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[–] vandilx 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Welcome to modern footraces.
In a bid to "grow the sport" but really to cash-grab, many of the small-time to medium race directors now allow hamplanets to participate in footraces even if they cannot complete the course in the official course time limit.
The RD wins because they get the money. The hamplanet wins because they can walk a 4.5-hr half marathon and get a medal to showoff to coworkers, claiming they are a half-marathoner. Even worse, as long as the hamplanet gets an official finisher's time on the results website, many national running clubs will accept that race as a qualifying race to join their club, treating a 4:30 half the same as a 1:30 half. It's fucked up.
[–] AlanTuringsGhost 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Then the ham treats itself to a triple-bacon burger, large fries and Coke afterwards.