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'Disregard for Our Safety' | New Jersey Half-Marathon Runners Race Half-Underwater During Flooding
More than 4 inches of rain flooded parts of the course, and runners questioned why organizers kept the 8 a.m. race going.
- Competitors in the Racefaster Half-Marathon in Paramus, New Jersey, unexpectedly raced through waist-level floodwaters on Sunday after the area received more than 4 inches of rain.
- Paramus recorded 4.92 inches of rain, the highest in Bergen County, causing portions of Routes 17 and 208 to flood across North Jersey.
- A photo from Fair Lawn showed a woman waiting atop her car for rescue, while Ridgewood resident Helen said, "We live in Ridgewood and many of our friends were running this race."
- Zac Clark, a contestant on "The Bachelorette," posted a video saying, "Bro, this is nuts," while other runners questioned why organizers began the race at 8 a.m.
- By Monday morning, authorities reopened the flooded roadways. The storm marked the latest in a series of summer flooding events affecting North Jersey infrastructure.
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Half marathoners race through floodwater
Heavy rainfall over the weekend left runners splashing through floodwater during a half marathon in Bergen County, New Jersey. After the area got slammed with more than 4 inches of rain, competitors unexpectedly raced through water that nearly reached waist-level.
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'Disregard for our safety' | New Jersey half-marathon runners race half-underwater during flooding
Matthew Vickers said he and his cousin encountered a 71-year-old stuck in chest-deep water during a half marathon after rain flooded parts of the New Jersey course.
·Cleveland, United States
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