This week likely would have marked the start of marathon training for runners competing in this year's New York City Marathon, which is the 50th anniversary of this great race. The 2020 edition of the Marathon was scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2020.
It shall not take place as scheduled.
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, the New York Road Runners Club announced that its 50th Anniversary edition of the New York City Marathon shall have to wait until 2021.
The decision, while sad, is understandable. 50,000 runners take part in the Marathon annually. Countless thousands of fans watch it, lining the race course practically from start to finish. It is a massive event. It is a global event. Simply put, in our present circumstances, it is an event that could not go forward as scheduled.
Making the decision to cancel the Marathon in late June is something that any ham and egger, such as Yours truly, appreciates. I have followed a sixteen-week-training plan (sometimes more religiously than others) for most of the nine marathons I have run. Had I been in the field for this year's NYC Marathon, my first week of marathon training would have kicked off either today or next week. Better to have the race canceled before you start putting miles on your legs in preparation for a race that you shall not run.
At my age, at least, I know I am not getting any of them back.
-AK
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