It wasn’t all bad
When Sheila Pereira heard about the Worcester City Half Marathon, she was delighted that a race was being held so close to her home in Massachusetts. She signed up online—then realized the half marathon was actually 3,200 miles away, in Worcester, England. Undeterred, Pereira mapped out a 13.1-mile route through the “other Worcester” and ran her own race. She finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes and sent a message explaining the mix-up to the half marathon organizers in England. They mailed her a medal, a T-shirt, and an invite to next year’s race.