Is a negative test required to race? Is a vaccine required? I honestly don’t know, but I’m shooting to run it next year. I’ve run it several times, but not since 2015.
Boston limits their field, so I don’t think it’s unfair that you can’t get a refund. If they don’t let you run due to a positive test (how would they know?), that is slightly less fair.
However, I get why the BAA and the travel insurance would exclude COVID. Too much uncertainty surrounding large outbreaks and massive cancellations.
Is a negative test required to race? Is a vaccine required? I honestly don’t know, but I’m shooting to run it next year. I’ve run it several times, but not since 2015.
Boston limits their field, so I don’t think it’s unfair that you can’t get a refund. If they don’t let you run due to a positive test (how would they know?), that is slightly less fair.
However, I get why the BAA and the travel insurance would exclude COVID. Too much uncertainty surrounding large outbreaks and massive cancellations.
For the third time I've stated in the thread... BAA did not require a negative test to run. Runners had to show proof of vaccination which was done weeks before the race.
Also, like said before, I think the insurance exclusion was if someone failed to follow BAA Covid requirements, such as not showing proof of vaccination or not wearing a mask on the bus, not for denying people who got sick.
For the third time I've stated in the thread... BAA did not require a negative test to run. Runners had to show proof of vaccination which was done weeks before the race.
Yes, not to judge anyone if they knowingly ran with the virus or at the tail end of it...BUT every medical professional I talked to was pretty adamant that running a hard marathon within a week or two of a COVID case is something they would strongly recommend against.
Honestly if they're refunding people through the insurance with a lab positive test there's really nothing to complain about...I just wish the insurance had been worded more clearly to say in simple terms that a confirmed laboratory-backed COVID positive from April 4th on (say) would result in a refund. As it was written, it seemed like it was exempting COVID as a reason for getting your registration back.
BAA refuses to give out refunds for runners testing positive for Covid prior to the race. As if somehow the pandemic disappeared and they provide no other avenues of support. They are basically stealing peoples money.
Run a different marathon, stop caring about a "BQ" because it does not care about you!
Why would you expect to have your money refunded? If I bought concert tickets and then ended up being unable to attend the show due to illness, I wouldn't expect the venue to refund my money. Same goes for a race.
Explain how this is different from any other injury or illness pre-C19?
If you got a the flu or an injury pre-covid and decided not to race, that decision was on you. If you wanted to race through illness/injury because you thought you could manage, that was your call to make. With covid, even if you have zero symptoms, you're barred from racing if you test positive. That's the difference.
they don't require a test pre race is what I'm reading others say
For the third time I've stated in the thread... BAA did not require a negative test to run. Runners had to show proof of vaccination which was done weeks before the race.
Yes, not to judge anyone if they knowingly ran with the virus or at the tail end of it...BUT every medical professional I talked to was pretty adamant that running a hard marathon within a week or two of a COVID case is something they would strongly recommend against.
Honestly if they're refunding people through the insurance with a lab positive test there's really nothing to complain about...I just wish the insurance had been worded more clearly to say in simple terms that a confirmed laboratory-backed COVID positive from April 4th on (say) would result in a refund. As it was written, it seemed like it was exempting COVID as a reason for getting your registration back.
Yeah, I do agree. If someone is sick, they're sick, and I guess severity of symptoms and time of symptoms would factor into decision. And, to be clear, I think you and anyone who had Covid and did not run, did the right thing. I also agree that wording of the insurance policy could have been clearer.
Explain how this is different from any other injury or illness pre-C19?
You are allowed to run through and injury if you want. You’d be called an awful person for running the race with this cold and the race would probably tell you, you aren’t allowed to run if they knew you had c19. Have they ever said you aren’t allowed to run due to an injury? How dumb are you? The difference is very obvious
BAA refuses to give out refunds for runners testing positive for Covid prior to the race. As if somehow the pandemic disappeared and they provide no other avenues of support. They are basically stealing peoples money.
Run a different marathon, stop caring about a "BQ" because it does not care about you!
Marathon organisers are laughing all the way to the bank. I have run a marathon recently and, like Boston, there is a "no refund" policy should the event be cancelled due to covid. Instead, they transfer you to a "virtual entry". lol. It is all a money making sham. Running Boston in itself is meaningless. When I enter a race, it is all about the personal experience and how I perform. To me it doesn't matter if I run a PR in Boston or Timbuktu.
This is mental, I agree, the vast majority of Omicron cases are mild, I've just had it and felt like I had flu for 4 or 5 days and felt coldy for a few days either side of that. I 100% could not have ran my best during that period though and am only starting to feel back to normal in terms of running now 4 weeks after testing negative. There's a difference between it not being a major risk of fatality or serious illness and being able to run a marathon at your very best.
For the third time I've stated in the thread... BAA did not require a negative test to run. Runners had to show proof of vaccination which was done weeks before the race.
Well then I take back what I said earlier about the difference between covid and injury. If Boston didn't actually prevent anymore from racing because of a positive test, and it was just a personal choice, then yeah, I understand not offering refunds just like they wouldn't offer refunds if you got the flu. Because if what you're saying is true, it sounds like you could choose to race even if you had covid. That'd probably be a bad idea, but you could still race if you wanted.