Disgraceful incidents spotted during the Big Walk

Went for the New Paper Big Walk today like I did in previous years, but decided to start around the main road around 10mins away from the starting point so could take some pictures of the walk from the overhead bridge. There were many others who apparently shared the same thoughts and waited at a nearby bus stop. When the leading competitive walkers came into view, we applauded and cheered them on. However, some mins later when some competitive walkers who had fallen behind and were doing the catching-up act, a group of young teens started off from the bus-stop and flooded the pavement as well as the road, effectively blocking the way of the competitive walkers. Can't they blurddy see that there are people who were competing here? Can't they just wait when the other fun walkers had appeared before starting?

Anyway, some huffing later, when we were on Nicoll Highway near the Concourse, some of the competitive walkers were already completing their race on the other side of the road. Then I spotted a passer-by who were walking on the pavement on that side of the road suddenly started to approach one of the competitive walkers and imitated his arms-swinging and walking actions mockingly. He even followed the walker for a distance before rejoining his friends back on the pavement as he laughed hilariously. Man, I bet that competitive walker would have punched him in the face if not for the fact that he was still in the race. Really can't imagine why some people can be so idiotic. I am also a little concerned about The New Paper's logistics issues wrt these few incidents. They should probably have had stationed more staff to better clear the way for the competitive walkers to ensure that they can race without distractions. Afterall, they had been doing this for 10 years, and should have more or less ironed out the chinks...shrugs.