A female prankster posing as a marshal detoured race runners 2.5km, disrupting a Glasgow 10k trail run.
She sent runners the wrong way. They even hid arrow signs marking the course. This really messed things up for the runners. About thirty runners got lost.
There were one hundred fifteen people racing. The detour added 2.5 km to their run. Organizers felt this was not funny. The runners were far from medical help.
Officials worried someone could have needed aid. The prank had possible bad results. Clothes and aid were at the finish line. The organizers asked the woman to think.
Consider the impacts of the prank, they said. They suspect a female runner had been a saboteur. Her actions weren’t so harmless. The race offered these runners a discount.
It was fifty percent off the next race entry. The race goes through Linn Park and woodland. Runners do two laps there. The woman sent them from an unmanned spot.
She directed runners toward Linn Park Bridge. Marshals were at other key turns on the course. The organizers usually don’t have issues. Someone might toss a sign sometimes.
But this prank was a whole new level! It involved pretending to be staff. They rely on volunteers at events. Volunteers give up their own free time.
They place them where runners may get lost. Marshals cheer on the racers too.