Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Lakeshore Marathon fiasco makes Sports Illustrated.com's "The 10 Spot"

This might be my last post on the subject first blogged about here eight days ago, the Lakeshore Marathon 27.2 miler. Marathons, of course, are just supposed to be 26.2 miles. And it made it to the top of SI's The 10 Spot.

1. The organizers of Chicago's Lakeshore Marathon have come under fire since it was discovered that the course for the Memorial Day Weekend race measured 27.2 miles, one mile too far. Several competitors were even more upset that they were tripped up just before the finish by Steve Bartman.

On a personal note, last night I had the pleasure of meeting Hugh Mainard, who was the driving force in getting this story on the front page of the Chicago Tribune--and "above the fold," too, last Friday. Mark Cihlar of the Lakefront Marathon may not agree, but Hugh's a real friendly guy. Here's that Chicago Tribune story, free registration may be required.

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