My question is: How common is requiring a doctor's letter confirming fitness to participate, in races in the U.S. or elsewhere? Does it make sense? Is it something new, likely to become a trend?
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Why are more and more marathons not allowing deferments?
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I was curious to know whether races allow non-registered runners/volunteers to help pace or run with registrants that need a little extra help or encouragement in the last 10-K of a marathon.
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There's a marathon/half-marathon that I've been participating in for the last five years. Organizers used to allow a family member or friend to pick up a runner’s packet as long as they had a copy of the runner’s driver's license and a signed note from the runner. Since then, they have only allowed runners to pick up their own packets.
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What's it like to be the race director of the Boston Marathon?
I just ran the Marine Corps Marathon, and my results only showed up online through 30K — something obviously went wrong with the timing system, and I am trying to sort it out. Does this technology always work? How often is it used? This was the first race for me where the timing system was on my bib.
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We are runners. Being a runner means you have made a conscientious decision to live with pain for the rest of your life.
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In this era of running for money instead of just the gold, many top runners are now requesting and receiving serious dollars for appearances, clinics, seminars, endorsements and for participating in major road races.
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On my recent flight back to Boston from the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii, the flight attendant and I struck up a brief conversation. She asked me what I did for a living and what was the purpose of my trip. Jokingly, I told her my name was Rodgers and that I run for a living.
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I am one of the lucky ones. I have made just about all of the mistakes, yet I am still running around to talk about them.
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Recently I ran a marathon with a wave start. Since I was in Wave E, I crossed the start line when the race clock was at around 18 minutes.
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I’ve heard stories about poor course markings or improper directions from course officials causing runners to go in the wrong direction. What happens to the results in such a scenario?
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I always assumed that races were won on chip time, so when I started slowing down as the years went on, I moved more to the middle of the pack assuming that my chip time would be enough.
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I just ran my second marathon and noticed many runners had friends on bikes to help them out with words of encouragement, etc. along the course. To what extent can spectators aid runners during a race?
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I am a 21-year-old female runner, and I have completed two half-marathons and two full marathons. I am a PR-seeker and eventually would like to qualify for the Boston Marathon. One of my biggest problems with achieving a PR during a race has to do with discrepancies between my GPS watch and the race-course measurements.
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I hope you'll indulge me to mention a pet peeve of mine. It involves time limits. I've done a few marathons lately that announced a 6-hour time limit. I'm a walker and it takes me 5 1/2 to 6 hours to complete a marathon.
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