I was curious to know whether races allow non-registered runners/volunteers to help pace or run with registrants that need a little extra help or encouragement in the last 10-K of a marathon.
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By popular demand, I have been asked to provide a few more race director pet peeves. I suppose misery loves company here.
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How does a race director determine how many porta-potties to order for their race?
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I was hoping you could advise me on the best plan for first aid. We are hosting a 5K run/walk on May 21 in Floral Park, New York. This race has grown over the years, and if registration continues at this pace, we are projected to hit 2,000 runners.
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I did my annual birthday run on Thursday, August 11, even though my birthday wasn’t for another 11 days. (My motto: “My Game, My Rules.”)
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There's a marathon/half-marathon that I've been participating in for the last five years. Organizers used to allow a family member or friend to pick up a runner’s packet as long as they had a copy of the runner’s driver's license and a signed note from the runner. Since then, they have only allowed runners to pick up their own packets.
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For many races, especially point-to-point races in the spring or fall, one of the biggest challenges a race director comes up against is the overall baggage collection program.
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As a race director, what are the things you most worry about that keep you awake at night?
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What's it like to be the race director of the Boston Marathon?
I've heard stories of the "call of nature" coming at the worst time, far from any convenient or appropriate location, and runners relieving themselves in a relatively public manner. What's a race director's policy toward this and how do races plan and handle the problem?
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Dave McGillivray has run 140,000 miles in his lifetime, race directed hundreds of events including the Boston Marathon and now is a proud member of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame as a race director. Take a look at his inspirational, funny and heartfelt speech as accepts the honor and he joins the other two inductees at the 2011 USA Triathlon Hall of Fame at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.
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