Boston “closing in” on postponement until fall

2017 and 2018 Boston Runner wrote:

Dates wrote:

[quote]IndyJ wrote:

Why in the world does Chicago factor into this?

The elites are not going to run all these fall marathons including the Olympics. Many only run 2 per year. Most have or will run their countries Olympic trials.

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Most countries don't have marathon Olympic trials. I am only aware of the USA and Japan.

Kenya has designated Boston its OT marathon in the past, unsure if they still do that.

GB used to designate London as its OT marathon, at least in part.

true dicslosure wrote:

Pinto wrote:

Boston is a brutal place to find a hotel room in the Fall. Why? Because of leaf-peeping season. Insane numbers of people flock to northern New England to see the leaves change colors. I don’t associate Boston with that, but I travel there on business all the time and it is jammed then. Better do it early September before that starts.

the BAA already puts on an event in the fall. The BAA half, so it kinda make sense. It would be cool to run in the fall ,but early OCT there isn't much change in the leaves yet.

Reschedule Prediction: Monday, September 14

I think the hotels already know. Prices are higher that weekend vs other weekends

The Ghost of Tom McArdle wrote:

GB used to designate London as its OT marathon, at least in part.

as if the Olympics were going to happen this year. Wake up.

The Ghost of Tom McArdle wrote:

Kenya has designated Boston its OT marathon in the past, unsure if they still do that.

Kenya already named their Olympic marathoners for 2020.

Eliud Kipchoge, Lawrence Cherono, and Amos Kipruto

Vivian Cheruyiot, Ruth Chepngetich, and Brigid Kosgei

I don't expect to be watching any Olympics this year, honestly.

Just got this email

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WCVB Boston reporting that the race is postponed and that they are eyeing September 5th as the make up date

BostonLocal2245 wrote:

WCVB Boston reporting that the race is postponed and that they are eyeing September 5th as the make up date

There was another report that said Labor Day weekend would not be an option due to students moving in

I would guess that is why it would the 5th, which is a Saturday, and not a Monday. As a recent college grad in the Mass area I always moved in the weekend before Labor Day; we switched from moving in Labor Day weekend after my freshman year. Students usually move in on Sundays, with a select few able to move in early on Saturdays. May be asking universities on the route to not do early move ins, again they only make up a tiny fraction of the overall number of students. Having the race on Saturday might not interfere with the move in process

I personally would like to know sooner rather than later so maybe i can make accommodations (like finding an alternate marathon, or switch training and tackle a tri on the spring or something) .

At the end, it doesn't matter. They know they will cancel the event. They know the chances of reschedule are small. They know they will not reimburse the money. The more they push they cancellation, the more they can argue they did the best they could have, so no reimbursement of the race.

Here's the thing. There aren't going to be other events this spring. EVERYTHING is going to be cancelled or severely postponed.

I was just looking forward to finishing my training and getting Boston over with at this point (been fighting some minor injuries since Oct.). The thought of starting training over again feel pretty daunting right now.

The 5th is not the date they're looking at. WCVB is Channel 5. The headline is "Marathon organizers eyeing postponing race, eyeing September....5 investigates"

I'm thinking they pick Mon., Sept. 14 and push back the 2021 registration window a week or two.

I apologize for my horrible reading comprehension lmaoo

BostonLocal2245 wrote:

WCVB Boston reporting that the race is postponed and that they are eyeing September 5th as the make up date

No they're not. You and everyone on my Facebook wall are making the same mistake.

The article says "Boston Marathon organizers will postpone race; eyeing September, 5 Investigates has learned"

"5 Investigates" is the name of the news team. You and a lot of other people are reading the "September, 5..." and thinking it's a date. It's not.

So I'll have Boston on the 5th and Berlin on the 27th? Not ideal but I guess I can make that work.

BostonLocal2245 wrote:

I apologize for my horrible reading comprehension lmaoo

lol you're not the only one. That date is being thrown around everywhere, and I'm pretty sure it's from the same misunderstanding

They'll move it to just before registration for 2021 opens to get in within the window.

Or they will move it later and then move registration for 2021 until after the race.

No way they run Boston after 2021 registration.

I read on Facebook that Vaporflys cure CV-19, so what's the worry?