Yes, the world has changed. Not permanently of course, since this is nothing new, actually. Throughout history, man has had to cope with some form of pestilence (from leprosy, the black plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, influenza... ) but our ancestors have survived. Their descendants (that's us) now number almost 8 billion on this planet.
It's just our generation's turn now to step up to the plate and rise to the challenges of this day and age.
The way things are going though, it appears we're going to have prepare ourselves to fight this long haul. Oh boy... what we wished would be a speedy 5k, is now a full blown marathon 😅 hopefully, it doesn't turn into an ultra...
I hope that would be the way to go for international marathons, even after this pandemic.
To allow people from other countries who couldn't get a spot at the actual race to also take part virtually.
Not only will it bring more money for the organizers, but it will also allow more runners to feel some form of participation to the race, though it is just running in their own backyard.
yes, this is FREE if you are HM-ready...
need STRAVA app
you just need to sync STRAVA (My Apps) to NYRR..
this one will be uncle's March 2021 schedule on HM...
and if you are FM-ready..
Abbott World Marathon Majors (WMM) Global Run Club....
https://app.abbottwmmglobalrunclub.com/
uncle registered for FM Premium Entry...
this one will be uncle's May 2021 schedule on FM...
of course, uncle is eagerly waiting for this one to register....Pyongyang Marathon Virtual 2021...April 5-11, 2021...on FM...
On that note, I do agree that I feel fortunate that our government is able to make swift decisions to procure vaccines and we are now ahead of other countries to get ourselves vaccinated. The frontliners are now getting vaccination first, and I believe a more widespread public education of vaccination should kick in soon to inform the public on the pros and risks so that we can make our own informed decision.
Regarding the Olympics on the other thread, I guess Japan is in a difficult position as they have already committed massively (financially especially) on it and this will amass to a sizeable economic loss for them if they can't eventually hold it. So it is a must go for them to cut their losses, even if it means less tourism dollars from those who are here to support the event.