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I have a charity place for Mind, but they are being quite tight lipped.
I would assume a postponement to later in the year our places will stand, just have more time to fund-raise, but haven't a clue what would happen in the event of cancellation.
I've heard via a 3rd party that St John Ambulance charity runners would have their places deferred to next year in the event of cancellation, with no further funds need to be raised.
Any charity runners here, heard anything?
Agreed on both points! I may well still go to London as we all go as a family and do a lot of tourist stuff. I certainly won't be partaking in a 'freedom run'.
Ashby 20 have just cancelled for sunday.
I agree re those intending to run the route anyway. Pointless and dangerous.
Silly thing to do as LMH says. The London experience is about going to the Expo, being nervous together at the start, the crowd, the bands, the sights, the right turn into The Mall as you see the finish gantry, the medal, it's a whole package. Pointless running 26.2 in the Sunday London traffic.
One thing that is worth considering as to why these races are cancelled beyond the spreadability of the virus is this;
to host a major event requires the resources of trained medical staff. If the NHS is hammered over this they can't release medics to attend major races. That is why Ashby 20 has been cancelled I understand. They couldn't get medics.
Also, after running a mara you will have a suppressed immune system so suddenly 50k people catapulted into a high risk cat.
I have heard that a decision to postpone London has been taken and an announcement is imminent.
Looking at 4th October.
Edit: Just checked dates and we fly on the 9th (assuming the world is as normal as it gets by then) so the 4th would be perfect! Stops me having to find a suitable autumn marathon too. Fingers crossed.
Someone on the sub 3 fb page who has connections at vmlm I believe. My coach also has a similar connection and told me this morning London were looking at alternative dates.
My coach has just messaged saying he's heard 4th Oct.
It's week after Berlin so I may have to bin it off.
I can't see Manchester going ahead.
I got my Six Star Marathon Majors last year but if someone does all of these and Tokyo in March next year they would have achieved the Six Stars in six months - took me 15 years.
I am in 3 of them!! 6 would be a push.
Quite like the idea of VLM in October, training in the sunshine and not like the April version, in Storm this and Storm bloody that.
Ouchouch- Berlin 28th Sept, London 04th oct (tbc) and New York 01st November.
I may simply have to ditch London as Berlin was a targeted smash so 7 days later is pushing it even to plod around.....isn't it?? New York was always planned as a tourist run as we are going for my wifes 40th and I have had to promise I won't let the mara dominate matters and that I will be in sightseeing shape after the race.
I did Boston a week after London in 2014, was 20 minutes faster
I much prefer training through the summer.
Yes, really like the idea of running London in October. Just seen the official statement, which covers all the bases. The right decision, bring it! Suspect my Geneva marathon will be rescheduled for later that month which would be good.