Runners Navigate Severe Flooding in New Jersey Half-Marathon
TL;DR
A Sunday half-marathon in Paramus, New Jersey, was drenched by heavy rain, forcing runners to wade through knee- to chest-deep water along the Saddle River Park course. No injuries were reported, but organizers Racefaster faced criticism for continuing the race despite a flash-flood warning; the organizers did not respond to requests for comment.
- Half-Marathoners in New Jersey Wade Through Flooded Course The New York Times
- Watch: Flash flooding interrupts half-marathon, submerges cars BBC
- ‘Bro, this is nuts!': Marathon runners race straight into torrential flooding NBC New York
- Should Bergen County race on flooded course have been canceled? Bergen Record
- Flooding swamps I-95 corridor from New Jersey to Rhode Island Yahoo
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