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Friday, February 11, 2011

Bay Area Runners Boycott Race Organizers; Support Peter Hass, Man Who Died at Half Marathon

Posted By on Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:43 AM

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More than 160 Bay Area residents have signed an online petition asking people to boycott all events organized by RhodyCo Productions, the company that was responsible for the half marathon event where Peter Hass, 36, died last weekend.

The petition, which is being administered through change.org, also demands that Kaiser Permanente find a new race organizer for its annual half marathon event. The petition names Dave Rhody, of RhodyCo Productions, as well as officials with Kaiser Permanente as its targets.

"The lack of medical emergency support and preparation demonstrates deep negligence on the part of RhodyCo Productions, and in part, Kaiser Permanente, to safely put on an event of this size and distance," the petition states.

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