bluecolla wrote:
Ok you’re right. I’m sure they won’t cancel the Boston Marathon even though our borders are locked down, the NBA just cancelled their entire season, Ivy League schools cancelled all athletics, etc. Its just a flu, right?
That's not what he said.
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You are correct. I will admit I am frustrated because it seems like common sense would dictate the fact that the measures being taken are becoming more and more extreme, and nothing is immune from being canceled at this point.
30 days from now wrote:
TrumpDoody wrote:
Trump just announced all travel from Europe suspended for 30 days.
Boston is done.
I don’t see how this is relevant to Boston
It may well prevent European runners and their supporters from attending and either bringing the virus to Boston or taking it back to Europe. A smaller field of runners and fewer spectators may reduce the number of transmissions of the virus. We need to flatten the infection rate to lesson the load on the medical system. Will the expanded travel restrictions be the deciding factor whether the race is cancelled or postpone--not likely.
I sat next to a runner from Austria in 2017 and several other runners from Europe were in seats near me. I enjoyed hearing about their experiences running London and other European races.
I wonder how many in the field of runners are from Europe, Asian, and other countries that may face travel restrictions?
bluecolla wrote:
You are correct. I will admit I am frustrated because it seems like common sense would dictate the fact that the measures being taken are becoming more and more extreme, and nothing is immune from being canceled at this point.
I'm bracing for it to be cancelled or postponed, I imagine most people are at this point, unless there's a sharp turnaround in the number of cases in the next couple weeks. Any potential backup races that weekend probably won't happen either
The Boston Marathon is over 30 days from now. Also, the NBA did not cancel their season they have suspended it.
We still coming*
I’m more worried about bringing the virus back to the great white north because the US couldn’t get it’s sh*t together. It’s too late to think that blocking European arrivals will make a difference. Canada has done more testing than the entire US and has the same population as California.
* my flight and hotel for Boston weekend are entirely refundable. Learned my lesson with New York/Hurricane Sandy.
No way this race happens.
Can’t you just run your 2500 foot elevation drop marathon again to requalify?