![]() On race day, hundreds-or perhaps thousands-of runners went off course and ran about a half mile too long. In the days leading up to the race, Portland Fire and Rescue withheld a permit for the event until the race committee agreed to changes to its medical operations plan. The permit approval is good news for a race organization that has been plagued by issues since the weeks before the 2016 marathon. Les Smith, the race director, wrote in an email to Runner’s World, “We should have a great event,” he wrote. According to the statement, it is a faster course and will be certified for those seeking a Boston Marathon qualifying time. The 2017 course will be an out-and-back, instead of the loop route it has been in previous years. Normally permits for our Event and other running events are not issued until the week before the actual event…We thank the City for its help this year.” And we are pleased to have received it early. Portland Marathon officials on Thursday issued a written statement that read, in part, “We are pleased to have received our City Permit for the October 2017 event. ![]() In the past, the race had been months late in paying its bill and submitted the payment with a letter of protest from its attorney. ![]() Among them: Organizers had to agree to one of three new courses, accept a medical operations plan written by Portland Fire and Rescue, and pay its police bill of $47,800 in July, in advance of the 2017 race. Related: Dysfunction Threatens Future of Portland MarathonĬity agencies then set a series of deadlines for the race to meet in order to issue the permit. Race organizers didn’t respond to requests for meetings with city officials and instead submitted its permit application for this year’s event with no changes to the course-which caused the initial permit rejection.
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