00:00There were two races on the card, the 6km and the 12km race.
00:05The 12k went off first at the Larigome Stadium.
00:08It featured a total of 398 runners.
00:11The 6k had a total of 986 participants.
00:15Apart from a late start, the runoff felt smooth in cool conditions with a downpour 2 miles in.
00:21There was a rhythm section along the way in the race village and adequate water stops, but that was not
00:28the problem.
00:28Runners found themselves confused at points where there were no race marshals or the race marshals had no clue where
00:36to direct runners.
01:05It would have mystified even the marshals who found it difficult to differentiate between those running the 6km and the
01:1312km because both merged on the same route to the finish line.
01:16It resulted in a significant number of the front runners running a short course.
01:22Meantime, other runners made extra laps not knowing where to turn for the conclusion of the race.
01:27Well, it's the first time I do subways on this new course and I'm totally disappointed with the course.
01:34The marshals and them were accurate at some point in time, but a couple of the marshals sent us off
01:40course.
01:40And coming home to finish, when you're thinking you're sprinting to finish, because you still had to go up, turn
01:46and come back down.
01:47No marshals at that point to tell us that we had to go up and turn.
01:51So it was total, from my years are running, the experience is nice along the course, but too much are
01:57up the clue.
01:58So we need to work on that and correct that for the future for subway to continue.
02:03As a result, organizers of the competition took a decision not to announce any awards on the day.
02:09They indicated that during the event, unforeseen technical and logistical challenges along the route caused course disruptions affecting both distances.
02:19They stated, quote,
02:21The organizing committee, in close collaboration with the technical timing team, is conducting an exhaustive review to reconcile race splits,
02:30participant logs, and course verification data.
02:34Consequently, official race results are temporarily delayed. End quote.
02:40Apart from the awards, which includes an all-inclusive trip to Panama,
02:43runners were also not pleased that their times were affected as they calculate their efforts for other races in the
02:50year.
02:51Still, participating in the second edition of the subway road race was enough for the loyal runners.
02:58Yeah, it was real good. The race was, the course was nice and clear, and it was early morning race,
03:02so it was nice and cool.
03:03All right. Now, what time did you get it?
03:05Uh, one hour, seven minutes.
03:09All right. Now, what distance you run today?
03:1112K.
03:11He, too, will still need to wait, as organizers scratch their heads trying to figure out who won the respective
03:17races
03:17and how they will decide the remaining positions.
03:21Sergio Dufo, TV6 Sport.
