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Organizers of a popular Oregon road running race apologized on Sunday after failing to acknowledge the relay's top finishing women's team at an awards ceremony the day before.

Hood to Coast organizers took to social media to apologize for not recognizing the top three women's teams. The public apology came after a member of the top women's team tweeted that the top walking, high school and men's teams were awarded trophies at the ceremony and that the relay's founder said, "Go talk to someone who cares" when asked why women weren't recognized.

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My #hoodtocoast2018 team was 12th out of 1032 teams & the top women’s team overall. At the Awards Ceremony, the top walking, HS and men’s teams were awarded trophies. When we asked why women’s weren’t announced we were told by RD Bob Foote, “Go talk to someone who cares” WOW pic.twitter.com/Lciea28gg9 — Emily Pritt (@Emily_Pritt) August 26, 2018

Dan Floyd, Hood to Coast chief operations officer, apologized to the team and addressed event founder Bob Foote's alleged remark in an interview with Runner's World.

"I was near the area [where the team asked Foote about the award], but not in hearing distance. It doesn't matter--however that team feels is what matters," Floyd said, according to the magazine. "We will never allow that to happen again. If the women don't feel like they were treated well, that's inappropriate on our part."

Floyd told Runner's World that the Saturday ceremony usually recognizes only the top three overall teams in addition to the top walking and high school teams. The top three open women's teams will be recognized in future years, he said.

Seventy percent of race participants are female, Floyd told Runner's World. The magazine reports members of the winning women's team, dubbed "Goats N Roses," will soon get their medals and plaques.

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Team Goats and Roses crushed #HTC18 with a blazing time of 21:03 to take the top spot for women overall. We did not... Posted by Hood & Portland To Coast Relays (Official Page) on Sunday, August 26, 2018

Hood to Coast organizers recognized the team, which finished 12th overall and is from Portland, in a Facebook post Sunday.

"We did not recognize this great achievement and we were wrong, the top three women's teams should have been recognized," the post says, in part. "This will never happen again."

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The 2018 relay spanned 199 miles between Mount Hood and Seaside and drew 1,050 teams, according to its website. The relay first took place in 1982.

Read more from Emily Pritt, the runner who tweeted Foote's alleged remark, below. And view photos from the relay here.

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See below if needing further extrapolation on the problem with this. pic.twitter.com/8ShsJHf5LY — Emily Pritt (@Emily_Pritt) August 26, 2018

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Final words on this for now. We’ll be happy to look forward on changes! pic.twitter.com/6SsdlZs2tn — Emily Pritt (@Emily_Pritt) August 26, 2018

-- Jim Ryan