Should we be worried that the fall major marathons are going to go virtual again?

Texas and especially Florida is looking really bad right now. Numbers are going up and up again.

I have a race coming up in Texas at the end of the year and I wouldn't be surprised if that is not going to happen.

London will 100% be going ahead,vaccinations work guys.

Birkoboy wrote:

London will 100% be going ahead,vaccinations work guys.

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Lolyllapolaza didn’t turn out to be a super spreader event. Require vaccinations, maybe masks at the start, no need to make these races virtual

The world is panicking now in part so the next wave can hopefully pass in time that they can hopefully go ahead with things in the fall and winter, such as holidays and those marathons.

I have no idea what races will or won't happen this fall/winter. I just want to correct you on one thing:

The proper wording is, "will they cancel?", not "will they go virtual?". Virtual is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of associated with this sport. "We're canceling our race, but we're keeping your money and you can go run by yourself if you want." Pure stupidity.

It probably depends a lot on the state that the event is in. FL and TX have shown that they will push to get back to normal harder than most. If it's in a state like that your chances are much improved.

no reason to cancel wrote:

Lolyllapolaza didn’t turn out to be a super spreader event. Require vaccinations, maybe masks at the start, no need to make these races virtual

This is a great point and very encouraging.

To the other person's point, really depends on what IL, MA, and NY want to do for the big 3 fall majors.

I read somewhere that Berlin said that if they got to 6 weeks out the Marathon would take place no matter what. I wonder if it is the same for Boston., Chicago and New York. If we get to September I wonder if we will be safe to assume we are going ahead with the mass participation race.

Have2Ask wrote:

A lot of unfavorable data points piling up right now. Chicago is less than 2 months away and there hasn't been any announcement yet, but mask mandates are back on and return to office is getting pushed back across the country.

Those that have booked tickets and are training, do you have a backup plan?

Backup plan:

If Columbus is cancelled Darris will refund our $, so no issues there. I will map out a 26.2-mile course in my neighborhood on MapMyRun and run that.

I'll take a few weeks off, keep building base and training in the winter, and hope for a summer 2022 Marathon (or even something in April/May like the CVS Cleveland Marathon). By the spring of '22 cases should go back down once "covid season" ends.

That way I'm mentally not crushed if they cancel it after all my hard work (about 1500 miles or so of training).

sunflower wrote:

It probably depends a lot on the state that the event is in. FL and TX have shown that they will push to get back to normal harder than most. If it's in a state like that your chances are much improved.

Ohio--we have that little **it DeWine in charge. I'd rather have Fran. I think Fran runs the state, not him, despite her pleasant demeanor--there's a hardness to her I sense when I hear her speak. She wears the pants in that relationship.

Thank God Above for SB22--the lady who is in charge of Columbus Public Health, on the other hand, is an angry woman who wants to mandate masks for everyone if she could.

hobby jogging harry wrote:

I have no idea what races will or won't happen this fall/winter. I just want to correct you on one thing:

The proper wording is, "will they cancel?", not "will they go virtual?". Virtual is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of associated with this sport. "We're canceling our race, but we're keeping your money and you can go run by yourself if you want." Pure stupidity.

Gotta agree with this. Who wants to run a virtual race? I can do that by myself and keep the money.

When are we Safe??? wrote:I read somewhere that Berlin said that if they got to 6 weeks out the Marathon would take place no matter what. I wonder if it is the same for Boston., Chicago and New York. If we get to September I wonder if we will be safe to assume we are going ahead with the mass participation race.

Unless the goverment suspends all of your permits and shuts everything down which they could do.

The real deal or nothing wrote:

hobby jogging harry wrote:

I have no idea what races will or won't happen this fall/winter. I just want to correct you on one thing:

The proper wording is, "will they cancel?", not "will they go virtual?". Virtual is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of associated with this sport. "We're canceling our race, but we're keeping your money and you can go run by yourself if you want." Pure stupidity.

Gotta agree with this. Who wants to run a virtual race? I can do that by myself and keep the money.

Why was the USAF Marathon thread taken down? That race was canceled as well.

hobby jogging harry wrote:

I have no idea what races will or won't happen this fall/winter. I just want to correct you on one thing:

The proper wording is, "will they cancel?", not "will they go virtual?". Virtual is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of associated with this sport. "We're canceling our race, but we're keeping your money and you can go run by yourself if you want." Pure stupidity.

I'd rather pay money to defer, as there would be a chance it would be postponed vs. outright canceled.

Coming to grips I may have to run virtual this Fall. I live near a very long trail. My debate now is out and back or just 26 miles one way. Will have a paver on bike with water etc

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Curious 21 wrote:

Coming to grips I may have to run virtual this Fall. I live near a very long trail. My debate now is out and back or just 26 miles one way. Will have a paver on bike with water etc

I am mentally preparing to not run Cbus, but the good news is I'll have a 1,500 mile base. I will work on speed/building more base and head into March-June with another target race!