wake_rider
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- Feb 21, 2007
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Did anyone watch the X-Games enduroX last night? I must say that it was one of the better enduroX events that I've seen to date, minus the way that they had the start set up. The track was awesome, and it seemed like the only big-hitter that I didn't see was David Knight. Over all, it was a really good event.
Now on to the ugly... The women's event. It was an absolute TRAIN WRECK.. :rotfl: The entire story of the race was announced in the very first corner. Half of the field slid out on their own, without any bumping or elbowing of any kind, then the first obstacle claimed the first victim of the race as she fell over a log and proceeded to lay in the middle of the track, crying and holding her elbow. That certainly set the tone for the remainder of the race. No less than every 10 seconds you would see the type of undersized, overbiked, and underskilled/uncoordinated carnage that you would expect at a mini's race. As they rolled up to each obstacle, completely tentative and waaaay too slow, you would hear a roar from the crowd as they would stick to the top of the log/boulder/stick/grain of sand and topple down the side of a hill, completely void of coordination and entirely frozen stiff. One would assume that with the amount of falling they did in ONE race, they would have become better at it.
My wife was the first to say what we were both thinking, "that is pathetic! They should feel embarrassed." :rotfl: I couldn't contain the laughter at that point, and from then on we both laughed so hard that we could no longer see the carnage with clear vision because our eyes were full of tears. At that point we relied on the announcers to fill us in on the comedy that was appearing on the screen. I think we found the struggle of the announcers to be what was so funny beyond that point. They tried ever so hard to be respectful, attempting to stay serious with their calling of the race, but about 3/4's of the way through the race they could no longer contain their amusement and just gave in to the laughter.
After the race was over, the absolute worse thing that could happen for the women did: they immediately ran the mens finals.
Now, I'm not trying to compare women athletes to men, and I'm positive that most of those women on that course that day could probably spank ME around all over a track as I'm sure that their training and skills far exceed mine. However, I would never display my inabilities on international t.v. and ever expect people to take me seriously. It would be better for the women competing in that event in the future if they would just show their results and leave the images of the event to only be filled in by our imaginations because I'm sure that we would provide a much better picture of the race than to see that actual event.
Flame on...
Now on to the ugly... The women's event. It was an absolute TRAIN WRECK.. :rotfl: The entire story of the race was announced in the very first corner. Half of the field slid out on their own, without any bumping or elbowing of any kind, then the first obstacle claimed the first victim of the race as she fell over a log and proceeded to lay in the middle of the track, crying and holding her elbow. That certainly set the tone for the remainder of the race. No less than every 10 seconds you would see the type of undersized, overbiked, and underskilled/uncoordinated carnage that you would expect at a mini's race. As they rolled up to each obstacle, completely tentative and waaaay too slow, you would hear a roar from the crowd as they would stick to the top of the log/boulder/stick/grain of sand and topple down the side of a hill, completely void of coordination and entirely frozen stiff. One would assume that with the amount of falling they did in ONE race, they would have become better at it.
My wife was the first to say what we were both thinking, "that is pathetic! They should feel embarrassed." :rotfl: I couldn't contain the laughter at that point, and from then on we both laughed so hard that we could no longer see the carnage with clear vision because our eyes were full of tears. At that point we relied on the announcers to fill us in on the comedy that was appearing on the screen. I think we found the struggle of the announcers to be what was so funny beyond that point. They tried ever so hard to be respectful, attempting to stay serious with their calling of the race, but about 3/4's of the way through the race they could no longer contain their amusement and just gave in to the laughter.
After the race was over, the absolute worse thing that could happen for the women did: they immediately ran the mens finals.
Now, I'm not trying to compare women athletes to men, and I'm positive that most of those women on that course that day could probably spank ME around all over a track as I'm sure that their training and skills far exceed mine. However, I would never display my inabilities on international t.v. and ever expect people to take me seriously. It would be better for the women competing in that event in the future if they would just show their results and leave the images of the event to only be filled in by our imaginations because I'm sure that we would provide a much better picture of the race than to see that actual event.
Flame on...
