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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2148479, member: 250"] Having been in Zion last weekend for the Zion Half Marathon, in which 2 of my daughters ran, I would warn any marathon runner to avoid any of this series being run by these sponsors. They give the impression that at least part of their run is through a national park. It is not. Never is. Cannot be. But they do protest the need to have a zero footprint for their races. That equals no water stations. There are "aid" stations but they are staffed with local volunteers who are not prepared to render any aide whatsoever. They raise big $ and claim a 3rd of it goes to charity. I'm too lazy to follow that up. [B] To me they come across like grifters[/B]. One of my daughters had to limp 5 miles to the finish after suffering a foot injury. Many such stories came out of this fiasco. [/QUOTE]