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I know we all are all keen to run races but i have my doubts if any will be on until October at the earliest. And as for traveling abroad, i think that will probably be sometime next year with all the travel and border restrictions that will still be in place. Apart from Comrades (which i think will be cancelled), i was looking forward to Run The Rock in Jersey in early August. I think that is now looking dodgy. I'm even starting to wonder if i will get to run Beachy Head in October??
At least at the moment we can still run outside. I am dreading the day when we can't even do that.
Stay safe everyone.
As a bystander, it's hard to know what the Comrades organisers are trying to do? It's an event that you have to prepare seriously for so the level of uncertainty they're generating is crazy. Hope everyone is doing ok & stay safe.
If I am understanding correctly, you click 'Withdraw' and then if they find someone to replace you with you get a refund - 15%. If they don't, you get nothing.
I assume lots of people have been withdrawing as IMO Comrades isn't happening.. but is there actually any point withdrawing if theres little chance of getting any money back?
"with regard to the question of entry fees, we wish to assure Comrades runners that in the event of postponement or unlikely cancellation an announcement will be made of a policy that is in line with CMA’s commitment to putting our Runners First."
So even though the base T&C say "no refunds" that looks like a commitment to me that money is currently safe, as long as you consequently run the event.
If you withdraw there is no guarantee that someone will be matched to you, so you lose your entry fee.
It might be the case that if they shift this thing it could clash with other arrangements you have, but I think both the qualification window and the substitution window will move with it, that'll be the time to withdraw if you can't make the revised date.
Subject to how the Coronavirus numbers go in SA, and assuming there is a postponement of the Comrades, then they will postpone it to the end of September/early October.
No doubt clashing with 3 Peaks or London now!!! You heard it here first.👍🏻
On the upside the weather is beautiful and the pool is proving good training. I'm also running, I don't have a treadmill but the path behind my villa to the main path is 0.1 of a mile exactly so I've been running up and down it. 5 out 5 back for a mile. Then some pushups etc on the astroturf, grass just dies in the heat.
I can't see how Comrades can go-ahead, I also can't see how to train long distances in the heat of the Arabian summer so for me 2021 will hopefully be my first Comrades.
Regarding Hilton hotels, the one in Cape Town is closed due lockdown and have refunded my money, 9210 Rand with no penalty even though it was advance purchase. They contacted me, I missed their call but received an email and they were very helpful.
Stay safe and stay in!!
And there’s worse places to be stuck, my sons are in the pool and me and mrs dubairunner are on the sun beds with G&Ts, we may come out of this alcoholics!!
I've been furloughed as well as of this week for goodness how long. And last night, Emirates have cancelled all my flights so i guess it's just a waiting game now to see when the money appears back onto my credit card!!
As to flight cancellations, I'm waiting to see what will happen to my Egyptair flights to SA via Cairo on 2 June. Surely it's time they also cancelled but there is no change in sight yet. At least my insurance extends to flight losses if they don't refund! Same for my scuba week liveaboard on the Red Sea at end June. Given the extent of the virus in both SA and Egypt already, I now hope they do cancel because I don't think I'd want to go even if existing travel restrictions are lifted by then.