We just weren't tested the way we have been in the past.

No runner will be at a disadvantage over past participants and most will reap significant benefits.

He got a course record and he went under the overpass. So our plan worked out pretty good.

The most significant change today is the two-wave start.

We will need official statements from race management and credible data. If that's the case, and it would be reasonable to believe that a runner would have made the standard, then we'll give the nod to the runner.

Whereas it took the last official runners 30 minutes to cross the starting line last year, this year it will take fewer than 10 minutes for each wave to cross. It is important to note that the anticipated net difference in this method versus previous years' 'one gun, one start' is only about 10 minutes, meaning the last runner will be crossing the starting line this year at 12:40 p.m. as compared to 12:30 p.m. last year.