The Great North Run

[sleaterkinney]

Your seriously going to tell me that every novelty runner did at least 13 miles of training dressed in the full costume and prepared for every eventuality

Having being passed by rhinos, bananas etc on runs I would say the chances are strong that they did. ime I haven't seen many novelty runners struggling.

I'd say it was the heat on that day that did it.

 

[Roadkill]

When I was watching it-time and again competitors commented about how hot it was-maybe something will be learned from the tradegy eg vetting people taking part or not allowing people to run heavily clothed in animal suits etc.

Their choice to do it. Presumably they'll have been made aware of the risks, so if they still choose to do it, it's up to them. Same with the co-driver who was killed on Rally GB the same day: he knew his sport was dangerous and wanted to do it anyway.

You can't stop people doing things because there's risk involved, and IMO you shouldn't try. We're too risk-averse a society as it is, I think. All you can do is make sure that everyone involved in a potentially dangerous sport is aware of the risks and takes all possible steps to minimise them. Beyond that, they're on their own.

 

[Hollis]

I think it might be just a statistical anomaly.. there's load of unfit people out doing fun runs, races every weekend, on the London marathon I'm sure there's thousands who do fuck all training. Maybe the weather made it worse but it wasn't that hot.