Congrats on being number 1 George!

I'm hoping my race in may goes as scheduled, but I won't be heart broken if it doesn't. It would be nice to know if things will be settled down by July for Tahoe as we travel and will spend enough money to fly and stay that we don't want to just lose it.

As for cancelling races and refunds, I fully understand that many things such as permits etc. need to be paid for in advance, so I'm not too upset about it, If it happens, it would be cool if the RD's give those people preferred entry for the next year though.

WCR - That's awesome, congratulations!

Heading out for a 50k on dirt roads in the morning. No time goals, just wanting to finish and have some fun.

The RD sent out an email a couple hours ago saying that though the race is going on they will do deferrals for next year (no refunds, and paying for next year's guaranteed entry of course). He did say they've had a ton of cancellations from people coming internationally and from the coasts.

My 50k on Sat was just cancelled. No biggie for me. It was a freebie, just a long training run. I’ll probably go run there on Sat anyway.  Mostly I feel bad for the RDs.  These are small races, family businesses.  Hopefully people aren’t a$$holes about it.

Gosh no, not talking about you. There's some real griping out there.  Of course I should know better than to read comments on FB posts...

Since my 5k and my half marathons have been canceled I can start focusing on the Tahoe Rim Trail 50 miler training. Not sure how to do this other than switch from running roads all the time to running trails and getting more vertical gain. It might be required if I still want to jump into Silver State. There is a trail half marathon in about 3 weeks with over 2,000 ft of gain.

Gosh no, not talking about you. There's some real griping out there.  Of course I should know better than to read comments on FB posts...

but i deserved it.  my wording was poor, as usual and i should clear this up. i didnt mean to indicate i would demand a refund (even though thats exactly how it reads) so i sent the message below to the RD's in case they got wind of what I said. i have no good excuse except maybe i was distracted. they run a great event and it's a real value. plus i donate to my local carkeek races about $100 extra per year just because it's a small event and i want to help them keep it going. i am a lot of things and many pejoratives may apply to me but i am not greedy...well maybe a little in investing but that's expected.

"Hi Krissy, Kevin, Tyler. I support your decision to postpone the race. Personally I would have done so much sooner. It is my opinion however that it should either be cancelled entirely or run in the Fall as most runners' event schedules for Summer are likely already full. In the case of cancellation I will donate my entry fee".

Finished a 50-mile week with a good game of basketball.

I sure hope my October race doesn't get cancelled.  It'd greatly reduce my motivation for (serious) training/running.

Having worked for a race company, I can confirm this.   As for a runner who occasionally races, I can confirm this.

People literally do not read anything except how much a race costs, the distance, and maybe the start time.