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A Possible Issue Illustrated by Oli Winward

Jul 02, 2015

This year, on November 21, the U.S.’s first ever “qualifiers-only” half marathon will be held in San Diego. The USA Half Marathon Invitational will only accept contestants who can provide proof that they have previously completed another half marathon (in qualifying standard time for their age group) within the last two years.

This new rule had Outside Magazine raise the question whether qualifications such as these will have more people wanting to sign up, or if it will leave runners behind at the starting line. To illustrate their article, Outside Magazine asked illustrator Oli Winward to come up with a fitting image. The result, which cleverly summarizes this possible issue, can be seen below.

Copyright Oli Winward