Imagine running a marathon, and finally having that finish line in sight. Thank goodness! After miles and miles you see it! You are almost there! But then, a train comes and blocks you from reaching that finish line. Thats what happened at the Des Moines Marathon. Seriously. The leader (by 10 seconds) had to wait a minute until the train passed, and the finish ended up as a 400 meter sprint.
Guess thats what you get for running in Iowa.
5 comments:
OMG! That's so funny, yet so painful.
The 15K that I run crosses train tracks and the Amtrak used to come through during the race (I think the schedule changed this year). It wasn't an issue for the fastest or the slowest, but for the middle runners there was always a chance you might have to wait for the train. (The rule was if you did not wait for the train as directed, you would either be disqualified or dead). I always came through after the train, never even saw it....
No way! That is ridiculous!
P.S. I'm from Iowa! :P
Oh that is horrible! who has a finish line over an active line?!?!
I have been thinking about this for over a day now. Why do they show a bunch of runners RIGHT BEHIND the elite guy? What the heck was going on at that Marathon???? From the Marathons I have witnessed, there arent a heard of people crossing at sub 6 minute mile paces :)
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