N5NTG | 
11 18th, 2008| 
Yesterday was the inaugural event for the Rock-n-Roll Marathon, formerly called the San Antonio Marathon. Hams have now worked 14 San Antonio Marathons in a row, under the leadership of AARO and the cooperation from hams belonging to almost every club in the area. This event, like all the other larger events we work, is an exercise in cooperation by the ham community because there is no one single club able to handle these events 100% in-house. And I believe that’s a good way to run it
For the past 13 years, ham radio operators have been helping with this event, providing communications for every phase of the logistics and support functions. In previous years, we had staffed to put hams in supply trucks, hams in the SAG vans roving the course, hams with the medical supervisors, hams acting as “shadows” for various race officials (like the race director, safety director, etc.). We had stationed hams at the start line, hams riding bikes on the course with APRS packs, stationed hams at every water stop and at key safety risk areas like the train crossing on Mission Road (just north of IH-10 & Steves Ave).
But this year was different.
