Runner hit by car during race

well if that story has its facts straight and the event organizers didn't pull a permit for the city that requires one, they are in for a long fight.

I've only had 1 road race with closed roads. A Susan B. Komen race. Most of ours, the roads are open, but police are there at the intersections to stop traffic creating a rolling closure. Once the race opens up, cars can go across. If a car is behind the pack, a sag wagon police car prevents then from getting through the races.

If the organizers did fail to get a permit, that's a HUGE oversight. They'll get whacked and deservedly so.

This is awfull all around. My heart *first* and *foremost* goes out to the runner and his family.

MO Running is right down the street from my house. These runs are very low key and they do one about once a month. You can see the cones they set up throughout the course. The runs seem to be more of a runners community monthly run than some big racing event. Everyone knows the roads are not blocked, etc...

The guys at the store are great - real runners who will do anything to help you out and get folks running. I'm sure they are devistated and I hope they don't get vilified for this.

I my mind they were not grossly neglegent (based on my limited knowledge of the incedent). It was an accident and this could have happened to any of us out on a group/fun run. Yes, it was orgainized by a business. But, as I said, they are very clear about the parameters of the runs.

Be carefull out there.

Frank

This is sad news, I hope the runner will be ok. I cant believe that they would hold a race without some type of road closure or police presence.