Because of the record heat and unseasonable humidity that forced officials of the Oct. 7 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon to cancel their event three hours after its start, a number of runners who were denied the chance to finish have decided to attend the fourth annual Grand Rapids Marathon.
"How bad was Chicago? It was a very chaotic experience that unnerved a lot of people. A lot of walking and fainting all around," said Ada's Debbi Hanlon, 40.
"There was a feeling that you didn't accomplish anything after months of training. That's why I thought, 'Why not go do the Grand Rapids Marathon, since my legs felt fine the Tuesday after Chicago? It certainly can't be any worse."'
Originally, there was a 1,250-runner cap on the Grand Rapids Marathon. The days after the
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cancellation of the Chicago Marathon, that number was able to grow to its new cap of 1,650.
Another 950 runners are entered in the half-marathon.
"All those people trained all summer long, got to Chicago, got kicked off the course and, basically, weren't able to meet their goals," Grand Rapids Marathon race director Don Kern said. "We want to give them the opportunity to reach a goal of completing our marathon, so we raised our cap.
"I don't know specifically how many of those added numbers were due to Chicago, but I would guess it's around 400."
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