What are the odds Boston and/or London marathons get cancelled?

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made a statement today that we are not there to yet. We are monitoring the situation. We plan to hold the marathon and parade.

https://twitter.com/bostonherald/status/1236004354567606274

95% Boston cancelled

98% London cancelled

My prediction.

First positive test reported in Wellesley today. Might want to re-evaluate the plan to kiss the Wellesley College coeds at mile 13.

bettingodds wrote:

95% Boston cancelled

98% London cancelled

My prediction.

That's not a prediction

percentage going up wrote:

First positive test reported in Wellesley today. Might want to re-evaluate the plan to kiss the Wellesley College coeds at mile 13.

Mayor Walsh really seems to want to continue on with the 124 year long annual tradition. The next couple weeks should be interesting.

Proceed as if will go on

Modify is some ways to take precaution - Ex. no expo, no pasta party, volunteers all wear gloves, gallons of purell everywhere. at expo and start, ect.

Announce only the elite will be eligible to race

Postpone

Cancel

Kissing : no

Hummers: yes

This will (or was going to) be my second Boston marathon, but I'm not optimistic it is likely to happen on 4/20/20 based on the way the developments with the virus are unfolding.

Unfortunately, for those of us training, we are already logging tons of miles, and still have three intense weeks ahead before the taper. I dread the idea of going through that then having the rug pulled out as they announce it at end of March (or something like that). But I'm worried that's the way it plays out.

Others running Boston, are you still training full throttle? It's not easy to do 20+ milers when you think it's unlikely to matter.

Also, if they do cancel, will they postpone it? Will they give automatic re-entry in 2021?

Devastating developments all around.

Blaze17 wrote: Others running Boston, are you still training full throttle? It's not easy to do 20+ milers when you think it's unlikely to matter.

Also, if they do cancel, will they postpone it? Will they give automatic re-entry in 2021?

Devastating developments all around.

I’m still training like normal and have a plan B marathon in mind for April 19th, just in case. If Boston is cancelled, I would think we’d get a deferral to 2021, which would make it impossible for anyone new to get in that year!

I am quite surprised that the LA marathon is going ahead tomorrow. Gotta love the west coast!?

Yes, training for Boston goes on despite odds of cancellation. Control what you can control.

Thanks for the responses. Canada Girl what is your backup race?

I’m not concerned about it being cancelled. I also will not do a back up marathon. I’ll probably sit and pout for a few weeks then restart training for a fall ‘thon.

I’m still training- through an injury, no less, so it would really suck if going through this (my first running-related injury just 3months before Boston) was for nothing. It’s been really rough.

This would be my first Boston. So I think if they cancel it, (A) I hope to god we just get deferred to next year, and (B) I have already asked a friend to run 26.2 miles with me in my hometown on that weekend instead. As a sort of symbolic thing. My time would not be good anyway because of this injury, so I don’t want to shell out for another race.

So if the 2020 race is canceled there will be a lot of people with 2020 Boston celebration jackets for a race that never took place. Will they still want to wear the gear or will they wish they could get a refund? Will all the gear be sold off at TJ Max/Marshalls or Burlington stores? Will the 2020 race gear be collectible for some reason?

If runners can defer to the 2021 race and pay the full entry fee a 2nd time the next question I have is will charity runners also be required to gather the same amount of funds for 2021 in addition to whatever they gathered for 2020?

Wenatchee

bettingodds wrote:

95% Boston cancelled

98% London cancelled

My prediction.

I'm running both... Or not;) At this point I can only laugh... It'll be what it will be...

I already got cancelled out of Tokyo this year:( Hell, at least I had a nice vacation here...

What About Airline Flights wrote:

So if the 2020 race is canceled there will be a lot of people with 2020 Boston celebration jackets for a race that never took place. Will they still want to wear the gear or will they wish they could get a refund? Will all the gear be sold off at TJ Max/Marshalls or Burlington stores? Will the 2020 race gear be collectible for some reason?

If runners can defer to the 2021 race and pay the full entry fee a 2nd time the next question I have is will charity runners also be required to gather the same amount of funds for 2021 in addition to whatever they gathered for 2020?

Sh*t, I forgot I bought the celebration jacket already when it was on sale during Thanksgiving... Oh well, will wear it, even if Boston doesn't happen... Don't care... I qualified!!!

Canada Girl wrote:

Wenatchee

Yes. That's where I live.

Raysharp001 wrote:

Canada Girl wrote:

Wenatchee

Yes. That's where I live.

Have you done the marathon in Wenatchee?

Blaze17 wrote:

This will (or was going to) be my second Boston marathon, but I'm not optimistic it is likely to happen on 4/20/20 based on the way the developments with the virus are unfolding.

Unfortunately, for those of us training, we are already logging tons of miles, and still have three intense weeks ahead before the taper. I dread the idea of going through that then having the rug pulled out as they announce it at end of March (or something like that). But I'm worried that's the way it plays out.

Others running Boston, are you still training full throttle? It's not easy to do 20+ milers when you think it's unlikely to matter.

Also, if they do cancel, will they postpone it? Will they give automatic re-entry in 2021?

Devastating developments all around.

It's all about the training.

A race is an excuse to train. Keep doing those 20 milers. They "matter" not because they set you up for a race. They are good in themselves.