There's a lot of nonsene being tossed around here that Deena Kastor as a professional athlete and Olympic medalist somehow has the right to demand comped entry into any race she wants. Bollocks. All she has earned is the right to request comped entry into any race she wants. Race Directors have the right to say yea or nay. In this case the RD said nay. That should have been the end of matters.
Deena however decided to moan about his decision on her website. If she really wanted to run the race she should have paid the entry and kept quiet.
She looks mean and petty, which I don't think she is.