LA Marathon Medal Policy Triggers Backlash Over Finisher Honors
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LA Marathon organizers announced that runners who exit the course at the 18-mile mark could still receive a finisher medal due to forecasted heat, a move critics say undermines marathon standards and promotes an easier, participation-trophy mindset.
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- Runners at Los Angeles Marathon Can Get a Finisher Medal After Only 18 Miles The New York Times
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- LA Marathon runners receive option to acquire medals at Mile 18 Fox News
- The L.A. marathon's final 8 miles are a blazing hot concrete hellscape. I learned to love them anyway Los Angeles Times
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