I admit I am still bitter about what happened so I will try to just stick to the facts. Running in the first place, I approach an intersection and, remembering that this was a loop course, take a right turn going back to where I came from. There is no reaction from the race folks who would normally give directions at the intersection. Turns out (eventually) I should have continued straight instead but I only realize that after running another 5-6k and stopping to talk to the person at the start line. They didn't have a map of the course so he basically drew one on his pad showing me what happened. This was going to be my qualification race for Boston and I spent half of the weekend driving to this place not to mention the hotel expenses etc. These people didn't even bother apologizing for their mistake. They should not be allowed to be a Boston qualifier since they can't figure out how to handle the runners' traffic.

Everything was perfect, very nice to run, weather perfect

If you want to run a small, low-profile race in July, this is the one to do. The Friendly Massey Marathon was very well organized by a bunch of enthusiastic, dedicated and friendly volunteers. One could clearly see that these people's hearts were in it. It is a small marathon (about 60 runners in each of the marathon and half marathon), but a big event for the town. The pasta dinner the night before was great. The organizers had to make a last-minute adjustment to the route due to road construction, but still managed to produce a scenic, fast and accurately measured route. Congratulations to Rob and his team for a great race.