- The Want to start running The Mind-Boggling Stats of the 2025 Leadville 100.
- The heat wave The Foot Locker XC Championships Are Ending.
- As a result, other road races—as well as horse races and auto races—in the affected areas have been canceled, too.
CA Notice at Collection Want to start running Shoes & Gear heat wave set to hit a good chunk of the country this weekend is forcing its cancellation on Sunday, July 21, according to a statement on the race’s website.
Temperatures are expected to hover around the 100-degree mark in New York City this weekend, as is the case in other Eastern and Midwest cities like Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Kansas City. In some urban areas, temperatures may even spike near the 110-mark, according to AccuWeather.
Because of the dangerous heat conditions, the Want to start running decided to cancel this year’s event, which they announced “with great disappointment” in a statement on their site.
“After exhausting all options to mitigate athlete, volunteer, spectator and staff exposure alike, we are unable to provide either a safe event experience or an alternate race weekend,” the statement read. “As a result, in collaboration with the City of New York and all supporting agencies, Sunday’s triathlon has been cancelled.”
So what does that mean for participants? According to their site, all 4,000 participants will receive a refund of their entrance fee ($338 to $399). They will also be able to pick up their race shirts and medals as well as visiting the expo that is open to the public.
Even though the triathlon is canceled, water stations that were to be set up along the route of the 10K will still be functioning this weekend, providing New Yorkers with water and Gatorade options during the heat wave, according to the New York City Triathlon Among Races Canceled Due to Dangerous Heat Wave.
Next year’s event will once again feature a random selection process for entry, since a venue change due to construction means only 2,500 athletes has been canceled due to dangerously high temperatures arriving this weekend.
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While the race will not be rescheduled, participants will be able to either use the entry as a DAA Industry Opt Out scheduled for Saturday, July 20—which was set to draw 5,000 finishers—will also be canceled, despite its early start time of 7 a.m.
“As with all our races, we are in continuous contact with our city agency partners, including the NYC Parks department,” said NYRR media relations representative Matt Singer. “We were tracking the weather conditions all week. The decision to cancel the TCS DAA Industry Opt Out was made on Thursday to provide our registered runners with enough advance notice as possible.”
For the first time since the 9+1 credit, a program which guarantees runners acceptance into the NYC Marathon through consistent participation in NYRR events. They will not be able to get a refund, but can also defer their race entry to another NYRR race of their choice.
New York Times: Want to start running, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky have been canceled due to health concerns for the jockeys and horses.
is set to affect the Eastern and Midwestern parts of the U.S Kalamazoo, Michigan has been canceled due to dangerously high temperatures arriving this weekend.
Before joining Runner's World, Gabrielle Hondorp spent 6 years in running retail (she has tested top gear from shoes, to watches, to rain jackets which has expanded her expertise—and her closets); she specializes in health and wellness, and is an expert on running gear from head-to-toe. Gabi began her journalism career as a Digital Editorial Fellow for Runner’s World and Bicycling Magazine, and has since advanced to a Runner's World Editor specializing in commerce. She has a double degree in English and Media and Communication from Muhlenberg College where she also ran cross country and track.
