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The Rite-Aid Cleveland Marathon experienced a very unfortunate situation on its race course this year. A police car was mistakenly blocking access to a turn, so a race official in the lead vehicle made a quick decision to cross a coned-off area, thus leading the elite runners off course.
Unexpected happenings can occur in any race, and the best way to try to avoid them is to educate everyone - race officials, city workers, volunteers, runners -- so the likelihood of error is minimal. Course issues, especially, require informed volunteers and city workers to ensure that everybody stays on course.
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