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- Boston, the oldest commercial marathon, will not be held on Patriot day for the first time since 1897
- The six most important marathons in the world will focus on six weeks of fall in 2021
- London, more optimistic than Boston, predicts 50,000 people on the streets and another 50,000 virtually
He 125º Boston Marathon It will also be a Monday, as always and not to lose its peculiar tradition, but as it was already known for the first time since its birth in 1897 it will not be the Patriot day, which this year would be April 19, but the October 11th. It will, therefore, be the day after the scheduled date for the Chicago Marathon, placing two of the great marathon majors on consecutive days.
The postponement of the great winter and spring marathons (Tokyo, Boston and London) to autumn has created an accumulation effect of the races of the circuit Abbott World Marathon Majors in just six weeks, and shortly after the Olympic marathon scheduled in Tokyo for August 7-8. The objective is clear: that the advancement of vaccination allows masses of thousands of people to run in the street, the basis of the business.
Marathon ‘seniors’ calendar 2021
- September 26 – Berlin
- October 3 – London
- October 10 – Chicago
- October 11 – Boston
- October 17 – Tokyo
- November 7 – New York
Registration still not open
“We announce the date of the 2021 Boston Marathon with cautious optimism, fully understanding that we will continue to be guided by science and our ongoing collaborative work with local, city, state and public health officials,” explained Tom Grilk, president and CEO. from the Boston Athletics Association “The safety of participants, volunteers, spectators and neighbors will be paramount.”
The prudence of Boston contrasts with the optimism of London, which has already announced that it wants in its streets more marathoners than ever, 50,000, on October 3, with Great Britain having already injected the first dose of the vaccine at more than 10% of its population. That is why they have not yet announced when the deadline to register for the test will open or how many participants there will be this time. The usual thing in the capital of Massachusetts is that 30,000 runners are put on the starting line.
Whatever happens, in Boston they will follow in the footsteps of London and make their lifelong race compatible with a virtual edition open to all runners in the world.
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