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Message: [QUOTE="Bigboote, post: 2149340, member: 7631"] The Washington Post did a series of articles on the fundraising-race business several years ago. They were looking at those races/walks for which the entrants get pledges, and they race for free if they raise a certain amount. The overhead on those is so big that they often raise no money at all for their charities. (Note that I'm not saying they're all like that.) These races might require entrants to raise $2500. But they're staffed by professionals rather than volunteers, as local races are. I can't imagine a half or marathon with no water stops. I can't wear one of those water backpacks (break out in a rash from anything like that), and (ahem) my belly is too big to wear one of those belt things. On distance runs in hot weather, I carry a 1.5 pint bottle of gatorade, plus along my route there are water fountains every two-ish miles. I've become more diligent about hydrating after an incident ~3 years ago. I'd finished a long run in the heat, and two water fountains on the way were out of order. I drank a couple of pints of tea when I got in, and hurled it all up. Not a good sign. [/QUOTE]