COVID Precautions:
- Runners and volunteers should prescreen on race morning. * see prescreen notes below
- Spectators are discouraged. If you need to have someone with you, they can watch the race by standing in the grass median on Ward Parkway for a good spot. No spectators will be allowed at the start line or finish line area.
- Runners should maintain a 6 foot distance from others at all times.
- Runners should wear a mask in the race staging area, at the start line and finish line. Masks can be removed when you start running.
- Runners will be sent out in waves and will line up according to pace. Look for the pace flags along the race start line.
- Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes will be available at packet pickup, portable toilets, aid stations, finish line and all areas where there will be touch points.
- Runners are encouraged to carry their own hydration to reduce the number of people at aid stations
- The water stop will be minimally staffed. Volunteers will fill cups and space them so runners can pick up their own cups without contaminating other cups.
- The finish line will have bottled water that you can pick up yourself.
- Runners should put their mask back on as soon as they cross the finish line.
- The finish line festival will be smaller than usual this year. We wish we could do more to celebrate your accomplishment.
*Prescreen Notes: Participants, staff, volunteers, attendees, and spectators must stay home if they are feeling ill or experiencing the following symptoms:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
CDC info for those who need extra precautions –https://www.cdc.gov/aging/covid19-guidance.html
Based on what we know now, those at high-risk* for severe illness from COVID-19 are:
● People 65 years and older
● People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility
● People who live or interact frequently with persons with not well controlled underlying medical conditions People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, including:
● People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
● People who have serious heart conditions
● People who are immunocompromised
● Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications
● People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher)
● People with diabetes
● People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
● People with liver disease
● People with high-blood pressure
*If have more than one risk factor = very high risk