Anyone else here having serious doubts that this year's Boston Marathon will even happen? First the B.A.A. told us they hoped to announce a fall 2021 date by the end of 2020. A few days before the new year, they said that they had not come up with a date, but basically for us to "stay tuned".
It is a massive understatement that the Covid vaccine rollout is not going as expected. Who knows where we will be later in the summer and fall? Add in that the Boston Marathon has all the ingredients of a superspreader event: 30,000 runners; traveling from all over the world; insane number of volunteers and spectators; massive crowds at the expo and pre and post race events. I am hopeful things turn around Covid-wise here in America and around the world. But I am not delusional. I will not do this or any other race if it isn't safe. At the same time, I'm not thrilled about another virtual race. Your thoughts? Also, does this mean that the World Major Marathons of London, Berlin, Chicago, NYC--all slated for this fall--are all doomed as well?
LRC note: We discussed this on this week's podcast and Jon Gault, a Boston resident, said he thought it was only 30-50% that Boston takes place.
Full podcast here:
https://www.letsrun.com/news/2021/01/doom-gloom-boston-2021/