My experience at the NYC Marathon is going to be different than most “runners.” I’m slow, and I walk/jog my races. So, while I agree that this race is spectacular for most, and I had a great experience as far as racing through the streets and being cheered by the people of NYC. I must let walkers know what to expect and why I feel Race Management has a lot of work to do to be the “all inclusive race” they claim to be. 1.) There were police officers yelling at us through bullhorns, from “MILE 6” to about mile 15, to JUST QUIT if we couldn’t keep up and “run like we’re supposed to!” 2.) Water stations were abandoned by volunteers with hundreds (maybe thousands) of people still on the course! 3.) Mile markers and timing mats were removed by the time I reached about mile 18, causing people tracking me to wonder if I’d been injured or quit! 4.) Then, at the finish, the worst thing that could happen after struggling and pushing through 26.2 miles happened when I crossed the finish line and THERE WERE NO MEDALS! The world famous NYC Marathon did not bring enough medals to the finish line for all participants! They had the medals, but simply didn’t have the faith in us to finish the race! I, and about 200 others, were literally crying at the finish line! So, my first WMM race experience was totally ruined!