Garside & Guiness und andere Rekorde

Obwohl er schon des öfteren Thema war, ist es ja nun so heiß wie nie: Robert Garside

Bereits hier im Forum in manchen Threads angschnitten wurde der umstrittene Lauf von Robert Garside nun von Guiness unverständlicherweise anerkannt. Nachvollziehen kann es vermutlich niemand, wenn doch der gute Mann selbst schon einiges eingestanden hat und auch einen - für ihn - leichten Test nicht bestanden hat.

Nach Rücksprache mit Phil Essam hier ein kleiner Aufruf an alle, die die Tatsache der willkürlichen, teils mangelhaft (oder gar nicht) geprüften Rekordvergabe nicht einfach so hinnehmen wollen:

See below for a suggested campaign to Guinness Book fo records with reference to Garside. Please cosndier writing them a letter and sending it.

If you know anyone that will be willing to write a letter please send it to them.

Thanks

Phil
----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil and Belinda" <pessam@bigpond.net.au>
To: "ULTRA - Ultrarunning" <ULTRA@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 7:46 PM
Subject: Guinness Letter writing Campaign


> Dear All,
>
> If you feel strongly about the recent decision by Guinness to ratify Garsides "effort", please could you consider writing a letter to them. Details are below and a suggestion what to write is below as well. Thanks.
>
> Phil
>
> Records Management Team
> Guinness World Records Limited
> 184-192 Drummond Street
> 3rd Floor
> London NW1 3HP
> United Kingdom
>
> saying
>
> Any recognition of the Garside performance totally undermines the
> credibility of Guinness World Records. In what has become a competitive
> environment, world records can only be viewed as reliable and credible if
> serious investigation is undertaken of all claims.
>
> We understood that Guinness had set deadlines for Robert Grasides material
> to be submitted and he had failed to meet that deadline.
>
> Moreover since then a very well documented run has been undertaken around
> the world by Jesper Olsen who has submitted his performance already to the
> GB of R.
>
> Also for people to add their own knowledge, views and opinions.
>
> It is a deliberate slap in the face to the world ultrarunning community -
> and the community MUST make its views heard. SNAIL MAIL cannot be deleted
> and when it arrives by the sackload it makes a real impact.

Hallo,

mein Übersetzungsprogramm hat versagt.

Gruß Hans