Galway Bay Marathon 2020

Lambay island wrote: »

I'm training for it with the hope it goes ahead anyway. Course been flat is a plus, but negatives are the loops and wind also a potential player there. Fingers crossed.

It’s very flat but if it’s windy it’s very tough

TbL

No updates from the organisers is frustrating. Even with the uncertainty around the covid restrictions surely 9 weeks out a decision is to be made. Hard to train for a marathon few weeks out not knowing if it's going to go ahead! Entry still open on the website!

limlad2018 wrote: »

No updates from the organisers is frustrating. Even with the uncertainty around the covid restrictions surely 9 weeks out a decision is to be made. Hard to train for a marathon few weeks out not knowing if it's going to go ahead! Entry still open on the website!

I don't understand what you want them to say?

No news is good news is my opinion.

limlad2018 wrote: »

I think they should update people who have signed up re the status of the race as a marathon isnt something you can rock up on the day without a few weeks prep. Also some people may want to know if its going ahead what measures they are taking around covid as it's a large scale event and some people are very nervous.

Don't understand. If you've entered it, you should be training for it whether there are any announcements or not. Hopefully it will happen, but if it doesn't, that's the risk we all take signing up to race in these times.

ger664 wrote: »

And Monday

Is that an MCI event? Their website says there are no events.

Is Galway AIMS certified?

I did 16 miles this morning in lieu of this event. I do hope we know soon as I don't fancy 18 or 20 again, for nowt as happened earlier this year...

2 more marathons going ahead
In September which are athlone 2 Roscommon and athy Kildare.
Both ran by pop up races

Yes it sucks...

The spartan way 5 in 5 has being cancelled in Kildare next week

ariana` wrote: »

That might be because Kildare is in lockdown. Galway isn't in lockdown (yet).

Eh I know that 🙄
I'm just letting members know.

ariana` wrote: »

Sure, it's just this thread is for Galway Bay marathon so I thought it was relevant to GB somehow

All right.

You can still register for it here https://www.njuko.net/run-galway-bay-2020/select_competition so they are still accepting registration but their site is definitely having issues. Its crazy how quiet they have been though. Even an update on steps they might be taking to have the event go ahead etc. I'm continuing to train for it but its hard to see it going ahead. I just wish there was something from the organiser either way. I know they would be feeling the pressure themselves but communication is key in a time like this.

rizzee wrote: »

Yeah registered start of January myself, was hoping the website would update so checking every couple of days.

It's frustrating alright, the sooner they let us know, or at least a little update the better.

yeh I get this take on it. I would like to know if they are fully relying on numbers been allowed to gather changes to 500 etc or if they plan to do separate start times as a back up. If its only 200 allowed, they may be thinking of still going ahead and axing one of the races.

At the same time though, I would not envy their position. They probably don't want to put anything in writing as situation can change so much. I'm sure any update will just say something similar to the reply you got from them a couple of weeks back. 20 miler this weekend for me nonetheless.

I think we can put a fork in this one now too.