Denver RnR snapshot: the Dude… subsides?

If you’ve run a Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon or 1/2 Marathon lately, you will probably have seen our great big Brooks Rocker Dude on the course, standing tall and inspiring everyone to Run Happy.

Brooks Rocker Dude standing tall in Seattle

But if you were at Denver Rock ‘n’ Roll, you may have seen this towards the end of the race:

Brooks Runner Dude in Denver

We’ve been told that a generator died… but I think they’re just trying to protect the Dude’s reputation. I mean, look at all of those empty cups — he’s clearly been “hydrating”.