Jason80134 wrote:
50,000 people run the Bolder Boulder with dozens of start waves, since we're talking bout a 5k race. Plus, no marking of age group.
I think what you are saying might work for a small race, but not a big one. And especially if you're placing in middle of your age group, not a podium, which is what the initial post is about. How would you know who your "competition" is out of hundreds of people?
What does it matter? You're racing to the finish line, as is everyone else. Just because someone started in a different wave, and you're not actually racing them heads-up, why can't you try to sprint for the finish with them? Sprint finishes are fun. If sprinting for the line with someone who started four minutes ahead of me is the difference between me finishing 41:10 and 41:05 because I'm more motivated, what's wrong with that? Even if I didn't beat that guy, I moved myself up against someone.
And the BB is 10k, not 5k.
Now, the Colder Boulder is 5k, but just about nobody's heard of that. And it has no age groups.
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that speed, for lack of a better word, is good. Speed is right, Speed works. Speed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.