Nike Race Rules?

[Tango]

Story was here...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...DTL&nopu=1


There were over 20,000 competitors in Sunday's Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco. And 24-year-old Arien O'Connell, a fifth-grade teacher from New York City, ran the fastest time of any of the women.

But she didn't win.

It doesn't get much simpler than a footrace. All it takes is a starting line, a finish line and a clock. You fire the gun and the first person to the end of the course is the winner.

However, as the marathon officials said to O'Connell - not so fast.

While O'Connell had the greatest run of her life and covered the course faster than any woman, she was told she couldn't be declared the winner because she didn't run with the "elite" group who were given a 20-minute head start.

[bajabomber87]

Thats {expletive}ing stupid.

[Lsufan78]

that's pretty jacked up!!

[BigXBear]

lol if she didnt think she could win in the elite groups why join them. Pshhh nike is dumb. She beat people who started 20min ahead of her! LOL they sucked