MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — You’ve probably seen online a lot of conversation surrounding the medals from the Milwaukee Marathon this weekend. Thousands found out they actually ran a “marthon” — as the medal was missing the second letter “a.” That wasn’t the only thing runners were talking about this weekend. Many were frustrated over the cut-off time for marathon runners, unlike those of other Midwest races.
“Right off the bat, I knew it was going to be difficult,” said Zecilia Alamillo-Roman, also known as “Zecy.”
It would be difficult, but not impossible, as she’d been training for months for the Milwaukee Marathon. She had run several 5Ks, half-marathons and a relay race — now setting her goals on a full marathon, with only finishing 26.2 miles as her goal.
Weeks into her training, though, she came to find out there was a cut-off time for the marathon of five hours…