Inaugural Naperville Marathon Sells Out in One Day

After fees were slashed due to a flood of complaints on social media, the inaugural Naperville Marathon sold out on the first day of registration.

If haven't registered for the inaugural Naperville Marathon yet, you'll have to watch the action from the sidelines, according to Runner's World Newswire. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. Both the Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon completely sold out Monday, which was the first day for registration, Runner's World reports. By 7 p.m. Monday, only 30 spots of the marathon's 3,500 were left. The Naperville Marathon will take place Nov. 10 and will be a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. Race organizer Bob Hackett told Runner's World that registration was nearly split in half, with 1,846 runners signing up for the half-marathon and 1,654 for the marathon. After criticism, …

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