tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860278297666470159.post3452348650990741532..comments2024-03-01T01:29:22.076-05:00Comments on Middle Aged Runner.....: Vermont City Marathon: Where Heat and Humidity are abundant. middleagedrunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641686876056222621noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860278297666470159.post-34411839381229982152016-06-14T10:38:53.172-04:002016-06-14T10:38:53.172-04:00In your situation, with just over a mile to go, I ...In your situation, with just over a mile to go, I would have finished the race as well! Getting arrested would not have occurred to me. But it sounds like there were many people who needed to be forced to stop, so it was probably a good decision by the race management! I have also heard many great things about VCM and look forward to running it someday. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507945185672687043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860278297666470159.post-53420448509536669792016-06-07T08:56:27.157-04:002016-06-07T08:56:27.157-04:00I wish race directors would make the decision BEFO...I wish race directors would make the decision BEFORE the race instead of into the race. I don't think it's fair to the runners who are on the course. But I'm not a race director so what do I know.<br /><br />Good job. Congrats. And whatnot.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490582426886405494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860278297666470159.post-971876022038004712016-06-06T16:52:11.190-04:002016-06-06T16:52:11.190-04:00Great race recap. I live in Burlington and ran the...Great race recap. I live in Burlington and ran the 2 person relay. We finished in 3:50 so we were not affected by the race stoppage. But the heat OMG. I support the RD decision to stop the race. They are all runners and this was not something they wanted to do. The safety of the runners is the #1 goal. I volunteered at the finish area after my leg was done and there were a lot of angry people that I tried to calm down. Wasn't happening for some people. Yes there was some stuff that was done wrong but we learn from mistakes. Everyone went home that is what matters in my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860278297666470159.post-76316678308261652602016-06-06T15:38:54.141-04:002016-06-06T15:38:54.141-04:00You were right to keep running because you are an ...You were right to keep running because you are an experienced marathoner who listens to her body. Many others in the race did not fit this description so they had to tell everyone to stop.<br />I would have kept going assuming I was feeling as good as you were. However if a cop blocked the road, I would have stopped albeit reluctantly.WxBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940513296155346034noreply@blogger.com