Training continues apace, and the Majors are starting to communicate some of their race week details.
The New York City Marathon sent out an e-mail the other day with the details related to: 1) the procedure for reserving a 1-hour window at the expo during which you will pick up your bib, 2) the various transportation options related to getting to Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island on race morning, and 3) the procedure for bag check during the Friday and Saturday of the Expo -- NO race-day bag check will be available. For those details, click the above links on the https://nyrr.org website. Alas, they have not yet updated the information related to Marathon Monday on their website.
BAA just sent out an e-mail today related to the long-awaited Health & Safety Policies they will be implementing for race week. In short, if you provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken less than 72 hours from start time, you'll be fine. Plus masks to be worn at all indoor locations. Read the above link for the full set of information.
And a few weeks ago, the Chicago Marathon also sent out an e-mail providing their Health Procedures and Participant Requirements. Similar to the others, proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test is needed. The various relevant parts are scattered throughout their FAQ page.
Keep at it, everyone. Hopefully all the race's you're registered for will actually be held. Stay tuned in with their respective policies.
And if you haven't yet been vaccinated and don't have other health conditions which would make vaccination ill-advised, please go and get one. They're ubiquitous, free, and mostly painless (especially if you take it in the shoulder of your dominant arm). They prevent most people from getting COVID, and in those relatively small number of people who still get it, the symptoms are vastly mitigated, making it less likely to need hospitalization let alone dying from it.
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