Hoping to run a spring ‘21 marathon and looking for smaller races that are less likely to be canceled. Ideally in the western half of the US but open to suggestions of any well organized smaller races that are likely to be happening and running with some safety measures in place. Let me know if you have any ideas!
wanna race wrote:
Hoping to run a spring ‘21 marathon and looking for smaller races that are less likely to be canceled. Ideally in the western half of the US but open to suggestions of any well organized smaller races that are likely to be happening and running with some safety measures in place. Let me know if you have any ideas!
Was hoping to hear some suggestions myself but...
...crickets...
Everything remains virtual through next summer.
Define "Spring." If you're starting in February:
Feb 7 - Huntington Beach, CA
Feb 13 - Mesa, AZ
Feb 14 - Austin, TX
Feb 14 - El Paso, TX
Mar 7 - Napa, CA
Mar 21 - Los Angeles, CA
Apr 25 - Eugene, OR
May 2 - Vancouver, BC
As far as I know, all of the above are still currently live races. I doubt LA will be run live due to its massive size. I have run Mesa, Eugene, and Austin and can give them all a "thumbs up".
Mesa is very fast and we had great weather, not many fans but a solid field. It started getting warm later but the under-3:00 group had good temps through the end.
Austin has some pretty good hills, especially in the first 3 miles and again around mile 9 I think. Weather can be too warm for a fast time. Very well organized race.
Eugene had I believe two small hills that I barely noticed and is a fast course. Very well organized and good crowd support (as one would expect from "Tracktown"). We had great weather with a little rain that actually felt good. Finish with a half lap around Hayward Field, tough to beat.
If6was9 wrote:
wanna race wrote:
Hoping to run a spring ‘21 marathon and looking for smaller races that are less likely to be canceled. Ideally in the western half of the US but open to suggestions of any well organized smaller races that are likely to be happening and running with some safety measures in place. Let me know if you have any ideas!
Was hoping to hear some suggestions myself but...
...crickets...
Everything remains virtual through next summer.
I ran a half in September and a marathon last weekend. Real live races with people in different states, 600+ at the half and 300 at the marathon. Just pull up one of the marathon sites and see what's scheduled. There is no way to know if they will actually happen this far out.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
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