Chivito550 wrote: » AAI are going with 100. How is it possible to hold Nationals or any meaningful competition with such ridiculous restrictions for outdoor events. Looks like I'll be racing in Mary Peters a lot this summer. First one this Saturday.
Sunny Dayz wrote: » A 200 person limit could have allowed a lot more events to go ahead, including a lot of park runs here.
Oiriallach wrote: » Limit last year was 200 - 100 will be much more challenging for organisers, perhaps even to the point where they'd consider it not worthwhile to bother staging a competition.
NGBs remain best placed to determine the final capacities and develop the required structures for safe competition.
Sacksian wrote: » Yes, looks to be the same for AI:https://www.athleticsireland.ie/news/coronavirus-covid-19-update Sounds like we'll have the Dublin graded in the same form as last year, and I'd imagine they've been preparing for it (can't remember how quickly Dublin Athletics went from announcement to first competition). Hopefully able to start earlier and get more than 3 in too!
Stark wrote: » Orienteering Ireland have gotten formal notification that they can resume competitions with 100 competitors in June. I presume this advice will also carry over to athletics events (orienteering would be a lot more "socially distanced" but I presume the powers that be don't care that much about the specifics).
Itziger wrote: » I know it helps a bit to be old (me!) but am I the only one who thinks those QTs are slow? The fastest is 3.00, correct? But that's for 18 to 34 year olds. The middle aged ones, well, they just seem generous. 45-49 years =3hrs 20min.
robinph wrote: » The cut off time for Boston entry is apparently 7+ minutes quicker than the time you needed just to apply for 2021, and that is after they made the qualification times 5 minutes quicker than 2019 when it was a 4+ minutes quicker you needed to be.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/sports/boston-marathon-2021-fast.html?0p19G=0232 Comparison slightly skewed by reduced entry numbers, but still quite a bit quicker than people would have expected to need to run. Thinking my London 2022 time is going to need to be a lot quicker yet.
Timmaay wrote: » We don't have any government announcements about outdoor gathering numbers yet. I'd hope it will be likes of 200 from 9th of June for whatever the next easing restriction is for (lets say July or August), then up to 500, until we know this figure very hard to plan other than throwing provisional dates out.
Bluesquare wrote: » Do athletics Ireland need to give the go ahead before we will see any club races etc ? Any announcements so far seem to be independent of them?
Burkie1203 wrote: » I think the whole series as a virtual event works better. If that trade off gets the marathon happening properly so be it.
rovers_runner wrote: » Good call by them. I think Dublin may have jumped too early cancelling the national half. Great to have some people take the step and confirm given the direction things are moving.
FinnC wrote: » Mullingar Half Marathon going ahead on September 25th as per their Facebook page.
MayoSalmon wrote: » The longest lockdown in the WORLD:pac::pac: Ah the way people are going on in this thread even after all the science that has been revealed about the virus over the last 15 months we may still not have a marathon in 2023 ya know to be sure to be sure... Anyways I have nothing further to add to this thread best of luck with all your training.
Hurrache wrote: » Maybe you're spending to much time staring down at that cap in your hand in deference to every other country in the world you personal deem as your better.
MayoSalmon wrote: » But anyways the point still remains the Paddy's still can't find a way to host an outdoor fitness event with all the vunerable people in the country vaccinated...it is beyond embarrassing.
Hurrache wrote: » Not as much as self loathing and this Paddy bull****.
