Every year there are a few races that run out of water but at the end of October the taps seem to run totally dry and I was tagged and DMed about three different races with water issues.
Races are getting fuller, the weather is getting hotter and with the World Meteorological Organization declaring a Super El Niño that is projected to last through to early 2027, it looks like we are in for a rough ride if race organisers keep failing their customers and running administrators keep failing their constituents.
The Jetour 10km in Cape Town caused a social media furore on the Cape Town Runners Community Facebook group with a number of different discussions popping up about the complete lack of water – and apparently marshals and medals as well (see Cheryl Louise Jamieson’s post “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! RUNNERS DESERVE BETTER!”https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19i2Mf4tLS/).
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