Thousands were in town for the Marine Corps Marathon this weekend during a rare October snow storm and a myriad of public transportation problems.

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Sunday morning, runners could be seen stretching while waiting for the Metro. Track work was being performed on the Red, Orange and Green lines, slowing and confusing out-of-towners.

At the Rosslyn station, all escalators were down as of 7:30 a.m., forcing spectators and supporters to climb the third longest continuous span escalators in the Western Hemisphere.

Escalator service was restored by 8:45 a.m. and police were directing people to ride single-file on one side of the escalators to avoid a repeat of the nightmare a couple of weeks ago.

The organization of the race also left runners confused as the start of the marathon and the 10K were in different locations this year.

On a lighter note, the winter storm warning was cancelled Sunday and highs were expected to climb to the 50s by the afternoon.