Molly Jarboe's Staging Area

Not a bad race for a pre Chicago Marathon shake out, however this race was promoted with the promise of a commemorative hat for ALL finishers. Turns out, supplies were quite limited. This was made worse by organizers allowing faster finishers to take more than one. Hundreds were left empty-handed. We overheard some disappointed runners saying they were told that participants would be contacted about the problem based on finish time, however, my partner and I waited for our friends after we crossed the finish line instead of making our way immediately to the line for hats. No one in my party received a hats. Our finish time will preclude us from automatic follow up. We emailed the race organization and received an automated reply promising more info the following day about the known issue, but so far we have heard nothing for days. We’re sorry not to have hats to mark the occasion, but what’s more disappointing is the feeling that we were misled.