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• Review fromSTEVEN T

  Date: 08/14/2023

  1 star
  CityTris ******** page claims they ...are a multisport event organizer focused on producing safe and memorable events. Well, it was definitely a memorable event but 100% not safe. We learned while talking to my brother himself and the other runners (and their friends/family) in the hospital waiting room that there were only 3 WATER STATIONS for a **** mile marathon. I understand that it was not a straight **** mile route but instead three 4.3 mile loops. However, the water stations were only found at the beginning, middle, and end of said loop. All runners I spoke to voiced their concern that the majority of the water cups at these stations were empty as the volunteers were understaffed and could not work fast enough to refill waters. In addition, we now know that there was NO MEDICAL STAFF PRESENT for the entirety of the marathon. Lastly, the race director's manner of handling the situation was rude, insensitive, and unprofessional. For example, not a single organizational representative came to the hospital to check on the wellbeing of the runners. I am not sure of the number of runners that ended up being hospitalized as I only witnessed around 5 in NYU Langone Brooklyn and the hospital themselves claimed many were turned away and sent to other local hospitals. I cannot say if all runners in this marathon were fully prepared for their half marathon, but I do believe that **************** and safeguards of the event could have made it safer for ALL runners. It appears that CityTri was not prepared to host a summer marathon. They apparently seem like a smaller organization than lets say NYRR or NYCRuns but that is no excuse for the negligence at play. If you are a runner interested in CityTri events please think twice before entering one of their marathons. My actual review is ***** characters but I cannot submit this.