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Organisers of a half-marathon which took place in sweltering temperatures have apologised to competitors for running out of water. The public brought out hoses to supply water to runners when the bottles ran out at refreshment stations in the Tewkesbury Half Marathon on Sunday. Mike Gratton, director of the event said: "We had one bottle per runner. "As it turned out the weather was much hotter, so runners took more than one bottle, which is understandable." Some 1,300 runners took part in the race which took place in temperatures of 21C (70F). Mr Gratton added: "It did mean that a lot of runners towards the back of the field didn't have any water. "We managed to get more water to most of the drinks stations but unfortunately for some people it was too little too late so they did miss out on drinks which is quite a serious issue. "At this stage we can only apologise but there's nothing we can do to rectify the situation the day after." http://www.bbc.co.uk/ |
