2020 Marathon Training and relevant COVID 19 discussion echo chamber (Read 700 times)

 

Basically, it's the equivalent of USATF or Boston saying "if you run the OTQ/BQ standard in the next 6 weeks, we won't accept it."

Ah so like running a world record age group marathon and being told "sorry the course wasn't USATF Certified. Feel free to run a certified course for consideration."

 

Ha, I see you are pretty confident you still can run 2:59:XX with your heels? You know, it might be harder than you think as you are getting so old...

My plan B was to see the parents and run Belfast Marathon instead. But they’re getting on a bit (90 and 84) and so it wouldn’t be a good idea to run it and risk exposing them to the virus. Plan C is to find a very low key certified course that is less likely to get cancelled.

 

I’d cancel this thread if I was able (knew how) to. At this point we’re just hobby joggers and not marathoners.

You cannot delete threads. You can rename it though. Or just completely scrap the race list and create a new one for the fall.

Also, even if everything is shut down for 3 months, that's less time then someone with a major injury is out.

 

Kipchoge races one to two times a year.  Is he just a hobby jogger?

Na he gets paid. Can’t be a hobby if you’re getting paid as much as he is.

I guess my future in comedy ended abruptly. Also shows I need to work on communication more and obviously communicating with others isn’t helping learn this. Not a personal attack on you. Personal admittance of me being a shitty communicator.

Few hours later after I had a though about schools got closed they closed it - for a month, till April 10th - fun times... I wonder what is next?

Cancelled Modesto marathon offered free deferral to next year - which is still pretty good I think considering the circumstances...

 

No prob - I actually thought it was an interesting discussion, along the same lines as "if you do a workout and forget your garmin, does it count?"

 

Cherry Blossom cancelled as of this morning.  They're offering three options - a) let them keep your entry fee and you get guaranteed entry for next year (you have to pay again); b) 100% refund; c) donate your entry to charity.

 

Really solid of them to offer this menu, with the full refund as an option (of course, some races may not be in a financial spot to offer that).

This is impressive! I have not done a thorough study, but I think a full refund is pretty unusual among all the cancellations going on. 

Vancouver Marathon is offering:

(1) free registration to a race in the fall, which is not a marathon, but a 5k/10k/HM. Not sure I would bother to make the trip for this; it’s only a drive but the hotel would be $250+.

(2) 20% discount for next year’s race. Seems kind of lame, but I suppose if I want to do this race anyway, might as well take advantage.

(3) some kind of virtual race bullshit.

Me: Pretty good week all up, especially Thursday's long run finishing with 10km at MP.  I did crack out a pair of the 4%'s that I got cheaply end of line which I'd been saving for longer MP workouts, so that probably helped with the pace a bit.  After 3 pretty big weeks the body is telling me that this week will need to be lighter - regardless of whether or not the Run Albany 10k-er on Sunday goes ahead.  It'd be a shame if it didn't since it's the final race in the series, but it'll be contingent on the guidelines that the NZ Government is going to issue tomorrow.  The organisers of Southern Lakes HM (Apr 4) emailed everyone this morning to say the event is on pending those guidelines... the race is 500 capacity so it might still be a go, but no-one will know until tomorrow.

I'd say it's almost certain that unless there's an exemption for ticketed events (so they can trace individuals and potential contacts), Waterfront HM (~4000 people) / NZ Half Marathon Champs will be cancelled which is on Apr 5.  Reasonable doubt now over Rotorua Marathon / NZ Marathon Champs as well which is in early May unless the environment improves.  Strangely, although there might be some short-term frustration for me in terms of cancelled races, if they decide to move NZHM and NZFM Champs to events later in the year, it might allow me to participate so I guess there could be a silver lining.

M: weights

T: 19.5km with short intervals

W: 14km easy

T: 30.8km / last 10km at MP (average 3:42/km)

F: weights

S: 19km with sprints

S: 17.8km easy

Total: 101km / 63 miles