david wrote:
While I may agree with your point, how did you respond and what steps did you take? I think it is highly inappropriate to call out a pro athlete several weeks after an event on a public forum IF (you apparently didn't) you did not address it with race officials/the athlete/volunteer captain/other authority first. IF you did none of the above, I unfortunately think your post may be as inappropriate as his conduct.
I did nothing on race day, there were no officials in the change tent when this happened and Mr. Brandon was gone, literally as soon as he stopped pissing. It was a fast transition, for him I will admit. When I returned from Chattanooga the next day attempted but was unable to actually locate a contact for the race director or race official. I then contacted the head official at USAT, that is where I received the rules cited in my original post. I then emailed the WTC "Athlete Services" contact, asked for the actual Chattanooga race director contact info and received a reply stating they would forward my email on to the Race Director. Eventually, the Race Director contacted me today. He apologized for the conduct of Mr. Brandon, and indicated he would look into what if anything could be done. I understand there may be nothing that can be done after fact......
I have been doing this stuff for 20 years or more and never saw anything like this. And why on earth would I not call out a Pro or any other person who pisses on the ground that others have paid good money, sweat and effort to get to? Seriously???
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