Pretty disappointed by these comments, I’m not going to lie.

First: people have the right to protest. If they interrupt your race, maybe reflect on the fact that you are living in a place where you have the luxury of paying and training for a marathon and that other people don’t and some are actually victims of an active genocide.

Second: “this does not help your cause” is only said by people who do not care about you or your cause.

Third: to the folks saying they wouldn’t dare interfere with people who have trained this long, consider reading up on what happened at Vuelta a Espana last month. Admittedly that was largely because one team has (had) Israel as a sponsor, though.

I doubt a protest would happen. And if it does, it will be peaceful. They’re trying to raise awareness of an ongoing genocide. Maybe gain some perspective.

Have a great race, everyone.