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Race director says fire will most likely cause postponement of Boulder Marathon
I
just returned from a meeting with the Boulder Reservoir manager and
received an update on the situation with the 4 Mile Fire. It now appears
to be extremely unlikely that the Boulder Marathon event will happen at
the reservoir next weekend.
The 4 Mile Fire has taken its toll on city of Boulder and Boulder County employees. All city and county
resources have been stretched as a result of the fire. These city and
county employees have worked long, hard hours fighting the most
destructive fire in the history of the state. And though the fire is
finally contained, there's still much work to be done by the fire crews.
The Boulder Reservoir is currently
housing 1,000 firefighters in a "tent city", and it's obvious at this
point that many of these people will still be housed at the reservoir at
the end of this week.
While a postponement date will not be announced until tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest, I want our out of state runners to
know the straight scoop on this situation as soon as possible. I know
many of you need to deal with travel complications as a result of this
situation.
Our staff feels badly for our out of state runners who've committed to running the race - some of whom may not be able to
attend a postponed event. I know our runners understand that there's
nothing our staff can do about this situation, but we know many of you
will be disappointed nonetheless. The Boulder Marathon will send the
race shirt, hat and medal to all out of state runners who can't attend a
postponed race.
I plan on meeting with Boulder and Boulder County officials tomorrow to discuss our options as far as a
postponement date. The rescheduled race will still be a fantastic event,
and I'll keep you up to date on all further developments.
Thank you for your time, and look for another email tomorrow...
Sincerely,
Jeff Mason
Race Director,
Boulder Marathon, Half Marathon & 10 Kilometer
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just returned from a meeting with the Boulder Reservoir manager and
received an update on the situation with the 4 Mile Fire. It now appears
to be extremely unlikely that the Boulder Marathon event will happen at
the reservoir next weekend.
The 4 Mile Fire has taken its toll on city of Boulder and Boulder County employees. All city and county
resources have been stretched as a result of the fire. These city and
county employees have worked long, hard hours fighting the most
destructive fire in the history of the state. And though the fire is
finally contained, there's still much work to be done by the fire crews.
The Boulder Reservoir is currently
housing 1,000 firefighters in a "tent city", and it's obvious at this
point that many of these people will still be housed at the reservoir at
the end of this week.
While a postponement date will not be announced until tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest, I want our out of state runners to
know the straight scoop on this situation as soon as possible. I know
many of you need to deal with travel complications as a result of this
situation.
Our staff feels badly for our out of state runners who've committed to running the race - some of whom may not be able to
attend a postponed event. I know our runners understand that there's
nothing our staff can do about this situation, but we know many of you
will be disappointed nonetheless. The Boulder Marathon will send the
race shirt, hat and medal to all out of state runners who can't attend a
postponed race.
I plan on meeting with Boulder and Boulder County officials tomorrow to discuss our options as far as a
postponement date. The rescheduled race will still be a fantastic event,
and I'll keep you up to date on all further developments.
Thank you for your time, and look for another email tomorrow...
Sincerely,
Jeff Mason
Race Director,
Boulder Marathon, Half Marathon & 10 Kilometer
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