shutting down city centers so you people can pay to run on public roads is weird af

Using public spaces for community events isn't weird it’s part of what makes them public.

“highly disruptive” and “exclusive to paying participants” is not a community event imo

It’s a pain, yet a counter 

New Bedford does a half marathon that’s pretty big and draws folk from a good distance.

It’s marketing the city for tourism and such, brings a bit more awareness etc.  and it’s 4 hours out of the year, and locals are well aware and will plan accordingly.

Guess if depends a bit on scale.

Sunday AM probably lessens the impact as well.

Growing veggies for the fine folks of Southeastern Massachusetts, w/ a focus on nutrient quality. Always interested in the evolution of digital payments.  🎩 

this one is saturday afternoon and it’s full of suburbanites who “couldn’t imagine living anywhere so [xyz]”

mayhaps tourism, but doubtful. again, if it’s actually to our general benefit I’m happy to consent. but as of now it’s a lot of work just to give county people something to bitch about lol