wpd wrote: » maybe no race series just marathon will be announcement???
The Davestator wrote: » I'd say its a certainty that the race series will be virtual but hopefully they hold their nerve until the last moment regarding the marathon.
Van.Bosch wrote: » I think they could do it with good comms - “we are planning for the marathon but we may need to cancel at short notice, if you are okay with this then take no action. If you do not want to be signed up for a marathon we can’t guarantee, apply for a refund/deferral by X”
EC1000 wrote: » I've somewhat forgotten where we are with the marathon (I have my place held over from last year as far as I know) but is it not sold out already anyway and therefore they don't need to do anynthing for now either way?
beertons wrote: » I had a place for last year, not doing it this year. Will request a refund when I'm told they're available. There will be spots available then.
OOnegative wrote: » Good to see you still at it.
FinnC wrote: » Any mention of those who paid for last years race series that never happened does it carry over for another year?
rovers_runner wrote: » F*ck that for a game of soldiers anyway, bad sign of things to come for the rest of the year.
Van.Bosch wrote: » Amsterdam is on a week before - they are allowing 12,500 into a football stadium in June so I think a marathon in October should be doable.
The Davestator wrote: » If around 80% of adults are to be vaccinated by the end of June, that still leaves 4 MONTHS to catch up and allow outdoor events such as this to go ahead. There really should not be any doubt that this can go ahead and it's a sign of how much we have all been conditioned by the 'abundance of caution' that we are pessimistic.
The Davestator wrote: » If around 80% of adults are to be vaccinated by the end of June, that still leaves 4 MONTHS to catch up and allow outdoor events such as this to go ahead.
geodesic wrote: » The official goal (which is still in doubt) is have to have 80% of the adult population offered an appointment for their first jab by the end of June. It'll be at least another month after that, probably longer, before 80% of adults are actually vaccinated. The current trajectory of vaccination is excruciatingly slow, averaging less than 24,000 jabs a day for the past month. At that rate it will take another 34 weeks to cover the everyone 16 years old and up. TBH this seems like a sensible approach from the Dublin Marathon folks. Leave the door open to a pared down congregated event (no-one travelling from outside Ireland, no fresh entries to replace the 2020 people who opted for refunds, randomly select say half the remaining roll-overs from last year, widely staggered wave starts etc). But also plan for the virtual event, which may well end up as the only event.
Burkie1203 wrote: » Cannot just randomly select half the roll over entrants. It will have to be all or nothing (excluding overseas entrants) to be anywhere close to financially viable.
geodesic wrote: » Well, maybe. Though a few counterpoints spring to mind: * the DCM has been run successfully with far fewer entrants in the past (granted costs such as insurance have skyrocketed since then) * most people with a rollover entry from 2020 who are not selected are unlikely to create a stink about getting their money back immediately, in fact they're very likely to stump up another 15 euros to run the virtual event * the whole virtual race series can be run at low cost and will likely generate a surplus that could cross-subsidize the physical event * many people selected to run would be happy to pony up another say 50 quid on top of their entry money already paid to cover additional COVID costs * DCM could max out the merch as they did last year (I bought a hoodie, rain jacket, 2 beanies, and 4 tshirts ... then again, I'm a sucker for that kinda stuff) * DCM could shave some extraneous costs, like the blingy medal * if it's cancelled again this year, the whole tradition will lose momentum for future years, eating into future revenue ... conversely getting the running community back in the saddle this year will solidify the brand and bolster future revenue * KBC could be hit up for some extra sponsor money... oh, wait Point is it could be doable in a pared down form with some creativity. Cheers, Eoghan
pudgeydev wrote: » From what I can see, anyone who has an entry from 2020 has been automatically moved to 2021. I can see it in My Orders from Eventmaster. Probably doesn't leave much room for additional entrants if 2020 was sold out, my guess would be that there wasn't a significant amount of people looking for refunds... could be wrong!
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pudgeydev wrote: » I'll be keeping mine anyhow
