tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post961474627928382501..comments2024-02-05T03:46:55.714-05:00Comments on A whole lot of soles...: The utter fiasco that was the Scotiabank Waterfront Toronto Marathonyumkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326728444383668883noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-8451707661748842332011-10-23T19:21:09.530-04:002011-10-23T19:21:09.530-04:00If they'd released the statement they sent out...If they'd released the statement they sent out in the email right away, a whole lot of angst would have dissipated.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211940748516632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-86512724438736867762011-10-19T23:34:43.314-04:002011-10-19T23:34:43.314-04:00LIke so many others, I had a great race. Only my ...LIke so many others, I had a great race. Only my 2nd half and I well surpassed my 1:55 goal. But then I waited for almost 2 hours to get my bag. I missed meeting up with my fundraising teammates and out-of-town friends. After heading to Starbucks for a much needed latte, I walked to my car only to realize the front zipper of my backpack had been opened and my car keys were GONE.....this leadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-60055213742341708712011-10-19T19:54:08.672-04:002011-10-19T19:54:08.672-04:00For a race that's all over the place promoting...For a race that's all over the place promoting itself, they sure are very quiet right now. Alan Brookes has retweeted a lot of things people said about the marathon, but hasn't responded to anything anyone said about the wait at the baggage check.<br /><br />I've always liked CRS races but disliked their absurdly high prices. There are other races you can go to in Canada and the A Deal Or No Dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846366896375330656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-22942546400527213052011-10-19T19:51:00.282-04:002011-10-19T19:51:00.282-04:00Great post on the issue - I will not be checking m...Great post on the issue - I will not be checking my bag again EVER. This was my first and last. I had hoped that I can access my cozy jacket I packed soon after the race so I can keep warm. This was not accepted forsunflowersanddaisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445436348076976450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-57661301009765487782011-10-18T18:06:43.749-04:002011-10-18T18:06:43.749-04:00Thanks Mac, for posting the email response. This s...Thanks Mac, for posting the email response. This should go to a wider group and thanks for enquiring.yumkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326728444383668883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-16868939564718651612011-10-18T16:45:12.572-04:002011-10-18T16:45:12.572-04:00I recieved the following email after my complaint ...I recieved the following email after my complaint through the website:<br /><br />Thank you for the e-mail. CRS would like to truly apologize for the poor<br />execution of baggage check on race day. There were a few factors of why<br />baggage went out of sorts. We had 4 weeks to move our baggage check area<br />with little available space to work with. We unfortunately found out that<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-54990139833827543912011-10-18T08:54:47.283-04:002011-10-18T08:54:47.283-04:00Yup. As per the email I got on October 12th with m...Yup. As per the email I got on October 12th with my bib number in it, "Cost: $2 donation to the 3 Featured Charities".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-25700065558417808892011-10-18T08:52:03.769-04:002011-10-18T08:52:03.769-04:00I think the $2 was going to charity, but I can'...I <i>think</i> the $2 was going to charity, but I can't find the email in which I believe I read that. I'll keep looking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-16161581864369565532011-10-17T23:19:54.456-04:002011-10-17T23:19:54.456-04:00Thanks guys for the added comments. I'm just u...Thanks guys for the added comments. I'm just updating the posts with new information. They've apologized, still waiting for the explanation.<br /><br />NYCM last year was a fair slow walk to get the bag. We were moving though. <br /><br />And oh my god Angryrunner, I did pay $2!yumkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326728444383668883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-47733953188555359452011-10-17T23:15:41.791-04:002011-10-17T23:15:41.791-04:00Tracy's NYCM comment is interesting, took me l...Tracy's NYCM comment is interesting, took me literally 30 seconds to get my bag after NYCM in 2009 AND they didn't force me to walk further north; I was able to go back without a problem. Granted, I was fairly early in the game and pretty well north of the fray but still. I'd heard they had the 2+ hour wait in 2008 from someone who got stuck there. <br /><br />I will say that the yearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-30697687939438932292011-10-17T22:58:25.857-04:002011-10-17T22:58:25.857-04:00watching that still makes me mad
2hrs to get my ba...watching that still makes me mad<br />2hrs to get my bag<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRwo4krTnrIOlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-61702187115572122302011-10-17T20:32:24.681-04:002011-10-17T20:32:24.681-04:00This was my first half so I have nothing else to c...This was my first half so I have nothing else to compare it to, but between the total lack of portapotties along the route and the horrific bag pick up, I will not do this run again. We tried to get in the back but were threatened with arrest by a cop blocking our way. For what??? Getting my BAG?!?!?! I saw my bag, a kind fellow racer threw it over the fence to me!Frankienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-31189063365368041042011-10-17T18:13:17.895-04:002011-10-17T18:13:17.895-04:00Friends of mine have noted that I seem mad. You...Friends of mine have noted that I seem mad. You're damn right I am. <br /><br />First, I am a member of the running community and it's my right to vent when CLEARLY thousands of others had a similar experience. I know, they were right around me.<br /><br />Second: Did you see how much you paid to enter the race? We were owed service in return? Nuff said.yumkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326728444383668883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-87593288226583030442011-10-17T09:35:07.949-04:002011-10-17T09:35:07.949-04:00I didn't use the bag checked (signed up for Ma...I didn't use the bag checked (signed up for Marathon Quest and they had their own). But I had trouble with the corrals....I didn't even get into mine it was so full...I was behind it...then got pushed along as the race started...someone in yellow though, said they had tons of room up there (I was blue). Couldn't get into the corral without walking a block around the whole area...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946013805052703096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-69884486732275977702011-10-17T09:14:07.616-04:002011-10-17T09:14:07.616-04:00You know what was worse than bag check? The medica...You know what was worse than bag check? The medical attention. My husband and I witnessed the 27-year-old die 200m from the half-finish, it took the ambulance 10 min to arrive while spectators had to give the man blankets and CPR. It was the most devastating sight I've ever seen. These organizers are amateurs.Queeniehttp://queeniescards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-49537952160115966312011-10-17T07:03:02.407-04:002011-10-17T07:03:02.407-04:00Wow, I'm sure glad I didn't have to use th...Wow, I'm sure glad I didn't have to use the bag check. That's utterly ridiculous...Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230997094889375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-54137588035759530412011-10-16T20:46:08.717-04:002011-10-16T20:46:08.717-04:00You are not the first person I heard mention the p...You are not the first person I heard mention the problem with bag check. It's too bad something like this ruined your day. <br /><br />Hopefully the organizers do listen to the complaints and improve the situation next year.Patrickhttp://www.thecourageoflungs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-74207816645290496882011-10-16T20:38:43.352-04:002011-10-16T20:38:43.352-04:00Yes, I did the long march after NYC last year too....Yes, I did the long march after NYC last year too. At least we kept on moving, I guess.yumkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326728444383668883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-34936807242701760842011-10-16T20:20:29.702-04:002011-10-16T20:20:29.702-04:00Angryrunner says that NYRR listened and fixed it -...Angryrunner says that NYRR listened and fixed it - if so, I'd hate to have seen it before. Last year, it took me 40+ minutes of near panic attack level crowds to get out of the baggage check chute at NYCM (and I didn't check a bag - you have to go through whether you checked one or not).<br /><br />Given that Chicago, MCM, and other large races can handle crowds and bag checks, they Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550150499568693170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-83390132603262758342011-10-16T20:08:40.292-04:002011-10-16T20:08:40.292-04:00I'm FINALLY getting my enhanced license - I WI...I'm FINALLY getting my enhanced license - I WILL do ATB this year! So there is that one for sure. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-61770318779425743582011-10-16T19:34:27.808-04:002011-10-16T19:34:27.808-04:00Yay about the race. Sounds horrid about the bag ch...Yay about the race. Sounds horrid about the bag check.macnichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756849604085886005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-13346214732818179822011-10-16T18:57:24.759-04:002011-10-16T18:57:24.759-04:00Mark, I hope they do listen and communicate out wh...Mark, I hope they do listen and communicate out what was going on. They really should have resolved the situation a lot faster.<br /><br />Angryrunner, thanks! when's the next time you're coming up to race up in these parts?yumkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326728444383668883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-33614620682492043262011-10-16T16:57:39.734-04:002011-10-16T16:57:39.734-04:00What a nightmare. I avoided bag check the year I d...What a nightmare. I avoided bag check the year I did STWM, so I can't even visualize what they might have changed from the past. I do know that NYCM had this problem a few years ago and people bringing it up certainly got NYRR to pay attention to it. Anyhow, you were the first person I saw mention it but I knew a few people up there today and they're saying the same things. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-73996989849728832582011-10-16T16:41:36.320-04:002011-10-16T16:41:36.320-04:00We have to tell them. My experience is once they ...We have to tell them. My experience is once they know about it they're very committed and professional and will fix it. They might say that this was a new location for them that was forced on them due to construction elsewhere and they were worried about congestion. They probably would like to ask for more space but then you have those who grouse about more space being used and more roadsMarky Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465497859724027212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20341995.post-19626650163216123432011-10-16T16:34:26.505-04:002011-10-16T16:34:26.505-04:00Thanks Marie, and we, I must say, were incredibly ...Thanks Marie, and we, I must say, were incredibly patient. I guess we were too exhausted to anything else but stand thereyumkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326728444383668883noreply@blogger.com