Unite Half Marathon - RunOther

A bit annoyed that the race sponsors changed the course right before the race given the rain and flooding the night before. They announced that the course would be shortened by 3 miles the morning of the race making it a 10 mile course. At the end, the total distance of the race was 9.57 miles. The sponsors should have communicated this fact before as racers already felt they were being short changed since this was supposed to be a half marathon. While I understand safety is a concern, this is now 2 out 3 races (2 triathlons prior) where I have signed up with CGI only to have the race altered. CGI needs to come up with back-up or contingency plans for the weather. I don't see why CGI could not have added an extra loop to the existing course. I at least liked the fact that they did a staggered start based on your average mile pace.

Skipping this race next year.

Massive head winds.


I would like to support CGI more but not sure how manay times I can pay top dollar for a race that I end up not getting. The NJ State triathlon was top class but I will probably skip Unite next year. I also find the long food lines at the end of the race a little bit ridiculous. I think CGI cam find a better way to manage that.