local people who find out about the race by meeting the runners
or by word of mouth,
and perform acts of kindness
giving the runners food or water,
putting a cooler out by the road with treats in it,
or other such acts of kindness…
.
are road angels.
and they bring magic to the race.
.
ultrarunners who read about the race,
figure out where the runners are
and rush in from out of state to set up aid stations,
or drive up and down passing out aid
are crews.
.
they mean well,
but they are not road angels.
.
there is a reason we have not posted the course on the internet.
.
just saying.