{"id":898,"date":"2008-12-11T04:55:41","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=898"},"modified":"2008-12-23T12:02:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T17:02:00","slug":"stillwater-marathon-has-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2008\/stillwater-marathon-has-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Stillwater Marathon has Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Stillwater Courier<\/a> the inaugural Stillwater Marathon has an uphill battle to come into existence.<\/p>\n

When creating a new event there are usually a lot of hoops to jump through.\u00a0 I’ve previously highlighted some of the problems that the Indy Classic Marathon<\/a> had last year. So far the Stillwater Marathon has a different set of problems.\u00a0 First, they need to get approval from city council. The organizers are hoping to have a marathon distance event over Memorial Day weekend in 2009.\u00a0 But this week, the Stillwater City Council took the item off their agenda, delaying any decision indefinitely.<\/p>\n

A group of Stillwater businesses developed a petition containing 39 signatures which is the likely cause for the council’s action.\u00a0 The petition requested that the marathon meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n

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  1. that the marathon should not start or end in the downtown historic district or within one mile;<\/li>\n
  2. that it not occur any weekend between and including Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend;<\/li>\n
  3. that if an approved route runs through downtown Stillwater, a user fee be assessed toward a \u201cBeautification and Bathrooms\u201d fund for the historic district;<\/li>\n
  4. that all runners be through the district by 9 a.m.; and<\/li>\n
  5. that alternate, adequate parking and transportation be enforced and spectators and participants be prohibited from parking in the city\u2019s parking lots in the historic district.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    From my understanding, this takes away much of the context that the event’s planners were hoping to do with the event.\u00a0 In previous discussions with my running buddies we had talked about the event’s viability even if it gained approval.<\/p>\n

    It seems that there has been a huge influx of marathons in Minnesota (and surrounding states) in the spring-time.\u00a0 Here is a list:<\/p>\n