Subject: RE: Chicago SOLD OUT lisac957 - 2012-02-19 12:26 PM agarose2000 - 2012-02-19 9:51 AM halfmarathondon - 2012-02-06 2:26 PM The Chicago marathon sold out in less than a week! 6 days to be exact. I'm actually surprised it took 6 days to sell out. The market for a fast flat megamarathon with favorable weather (ok discounting that freak 90F year) is massive now. Too bad most people in that race walk most of it =( Why is that "too bad" with a sad face? Why would that possibly matter? My bad - that comment came off as too elitist. I'm ok with walking the marathon, as I've done it myself for large sections. Made that comment more because I suspect the few minutes/seconds gained on a favorable course might matter more to someone running at a brisk pace (say, BQ pace or close to it) than a typical 5+hr runwalker who may not miss those 3-5 minutes quite as much. But I'm all for folks doing the marathon at all speeds - it's great stuff. |