Jodi DelaHaya's Staging Area

This is the second year my running this race. I love to support local races, especially here in Panama City. Even though the course is not closed, we still enjoy a run along the beach and back. What has not changed since last year are the logistics of providing a safe envnornment for runners. Imagine our suprise when at mile 2,3,4 7 and 11 when they had no water or ran out of cups to provide water to runners. At mile 11 I were offered a gallon jug of water to drink out of because of no cups. I were even berated by someone delivering water after we passed a water stop because runners were mentioning the stop was out of water. With the conditions as warm and humid as it was, this was an issue of safety for the runners out there. I had thought about switching to the marathon but glad I did not becuase ot the water situation. The volunteers were great dealing with what they were given but they too should have not been put in that position in dealing with angry and thirsty runners. I don’t think I will be back next year unless changes are made and runner safety is the top priority for the race directors.