Night & day

Title was chosen based on the stereotype that night is bad and day is good & applies to my experiences this weekend. Please remember that this blog is my online diary & showcases my experiences enlaced with facts.

Saturday agenda-holiday 5k (night)

Put on by an amateur timing company(night)- accuchiptimingusa, this race is considered minor league(night) by my standards because they could not reach the century mark in regards to participants/finishers, & they only held one event, the 5k. Inaccurate timing as prelimanary results showed under 12 minutes for overall winner & the runner didn't hit pubity yet(night). Worse, I won the master title but it was given to a friend ((night)actually grand master champion) of the race/timing director, alan harding & I had to settle for the consolation prize of second. Since no prize money was involved, it was unjustifiable to alter the divisions, plus insinuates that some divisions are better than others; other than overall(best) or age group (when fail to get in upper divisions or overall), this is not the case. I was the lucky one, still in a top category (master, grandmaster & Sr grandmaster). This bone-headed move was evidence of favoritism & inexperience & 3 people were bumped out of their rightful positions in that vindictive action(night); they, like I, have legitimate gripes. The race had the worse amenities(night) -only coffee (I don't drink) & bagels (I don't eat), which is much less than offered at the Niketown training runs! It has also the worst course(night), 3 loops on a trail/parking lot & full of twists & turns, so bad, teammate JM (winner of one of their races & of the Palmetto bay 5k today) refuses to ever do it again. Also, no raffles(night) but I am kinda glad they didn't because I know that would have been rigged too. I almost forgot, the only gave out medals(night).

Sunday agenda-rotary holiday run & family festival (day)

This event featured two races(day), a 5k & a half marathon & was timed by a professional (20 years) timing company(day)- splitsecondtiming. This was a major league event(day) that drew over a thousand participants, with many high profile athletes. I was legitimately second overall master winner(day) because the guy that beat me was 44 & faster! Just to be certain, I went ahead & beat the same guy who was favored yesterday(day).

I chose this event over one much closer to home because of positive experiences in the past (7 years). This one has among the best amenities because they also had a pancake breakfast that was still there after 2 1/2 hours! Plus, it was an out & back course(day) & they even had an honest raffle(day);if you weren't there, you could not win. Most important is that they gave out beautiful trophies (age group) & plaques (upper divisions), definitely day.

For those who like facts, check it out online! However, to assist I have listed many below:

po-dunk event (night) vs professional (day)

* 93 finishers in only 1 race vs 595 in the 5k alone, over 6 times more!
* event held with no major competition couldn't reach the century mark vs 9th annual event runs against event held by miami marathon company that still drew over 2 times the former in the 5k, 4 times if 15k included!
* finishers not in proper categories by age vs normal, correct method.
* top 3 in 10 year age groups vs top 3 in 5 year age groups.
* barely any ammenities vs top class with plenty to eat & drink.
* chip company timed less events in 2 years than the number of events I have done in the first 4 months of this year alone vs chip company with 5 more years experience timing than my entire sports career.
* 3 loops within a small park vs out & back 13.1 mile course within a posh neighborhood with police protection.
* a handful of diehards vs that plus an elite field of well known runners.
* of events held in broward this weekend, the least people vs the most.

Honorable mention

Teammates Jonathan wins Palmetto bay 5k, Chris C. ran Weston half in under 1:40. Bikila's Octavio & Vicky place in half.

My condolences

I apologize on behalf of the victims of the horrible decisions by Mr harding to punish me. Fortunately, I still placed in an upper division but below are the names of those stripped completely of their rightful positions in the upper categories:

Montes Ismael was forced from 3rd master to age group
Bela Kovacs was forced from 2nd grand master to top age group
Ira Markowitz was forced from 3rd grand master to 2nd age group
George McCuen was forced from TOP Sr. grandmaster to 2nd grandmaster; although still in upper division, the position is not as glamourous.