@JennyBryan The organizer went out of business. I mostly laughed it off, wasn't aiming for BQ (yet). Message boards went wild on this.

@eddelbuettel "It was the second year in a row they got the distance wrong... Medals and shirts were handed out before the start."

@eddelbuettel @danwwang I'm not sure I'll sign up next year but it's a great story to tell your friend.. Afterwards