very far in advance. Whoever scheduled that train to be there at that time is the one who fucked up, not the runners of the race. Yeah, how dare they not consider something so important as a marathon while planning their trivial task of moving goods and materials from A to B. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile You apparently didn't read the article either. We get it. You've likely never trained for and ran an endurance race and couldn't care any less about it. Fine. But the conductor fucked up and wound up in a spot he wasn't supposed to be in. Them's the facts. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I do not agree with the idea that it is the Train companies fault. The planners from the marathon should have contacted them during pre route planning. If they did and the train was off schedule then that would be different. As for the runners looking like herded cats....... I wouldn't disrespect cats like that View Quote Know how I can tell you didn't read the article? |
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wow, what a train wreck. Those ass holes derailed that marathon. Those runners were just chugging along.
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