Race officials for the 2019 Mount Marathon Race have approved and issued a unique, once in race history, deferral option to registered racers who chose not to participate in the 2019 July 4th event and defer their eligibility until 2020.
Race Staff release from www.seward.com
“After carefully reviewing recent weather forecasts, smoke advisories, and public health guidelines regarding the effects of wildfire smoke, the Seward Chamber of Commerce—in consultation with the Mount Marathon Race Committee—has decided to issue a “course condition deferral” option to all runners registered for the 2019 race. This was previously referred to as an “emergency alert.”
Race officials solicited feedback from the National Weather Service, the Air Quality program at the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, the Environmental Public Health program at the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services, and several health care specialists before making the decision.
The course condition deferral will allow all registered runners to defer their 2019 entry to the 2020 race if they choose not to run due to air quality.
This includes lottery winners, priority racers, petitioners and special invites. Runners with “10-year status” are already allowed to defer their entry without losing their priority status. Runners who have already submitted medical or military deferrals for the 2019 race are not required to take additional action. “
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Additional details on Mount Marathon race and deferral include:
The women’s and men’s race will proceed as scheduled on July 4 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
Racers have until on hour before race time to collect race bibs.
Racers can decide not to participate up until race start.
An online deferral form is now available on the race website. Submit the form by Friday, July 5, at 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time to defer entry to the 2020 race. An approved waiver will be applied to race record for the 2019 race, allowing racer to register for the 2020 race without returning to the lottery.
Additional updates will be provided at www.seward.com
