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Race medical director Dr. John Jardine takes part in a planning phone call on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, a day before the annual Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass., as tubs used to cool overheated runners on race day are seen inside the finish line medical tent. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Race directors must organize complex events for runners of all ability. Some are big races with lots of resources; others are small local affairs with a shoestring budget. Security, organizing workers and volunteers, tracking runners and medical care all must be assembled and paid for, said Dave McGillivray, who helps direct the Boston Marathon and also advises other race directors.

Runners bear responsibility, too. He recalls grabbing a mic at the 2012 Boston Marathon when it was, telling runners they needed to take it easy. It’s a hard message for runners who have trained months to meet goals.“We cannot fit all of you in our medical tents,” he remembered saying. More than 2,000 people needed treatment that day; roughly 200 went to the hospital.

“It was a lot of carnage out there,” McGillivray said. “But, you know, no one passed, people went home, and we dodged the proverbial bullet. Not every race can say that. If you don’t have the resources, then you shouldn’t be firing the gun.”Race medical director Dr. John Jardine, right, and medical coordinator Chris Troyanos get an update on the weather forecast during a planning phone call inside the finish line medical tent on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, a day before the annual Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Race medical director Dr. John Jardine, right, and medical coordinator Chris Troyanos get an update on the weather forecast during a planning phone call inside the finish line medical tent on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, a day before the annual Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Evan Hauptmann, a multi-sport athlete in high school, decided to run Falmouth at 17. He wanted to finish in under an hour and felt fine until a big hill late in the race made him light-headed. By then he could see the finish line and his competitive nature kicked in.Leavitt said Trump believes the talks are “moving along in the right direction.”

U.N. officials on Thursday said that a small number of trucks carrying flour on Wednesday were intercepted by residents and their contents were stolen.“As far as I know, this was not a criminal act with armed men,” U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a briefing.

He added that the episode “only reflects the very high level of anxiety that people in Gaza are feeling, not knowing when the next humanitarian delivery will take place.”Over the last several months, Israel has accused Hamas of siphoning off aid and using it to fund its military activities, without providing evidence. The U.N. has said that there are mechanisms in place that prevent any significant diversion of aid.