Hello from NYC, it’s the NYC marathon this weekend!
My friends and I live around Mile 18 of the route and we always go down to cheer the runners on. Last year we discussed that we should offer something beyond cheers and shouts.
One of my friends was thinking about pooling our money together and buying some snacks and cookies and just having a big “snacks for runners” sign. Would this work? Would this be helpful? What kind of snacks work best? (ideally something available at Costco)
None of us are runners beyond the occasional turkey trot so we have no idea. So turning to r/running hoping for some feedback before we buy $500 of snacks that nobody wants.
We have an aid station at mile 22. For runners pacing the 4:00 and below, nobody’s stopping. They’ve got a goal, and they’re trying to hit it.
After that, it kind of becomes a party.
Coke
Sports drinks
Half bananas
Peeled clementines
Grapes that are bordering on frozen
I baked 4 lbs of Bacon and that had become a perennial favorite
A crave case. Nobody will stop and take one, but if you wave it in their face and say “you look like you need a burger!” You’ll usually get a laugh and a taker.
Tylenol
Motrin
Bandaids
Antibiotic cream
Feminine hygiene products
Small bags of chips or cheezits or salt
Small packets of cheap fruit snacks