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Can confirm: after losing all fitness, the second day back running feels just like the day after racing the #BostonMarathon. This is exciting news for beginners because 1) you can know what running Boston feels like and 2) it really doesn’t ever get worse than day two. – at Michigan, USA
Has your position on virtual races shifted over the last few months?
80%Nope - still not for me.
0%I've always liked them.
15%Yep, I'm coming around.
5%Yep... Over them!
20 votes • Final resultsNow that we are three months (plus) into our "new normal", how are you feeling about virtual races?
8%Sure, why not?
67%That would be a no.
17%Depends - explaining more
8%Maybe one day.
12 votes • Final resultsIn track news... ⤵️
World Athletics announces that the Paris Diamond League - originally in July and rescheduled for Sept 6 - has been CANCELED.
Also the @nikepreclassic (rescheduled for Oct. 4) in Eugene, Ore. has been CANCELED. Track and Field at the new Hayward Field will have to wait.
ICYMI, all the details on the @bostonmarathon decision. ⤵️ #BostonMarathon
The @BAA has announced that the 124th Boston Marathon will be held as a virtual event, following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I want to figure out how good I can be. The conditions have changed, but my question has not." saltyrunning.com/roundtable-…
"The run I set out to do each day is a moving meditation, a tiny shred of stress relief in the chaos. The run I get each day that I choose to run is exactly the run I need." saltyrunning.com/roundtable-…
"When I go out for a run, I fear many things... However, as a white runner, what I do not fear is being chased and shot down."
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“After 144 years without interruption, a pandemic might mean no national track and field meet in 2020,” writes @DavidWoods007. @usatf has not yet canceled or scheduled a 2020 NC’s. indystar.com/story/sports/20…
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"I never thought I would run in enough races to really start to feel the effects of the sport’s exclusivity, but as I kept running I kept noticing the lack of fellow black marathoners."
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