Ooh, it looks like the Marathon weekend courses were certified on January 8, so you could be right -- but that is cutting it close!
Ooh, it looks like the Marathon weekend courses were certified on January 8, so you could be right -- but that is cutting it close!
(yes, I have experience with race management, and no race director wants to be in that position!)
Sometimes they don’t post the certifications online until after the race too. I would definitely expect the finish to change from last year at the very least.Ooh, it looks like the Marathon weekend courses were certified on January 8, so you could be right -- but that is cutting it close!
(yes, I have experience with race management, and no race director wants to be in that position!)
Thanks! My dad and I just saved about $250 total for both of us!Southwest reduced some flight costs so I was able to re-book and get a credit. It might be worth checking for anyone else on Southwest
Yes and no... I'd be very surprised if rD cancels entirely, but wouldn't be surprised to see an advisory like LA Marathon issued - something about keeping social distance while at the expo/in corrals/etc., lots more hand sanitizer stations, maybe at corral entrances + outside porta-potties, volunteers handing over medals instead of putting them over people's heads, that kind of stuff. At a personal level, I'm currently existing in this weird grey area: on the one hand, I am in a semi-high risk category due to chronic health issues, and my 70+ yo mother with health issues lives with me, so I'm being careful with hand washing, some social distancing, etc. - but that's really just my normal most of the year because I live in Tourist Central and am exposed to a gazillion germs everywhere I go. I'm not convinced that WDW is any better or worse than my daily life in that regard. Heck, we've got several people out sick in my office, and I'm listening to a coworker blow their nose right now. It's easy enough to hang out at the back of my corral and keep some distance from coughers/sneezers/spitters. That said... I'm also not sure I want to be packed in cheek-by-jowl in ride lines, or at Oga's.
I’m hoping they cancel and allow race deferrals or refunds. Things are being cancelled left and right now. People from all over the country/world come to these races. It’s the exact situation the WHO/CDC is warning against. Not everyone can hang at the back of corrals.
This is kind of my point, though: I live in Florida - people from all over the world are here EVERY DAY. In my stores, in my office, on my sidewalks, at my beach - WDW is just an extension of the situation all over a state that is in the thick of its peak tourism season. For me, I don't see WDW as being any more or less "dangerous" than my every day life. I understand folks from other areas may have a different view, of course. It's really up to each person to analyze their own personal risk and how they respond to that.
In your every day life it is much easier to practice the social distancing of 2m than it is at WDW or a runDisney event. At the grocery store, you aren’t crammed up against lots of people. You can find space away from a seemingly sick person. Think of the bag check line, or a queue, the corrals, lines for the porta potties, the buses. No option for social distancing. Your every day life, despite being in Florida, offers you far more choice and opportunity for social distancing. It’s social distancing that will push this virus back.
All I can tell you is that I practice social distancing at every rD race. It IS possible, I promise! I can stand in a line and not be on top of someone. I can stand in my corral and be 3 feet away from people. When someone near me starts coughing, I can tuck my face down and simply move away. I don't touch things, I wash my hands frequently, and I don't touch my eyes, mouth, or nose. As I said above, I have to do this all the time because of my own health situation - and I can count only once that I got sick from being in WDW, at a race or otherwise. Over 30 years of visits. I'm not saying it's not possible I could catch something, only that historically, I haven't, thanks to taking care. Conversely, both times I've had the flu and subsequent complications from it, I got it at home.
We will have to disagree.
3 ft is only 0.9m, less than half the recommended distance. We’ll have to disagree on this.
The biggest difference - you cannot practice social distancing at WDW. It is too crowded. You can practice to some degree in all of those other settings. No idea what Disney will do here, but everyone should consider WDW a cruise ship - same level of exposure to contagions. If you would cruise now, head to WDW. If you wouldn't cruise because of the health concern, you probably should rethink WDW. But, as you said, this is a very personal decision that I wouldn't presume to make for someone else.
This will be my first. I'm just hoping the weather between now and then will be decent enough that I can get more practice in and get my timing back in line.
