A few weeks ago we asked you which you thought would prevail; the Tartan Tally or the Cookie Counter. You answered in your droves (or at least the collective noun below drove) and you said;
So 38% of you have complete confidence that Mark the Mule will race himself to victory, whilst 61% of you think that Ron McScotch will race himself insensible (more insensible) in order to win the allegedly fabulous prize.(Ed - there's a prize?)
(Executive Director - who's paying for the prize, allegedly fabulous or not?).
The current compendium is 16 for Ron McScotch and 13 for Mark the Mule. Ron McScotch did the Cross-Border/Duncan Hadley double last weekend and may have been the fastest TNSer to do so. Unfortunately, there was no gin on offer for this double, but Ron (if you're reading), feel free to come over and have a G&T.
Still working on this bad-boy. Thanks StaceCookie, on the other hand snuck in the Mountain Buster orienteering 4hr race in Wentworth on the Saturday between course setup for DILB and actually doing DILB. It did mean his later planning steps were pushed back and he only got 2hrs sleep, but it was, according to him "fun and well worth it."
Which leads us up to this weeks question. Mark asked if his race-directing could count as a point in the Tally vs Counter smackdown. Given the amount of work in race-directing, which is generally considered harder than racing in many respects, it could be argued that this request is valid. Then again, the devil that lives on the TA's other shoulder reckons that whilst Mark may have handed out many dossards at DILB he, crucially, never actually wore one himself. So, we ask you, the competition jury, to weigh in with your opinion. Does RDing DILB count towards the Cookie Counter?
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Which leads us up to this weeks question. Mark asked if his race-directing could count as a point in the Tally vs Counter smackdown. Given the amount of work in race-directing, which is generally considered harder than racing in many respects, it could be argued that this request is valid. Then again, the devil that lives on the TA's other shoulder reckons that whilst Mark may have handed out many dossards at DILB he, crucially, never actually wore one himself. So, we ask you, the competition jury, to weigh in with your opinion. Does RDing DILB count towards the Cookie Counter?
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Oh the dilemma. Do you need to wear a number to have a race count? Ugh. I would be willing to give it to him simply as the Cape Breton relay only counted as one race for him. Also this is a fun competition so less need to get way too picky about the not really clear ground rules. So a yes from me.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry there are plenty 'o prizes in the trunk.
ReplyDeleteI also think that being an RD has to count; in my experience you spend much more time on your feet and running around putting one on, than you do in racing one.
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I have spent hours and hours w Mark racing and training in Wentworth. The fastest I have ever seen him move or the hardest I have ever seen him work is always at the annual DILB. ;-) It is a huge undertaking for such a great cause I think it should count.
ReplyDeleteIan, ED and Shawn, don't forget to vote on the poll, right upper corner of this webpage!
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