Another heated discussion has broken out about Monday's Chicago Lakeshore Marathon. This appears on the Chicago Amateur Athlete message board.
Congratulations to all who PR'd on your Lakeshore 27.3 mile fun run. I can't believe people still put up with this. No other race could get away with as poor of quality event as this. The worst part is it gets worse every year instead of better or even staying the same. This event is a shame and reflects poorly on the whole Chicago running community. Can you imagine being that close to qualifying for Boston and finding out you ran an extra mile plus? I agree with everyone when they say this race needs to be stopped or turned over to someone who knows how to run a race and cares about the runners.
Ohio blogger Robb Kester weighs in on his Running at the Mouth site:
It's not just that a mistake like that is inconvenient, which it is, or bush league, which it also is. I mean, it's one thing to mismeasure a 5K or 10K. But to mismeasure a marathon, by over a mile to boot, is extremely dangerous. Those race organizers better thank their respective Gods every night that no one died.
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