This is the second time the race has ever been canceled since 1977.
Over the last two weeks, the race’s board of trustees updated runners about possible options including potential postponement. However, due to various factors including the inability to secure proper permits for a later race date and the uncertainty of runners being able to come in for the race because travel bans, shelter-in-place rules, and lock downs, the race opted to cancel months prior to give runners as much notice possible.
“The current situation in the United States and throughout the world is one of disruption and uncertainty,” afrom the race said. “We feel that moving forward with plans for a race in June is not aligned with what our government, medical experts, and society is asking us to do. While painful to do knowing the hopes and dreams that surround this event, we feel it is the responsible action to take in light of what is going on in the world around us.
This is only the second time the race has been canceled since it officially started in 1977. The only other time the race has been canceled was in 2008 because of ongoing wildfires in the area.Western States is offering all runners entered in the 2020 race an entry into next year’s race; runners on the 2020 wait list will receive a spot on the ’21 wait list. They will be moved to the 2021 wait list. More details on entry and registration for 2021 events will be provided at a later date.
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