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Poster: Waldi
Subject: RE: Gebrselassie on Detroit Marathon
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Just curious- What mile markers were off this year? I've only heard about the marker on the Ambassador Bridge at 4 miles being misplaced. Were you looking at the signs, or the markers spray painted directly on the road? I have heard that these have been off in past years, but I think they were right on this year.

Regarding the finish- I think it is personal preference here. I heard so many complaints about Ford Field- having to first descend a pretty steep, not well lit tunnel down to field level in the final stretch of the marathon, and then having to climb up the stairs to reach the concourse after you are finished and dead tired. I thought the lot that they had blocked off for runners after the race this year was pretty nice- a nice wide open space to recover and eat before trying to go out and meet your friends and family. But, you can't please everyone all the time.


4 x Detroit wrote:

Every year I am amazed that they can't get the mile markers in the right spots. Who is the idiot in charge of this and why can't he/she get it right?

The Ford field finish was great because once you finished killing your self in the marathon you could lie down on the field and recover / stretch. The new finish funnels you into a friggin' parking lot where you can sit on a curb and dig through your crappy bag of food for some nourishment.


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