I keep hearing more stories of misplaced mile/kilometer markers in non-trivial road races. While I have chalked this up mainly to the basic incompetence and inattention of the avaricious slapdicks who have taken over much of running, there may be an element of positive feedback involved: As GPS watches have become ubiquitous, road-race directors have even less incentive to get splits right because runners will not only collect their own but contest the posted ones whether they are accurate or not. This phenomenon seems to be nonexistent in Europe, where, coincidentally, major segments of the population operate free from the influence of pernicious mental compromise.
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It's trash day
It's trash day
I keep hearing more stories of misplaced mile/kilometer markers in non-trivial road races. While I have chalked this up mainly to the basic incompetence and inattention of the avaricious slapdicks who have taken over much of running, there may be an element of positive feedback involved: As GPS watches have become ubiquitous, road-race directors have even less incentive to get splits right because runners will not only collect their own but contest the posted ones whether they are accurate or not. This phenomenon seems to be nonexistent in Europe, where, coincidentally, major segments of the population operate free from the influence of pernicious mental compromise.