IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE RACE DIRECTOR
1. As you might expect there is a weather-caused course change, but it’s only in one spot. We will be using the trail adjacent to JFK Drive and Lindley Meadow for the races’ start-finish just like last year, which will be narrower. Fortunately, everything else within the race course layouts will remain the same aka our traditional version of the course.
2. The flat portion of Lindley Meadow is strictly off-limits, however we are allowed use the grass slopes for setting up our team tents.
3. I am told that everyone is being asked to remain up to 100 meters away from the finish line timing strip, according to Irene Herman who spoke with the timing service.
4. Last year, a few runners in the open men’s race were seen running down the JFK roadway instead of the dirt path, thus gaining a considerable and unfair race advantage. The race announcer should remind runners not to do this or they risk disqualification. Officials should be asked to look out for this, note the bib numbers, and possibly consider a DQ or issuing a warning.