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| Count the cameras here, including phones... race coverage anyone ? |
The free download Adidas City Run Clapham 10k gallery is now live and online - just find your photos and take a copy - no watermarks, not buttons, just screengrab your photo on your mobile however you like it and show your friends any way you like !
The Run Reigate gallery is also live and online - all the races from the 10k, 5k, and Half Marathon, including the 1400 kids who completed their last mile of their half for the Junior mile event - a great initiative by the Run team - adding 30% overall to the event and introducing children to competitive and fun running competitions - just go here to search the !30,000 fully indexed images with your race number:
http://sspimg.com/Run-Reigate-2018-Gallery
A full list of recent and future races are below - and check out the free photo ones - it usually means the sponsors think it's a good event too !
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| Not a drone. The air ambulance dropped in for a fun visit to Reigate but had work to do later... |
Droning on and on...
Longtime readers of this blog (and it's been going for over ten years now) will know what I think of drones and that I keep across the latest legislation - yes it's one of my trigger points - why's that ? well I'm not keen on bricks with rotating sharp blades landing on anybody's head, least of all mine whilst I'm trying to work, nor getting the blame because everyone thinks that we do drone footage too (we don't, the licensing is horrendous), and indiscriminate drone pilots seem to find out that we sit in some of the better spots for a good view - which means they are almost always literally - over my head. And I don't like risk...
So next time you see a drone flying at a race (no not a drone race, those are cool), a running race or some such with people - just to be clear - nobody can give permission for public crowd overfly at an event except the CAA. (That's the Civil Aviation Authority) and they never do. Not the police, not the local council, not your friend Bob, and not your commercial drone usage license (which if you have one you should know the law), and certainly not your insurance company (you have that don't you), and certainly not if you've posted up a few signs saying it's ok (actually specifically not ok if you've posted some posters up - read the Air Navigation orders guidance).
In the same way the police can't give you permission to speed in a 30mph zone at 100mph, and no it's still not legal because you've got a driving license, and no the council can't give you permission to speed either. The members of the public on the road are not under your control, and neither is a public crowd at a mass participation event, don't kid yourself, and don't lie to the organisers just to get your drone footage/shot. People seem to forget that the footage is self-incriminating - I don't know how daft people are, but that's a starting metric in my book...
It's really simple - Basically it's 150m lateral separation from an event with a crowd, no overfly of people, buildings nor roads - please keep it that way for everyone's safety. https://dronesafe.uk/drone-code/
And yes there is footage online of drones hitting participants at races - just search for it.
On that note, here's some photo things we took at Run Reigate and Adidas Clapham 10k
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| aaand they're off !! |
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| Shorty leads the way off at the start - this time with a smile |
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| He didn't seem too pleased with being behind the 1:50 pacer |
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| Paul saw something incredible |
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| It's at about the 50m mark you reach for your phone to start updating people and choosing your playlist having started your watch... |
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| All showered and ready for the run, too much conditioner though. |
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| what did the dinosaur say to the pirate ? nothing, they lived millions of years apart, check your history, don't accept alternative "Facts". |
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| over the hill ? why not take up running and do it time and time again !! |
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| He kept this up all the way to the finish |
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| gone a bit early there still had 3k to go. |
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| He checked his watch just before he finished first, just in case he was supposed to raise his arms in victory or something. Got to commit to the time... |
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| Wrong race, wrong place, wrong weekend. So so wrong, it's almost right. But not. |
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| Top teamwork to get through the 10k together |
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| Nice to have fans |
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| how do I spell that ? |
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| whatever ! |
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| Whatever ! |
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| Rock that for the run ! |
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| Always wave with style !! |
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| Jumping for joy - got some good height !! |
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| That moment or relief when you realise they ARE waving at you and you do recognise them !! (all been there) |
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| High Five Joy |
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| This weeks top superhero |
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| The joy of running and achievement |
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| The joy of running and achievement |
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| The joy of running and achievement |
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| Doh ! Forgot something |
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| "hit me up" |
Meanwhile in London
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| London smog improves |
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| Ah, it's not really smog...reasons to rinse it away from the start line |
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| All going well here |
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| top flying arms |
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| Wallace and Gromit get the lowdown and course video |
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| flying into the finish |
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| He's almost done ! |
So that's it for this week - I hope you had a great run out this weekend - we also have the data for the Ride Across Britain (RAB) cycle ride (lands end to john OGroats) from last week to sort out - more news on that when it's live - everyone had their images everyday during the event for free courtesy of pic2go.co.uk and the sponsors, so it's really just a backup gallery !
Have a great week, enjoy the memories on the gallery and see you next week at Winchester Half and Velo South, and if you're looking for something next month in October - I can highly recommend the Goodwood Running Festival
https://sspimg.com/GoodwoodRunningFestival
until next time
Anthony
