Cancelled half marathon

Why didnt someone go to the Cash n Carry and buy some bl**dy water?

Total chaos! And the police put up an ineffective road block to try to stop the race. The runners ran anyway.

Yep, 'elf 'n safety, the nanny state and the fear of litigation all rearing their heids

And a scribe with a tablet (non electronic kind) ready to ask questions such as "So herald, how does it feel to be tackling this on your own, do you get lonely?"

Useless organisation too - they must have known in advance how many runners there would be and how much water was needed.

And a TV crew filming for Athens Tonight.

Elf n safety gone mad again. SIL and DD go in for that sort of thing and I can imagine how disappointed and annoyed the runners must have been

Elegran he probably had a support team going alongside him in a chariot!

Could they not have concentrated the water on the part of the course for which it would be enough and sent someone to the cash and carry for the rest, with instructions to be back before the runners reached the waterless points? Meanwhile marshalls stationed at that point could hold up a big sign saying "No water from here on until suplies get here". An anouncement at the start would let the runners know what was happening.

I wonder if the Greek herald running from the battle of Marathon with the news had enough water?

Does seem a bit extreme Jess, I hardly think a bit of rain constitutes much of a problem!