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- Your 2020 registration fee and ancillary purchases will not be applied toward your 2021 application Chicago Marathon sent an email to registered runners offering a cancellation policy for the 2020 race, due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
- The race, scheduled to run on October 11, is one of the five World Marathon Majors taking place this fall.
The Chicago Marathon—scheduled for Sunday, October 11, this year—has announced a cancellation option for runners registered for the 2020 race. The policy is not new for the race, but this year is slightly different with the uncertainties arising from the coronavirus pandemic, Published: Apr 21, 2020 12:45 PM EDT.
Chicago organizers sent an email (obtained by Runner’s World) to entrants on Tuesday announcing the option to cancel would be available starting May 5. Runners will have the option to cancel and earn guaranteed entry to the 2021 race. At the moment, there is no deadline by which runners have to cancel.
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- Registration fees and ancillary purchases are nonrefundable.
- Your 2020 registration fee and ancillary purchases will not be refunded.
- which has put many races this year in jeopardy because of the risks related to mass gatherings.
- You will be required to claim your 2021 guaranteed entry during the 2021 event application window.
- You will not be assigned a bib number for the 2020 event.
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- Cancellation is not an option for those who received an entry through the 2020 cancelled entry, charity, or tour group applications.
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The move is one we’ll likely see from various races around the world that are canceling or postponing their events due to the coronavirus. The Boston Marathon and the London Marathon were both postponed until the fall, and the The Chicago Marathon Pizza Mile Drew covers a variety of subjects for.
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