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god they suck. first year delayed a week (due to snow, there was no snow), second year on time,
third year on time, this year (which i hope is the last), cancelled.
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M.J. (prophet) said:god they suck. first year delayed a week (due to snow, there was no snow), second year on time,
third year on time, this year (which i hope is the last), cancelled.
Don't forget that it was only 25+ miles one year due to measurement error.
GT
Glenn Tanner said:M.J. (prophet) said:god they suck. first year delayed a week (due to snow, there was no snow), second year on time,
third year on time, this year (which i hope is the last), cancelled.Don't forget that it was only 25+ miles one year due to measurement error.
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third year on time, this year (which i hope is the last), cancelled.Don't forget that it was only 25+ miles one year due to measurement
error.
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I think it's unfair to say "god they suck." The Raleigh Marathon has had more than its fair share of
rotten luck. I feel very badly for Butch Robertson, the race director, who does a fabulous job on a
lot of other local races. The core issues are 1) the weather in NC in December is very iffy and 2)
local authorities, for whatever reason, cannot fathom the value of a local marathon, and so they
provide less than stellar support for it.
Butch had to cancel the first year because the Raleigh P.D. told him flatly they were pulling
support because of a snowstorm, even though the storm hadn't occurred yet. The second year, these
same men in blue misdirected the front of the pack off the course, resulting in a less than 26.2
finish. Luckily for those attempting to qualify for Boston, the BAA accepted adjusted times. And
then in 2002, one of the worst ice storms on record had runners tip-toeing over black ice and
running around utility trucks attempting to fix downed power lines.
I hope that Butch finds a title sponsor and that we can start up anew in 2005.
-- Michael Harvey
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> god they suck. first year delayed a week (due to snow, there was no snow), second year on
> time, third year on time, this year (which i hope is the last), cancelled.
>
> raleighmarathon.comraleighmarathon.comOpen ↗Don't forget that it was only 25+ miles one year due to measurement
error.Quoted message said:
Whoops, or something like that:I think it's unfair to say "god they suck." The Raleigh Marathon has had more than its fair share
of rotten luck. I feel very badly for Butch Robertson, the race director, who does a fabulous job
on a lot of other local races. The core issues are 1) the weather in NC in December is very iffy
and 2) local authorities, for whatever reason, cannot fathom the value of a local marathon, and so
they provide less than stellar support for it.Butch had to cancel the first year because the Raleigh P.D. told him flatly they were pulling
support because of a snowstorm, even though the storm hadn't occurred yet. The second year, these
same men in blue misdirected the front of the pack off the course, resulting in a less than 26.2
finish. Luckily for those attempting to qualify for Boston, the BAA accepted adjusted times. And
then in 2002, one of the worst ice storms on record had runners tip-toeing over black ice and
running around utility trucks attempting to fix downed power lines.I hope that Butch finds a title sponsor and that we can start up anew in 2005.
If they moved the marathon date to March or October, they wouldn't have these weather issues. Is
there a reason why they chose January?
-Phil
That's what happens when you hold a marathon in a state where no one is able to count to 26.
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>> god they suck. first year delayed a week (due to snow, there was no snow), second year on
>> time, third year on time, this year (which i hope is the last), cancelled.
>>
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> Don't forget that it was only 25+ miles one year due to measurement
error.Quoted message said:
Whoops, or something like that:I think it's unfair to say "god they suck." The Raleigh Marathon has had more than its fair
share of rotten luck. I feel very badly for Butch Robertson, the race director, who does a
fabulous job on a lot of other local races. The core issues are 1) the weather in NC in December
is very iffy and 2) local authorities, for whatever reason, cannot fathom the value of a local
marathon, and so they provide less than stellar support for it.Butch had to cancel the first year because the Raleigh P.D. told him flatly they were pulling
support because of a snowstorm, even though the storm hadn't occurred yet. The second year,
these same men in blue misdirected the front of the pack off the course, resulting in a less
than 26.2 finish. Luckily for those attempting to qualify for Boston, the BAA accepted adjusted
times. And then in 2002, one of the worst ice storms on record had runners tip-toeing over black
ice and running around utility trucks attempting to fix downed power lines.I hope that Butch finds a title sponsor and that we can start up anew in 2005.
If they moved the marathon date to March or October, they wouldn't have these weather issues. Is
there a reason why they chose January?-Phil
You may be right about October, but March can be problematic as well. It's my understanding that
they chose early December to fit into the existing, tight, national marathon schedule.
-- Michael
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