How about emailing the race director to tell him how you feel......mmassey@hobfunrun.com......She should have been at that race with a waived entry , free T-shirt, bagels, and such. No other professional athletes in the world get treated as badly like distance runners.....Heck- I'm sure even the "Hot Dog" eating champion of the World gets some free perks at the local diner..... All of you want to talk about getting sponsored, well that is only one part of the equation....Once sponsored and getting paid (making money off of it), then one has to act like a professional! I'm sure you are not at work today for "free"! Any real runner race director would have driven all day and night to go and pick her up himself or herself to bring Deena to the race....This race director is just putting on a charity event, should be some wine tasting for all that it matters to the "Community". That is the problem with most "races" today, sad to say...Ever try to look at the web sire to find the course layout? Not there, but you can sure find the time for the Jazzercize warmup!! How about the diaper dash??? Can't run the full 10km, then the 1.0km walk is for you! Give me a break. Get real runners! If YOU do not support the SPORT, then who will? Joe Jogger and Jane Housewife?