From Indy Star:
Indy Classic Marathon reopens registration for inaugural race
Organizers of the first Indy Classic Marathon slated for Nov. 3 have reopened registration because they say several thousand runners have requested entries after heat shut down the Chicago Marathon last Saturday.
New registrations will be accepted until the marathon field reaches 5,000, said race coordinator Sue Bozgoz. Registration reopened at 12:01 a.m. today. Now, about 3,000 have entered and those on the waiting list will be placed in the field, she said.
Bozgoz said about 12,000 people have registered for the full- and half-marathons, and the 5K race and total registrations will be capped at 20,000.
DeAnn Milliken, special events manager for the city of Indianapolis, said Wednesday that she issued a special event permit for the races on Monday. They were postponed just three weeks before the original Sept. 8 date, after city officials had concerns about adequate police and medical personnel.
“They’ve turned around and gotten everything done that they needed to get done,” said Milliken. “We needed to make sure the event was safe and everything looks pretty good now.”
She said organizers have submitted their medical and public safety plans, showing adequate water stations, medical personnel and tents, course marshalls and ambulances.