Chicago Marathon = Disaster

I'm amazed at how poorly run this year's Chicago marathon was - and no, not by the actual runners. It's like as though the 90 degree heat was a surprise, which makes the lack of water and paramedics seem more like poor planning than anything else. I know a bunch of people who ran this year and last year and the difference was staggering. Granted the weather last year was better, but regardless the people who organize these events generally have an idea of what would be necessary to have a safe, successful run. Moving the start time up would have been one logical option. It just seems ridiculous that it took hundreds in the hospitalized and one dead to highlight the ineptitude of this year's marathon. Let's hope next year will see the return of a well-run marathon and a little more amicable running weather.