HCcD wrote:And, they keep getting younger and young nowadays .. Found this thread on slowtwitch.com this morning ...So in a local half-marathon race yesterday, a woman and her 10 year old son attempt the distance. Long story short, she posts on Facebook how her son's legs were so tired at mile 9 they stop and catch a ride in a van to just short of the finish line, get out and run across the finish line to collect their finishers medals. Mind you, she posts this on the FB page of the race and the race organization actually "like" her post. Obviously, this woman and her son were no threat to win any age-groups and in the grand scheme of things it is no big deal what they did. So, is it ok that they "cheated"? What kind of message is this sending her 10 year old son?
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=3633914;
Classic.
IMHo: Give back the finisher medals. Have a "chat" with the two of them but especially the mother. Defriend her. It is not Grade 4 sports day where everyone gets a ribbon for showing up.