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1. City Marathon — Runner Handbook: Start Corrals, Gear Check, and On-Course Support
Guide: City Marathon — Runner Handbook
Section: Start Corrals, Gear Check, and On-Course Support
Participants are released in timed waves from 8:00 a.m. onward. To ______ (1) crowding at the start and keep waves moving on schedule, runners are assigned to color-coded corrals based on predicted finish times printed on the bib. Only runners with the correct bib color will be admitted to each corral; companions must wait outside the fenced area. Gear-check opens at 6:30 a.m. beside Gate 7, where attendants will tag your drawstring bag with a matching barcode and scan your bib upon drop-off. Hydration tables appear every 2.5 km, with sports drink at alternating stations and gels available near Kilometer 28. Medical tents are located at Kilometers 10, 20, 30, and at the finish; a red wristband indicates a disclosed condition.
Last year, late arrivals and misrouted bags caused delays at the start. ______ (2), gear-check tents are now organized by bib range, additional scanners have been deployed, and signage has been enlarged for visibility. Please report to your assigned corral ______ (3) your wave time to clear security and warm up; pacers holding flagpoles will stage at the front of each color. Course time limit is six hours, and sweep vehicles will follow the published cutoff schedule. The finish chute includes water, foil blankets, and photo backdrops; family reunion is in the park plaza beyond Gate 4.
______ (4) For accessibility services, request assistance at the Welcome Desk near Gate 5; mobility-aid check is available by appointment.
(1) To ______ crowding at the start and keep waves moving on schedule, runners are assigned to color-coded corrals.
mitigate
exacerbate
neglect
postpone
解説
解説
'mitigate crowding'（混雑を緩和する）が文脈に合致。他は意味が逆・不適。
(2) ______ , gear-check tents are now organized by bib range, additional scanners have been deployed, and signage has been enlarged.
Nevertheless
In response
For instance
Meanwhile
解説
解説
前年の問題（原因）に対する対策（結果）を導く語として最適。
(3) Please report to your assigned corral ______ your wave time to clear security and warm up.
after
by
in advance of
until
解説
解説
『〜の前に』は 'in advance of' が最も自然。'by/until' は締切・継続の用法で不適。
(4) Which sentence best completes the text at blank (4)?
Unclaimed bags remaining at 4:30 p.m. will be transferred to the Lost & Found tent at Gate 7 and can be retrieved with a photo ID.
Unclaimed bags will be discarded before the family reunion area opens.
Runners may retrieve unclaimed bags from any hydration station.
Bags without barcodes will remain at the start corrals overnight.
解説
解説
『〜へ移送される』＝ 'be transferred to' が定型。