Marathon organizers defend preparation (AP)

October 9, 2007 | By In Top Stories |

Some increasingly desperate runners in the brutally hot Chicago Marathon elbowed other participants out of the way to get to scarce water. Others detoured to nearby convenience stores in search of the hydration they say they couldn’t find along the course itself. Others gave up, sat down and cried. Organizers on Monday defended their preparation for Sunday’s marathon — during which one man with a…

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