This shot is immediately across the street from the previous two. It's a dangerous place to run. Notice there is no shoulder at all to the right of the white line. It's not all this bad, but many parts along here are even worse.

The police request that runners run on the right side of the road, with traffic rather than toward it. For most of this segment of two miles or more it's not possible or advisable to run to the right of the white line. There are no traffic cones (there would be no room for any), there is no police support here, and traffic continues unhindered in both directions. Runners must depend on the good-heartedness of drivers to avoid getting bumped off. It's sort of a drivers' honor system.

By the time runners arrive here on the return trip, they have run over 23 miles of a difficult marathon, and many are staggering. Most arrive after 9:00 AM, some as late as after 11:00 AM, so Saturday morning traffic is in full flow. There is every possibility that a wobbly runner could misstep, hit the jagged edge of the road, trip, and take a tumble, possibly into traffic coming up from behind.

Recently I heard that they may be changing the course next year because of this. It would be a good idea.