A 17-Mile Half Marathon

Runners kept running, but it had to seem longer.

Link:

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/bangkok-s-botched-half-marathon-offers-t-shirt-apology/article_e10ccc4f-84e5-5d55-bf04-8bf26f41c24d.html

Some 6,000 runners took part in the race and everyone — even those who didn't finish — will get a special jersey to wear like a badge of pride, said Songkram Kraison, vice president of the Jogging Association of Thailand, one of the event's two organizers.

"The T-shirt will say, 'Finisher of 27.6 km,'" Songkram told The Associated Press. "The shirts are meant to apologize and also to honor runners who ran in the longer version of the half-marathon."

The Jogging Association of Thailand's website posted a statement Tuesday saying it will send the shirts by mail within 45 days.