lonelywombat
November 17th, 2015, 10:14
Bangkok half-marathon runners outraged by their extra 7km
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/bangk ... 133ba6e3c6 (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/bangkok-halfmarathon-runners-outraged-by-their-extra-7km-after-organisers-misplace-a-uturn/news-story/68ebe77fcb146802c1b9b9133ba6e3c6)
YOU know that feeling when itтАЩs like youтАЩve been running far longer than your watch suggests?
Well, this feeling turned out to be accurate for BangkokтАЩs half-marathon runners on the weekend, after they unknowingly huffed and puffed through a whopping 7km more than theyтАЩd anticipated.
Yep, BangkokтАЩs half-marathon has accidentally become the worldтАЩs longest after clumsy race organisers managed to extend the route by 30 per cent.
And the runners who signed up for the race have unleashed on social media, angry at the surprise news that they lugged their way through ThailandтАЩs humid heat for 28km instead of the 21km they had trained for.
Organisers are now trying extend an olive branch for their bungle by offering to send participants a specially-made T-shirt acknowledging the тАШbonusтАЩ kilometres тАФ but this peace offering has offended many.
Race officials say the blooper occurred because participants of the Standard Chartered Bangkok half-marathon were directed to chuck a U-ey at the wrong spot.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/bangk ... 133ba6e3c6 (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/bangkok-halfmarathon-runners-outraged-by-their-extra-7km-after-organisers-misplace-a-uturn/news-story/68ebe77fcb146802c1b9b9133ba6e3c6)
YOU know that feeling when itтАЩs like youтАЩve been running far longer than your watch suggests?
Well, this feeling turned out to be accurate for BangkokтАЩs half-marathon runners on the weekend, after they unknowingly huffed and puffed through a whopping 7km more than theyтАЩd anticipated.
Yep, BangkokтАЩs half-marathon has accidentally become the worldтАЩs longest after clumsy race organisers managed to extend the route by 30 per cent.
And the runners who signed up for the race have unleashed on social media, angry at the surprise news that they lugged their way through ThailandтАЩs humid heat for 28km instead of the 21km they had trained for.
Organisers are now trying extend an olive branch for their bungle by offering to send participants a specially-made T-shirt acknowledging the тАШbonusтАЩ kilometres тАФ but this peace offering has offended many.
Race officials say the blooper occurred because participants of the Standard Chartered Bangkok half-marathon were directed to chuck a U-ey at the wrong spot.