Seems to be a bit of a kerfuffle in the way NYRR has arranged the number pickup for the Nike Half tomorrow.
Rather than the standard race, during which other runners can pick up your number (a key help given the fact that we're all time-stressed as it is), NYRR is mandating that runners pick up their own numbers at Niketown (and bring photo ID to boot).
That wouldn't be so bad, except for this issue (from the NYRR Web site): ``Please note: Absolutely no race numbers or ChampionChips will be available on race morning.''
That means, if you're from out of town, or, perhaps from Brooklyn (we like to think of ourselves as independent sometimes - then again, ever try to get friends of yours who live on the upper East side to take the train to Brooklyn - it's like a foreign country), you have to go into Manhattan *TWICE* to a) get your number and b) race.
On one hand, it protects race-number swapping. On the other .... what's the big deal about this race? NYRR runs at least eight half marathons a year - the highlight of this one, among other things, is the huge entry fee (at $70 or more).
Suspect there's going to be a fair amount of griping about this one, especially if you were relying on someone else to get your number. Make sure to get into Manhattan by 5 p.m. today if you're running and haven't already got your stuff. Best of luck everyone.
2 comments:
It doesn't even protect race number swapping - I could very easily pick up my number and then give/sell it to whomever.
Cynic that I am, it would seem the best explanation is that it guarantees that everyone registered has to step into Niketown.
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