Very Unofficially
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We've been trying to wring a number out of the registration staff for a while now, but we're well accustomed to the disappointment that comes with not getting a straight answer after yesterday's drama.
We walked up to the registration desk to see the following scrawled on a bit of paper:
339
514
853
The number 853 was circled very officially, but, once more that is not the correct number. We continued to prod for information, and we were finally told that 510 is now the number for today's runners. Just as it changed to 509 on the screen...
We're now told that 509 runners have turned up for Day 1b. Do you see a pattern here?
"Is that number still changing?" we asked.
"No... Well. It shouldn't change. Shouldn't change much... No, I can't think it'll change very much now."
We're calling it 848 runners unofficially for this event, though we may still have one or two more names voided before it's official. At some point, they have to pick a number and call it official, we just don't have a guess when that might be.