These weather policies exist for the safety of our runners and our rnvolunteers. The policy describes various anomalous weather conditions rnand what actions you should expect if they occur. Please note that any rnactions taken as described below will be communicate via public rnannouncements on-site, as well as postings on our social media facebook rn& twitter pages.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning – If we are under a severe thunderstorm warning, the race will be postponed until the warning is cancelled.
Tornado Warning –rn If at anytime before (race morning close to start time) or during the rnevent, a tornado warning is issued, the race will be cancelled.
Rain–rn The event will NOT be cancelled due to rain alone unless the downpour rnis such that athletes, police, and volunteers lose visibility or there rnis a threat of flash flooding, making situations unsafe. If this occurs rnwe will wait until the rain subsides and follow the same procedure rnlisted for lightning conditions (minus the 30 minute rule). Athletes rnwill be informed of such a change via announcements on race morning. rnInformation will also be available on our website, Facebook, and by rnemail.
Lightning – In the event of lightning the rnrace will be postponed by 30 minutes every time lightning is spotted andrn thunder is heard within 3 miles of the event. Please note that every rntime lightning strikes and thunder is heard within 3 miles of any part rnof the race course, we must restart the timing of 30 minutes increments.
If the race must be delayed over 2 hours, the race event will be officially cancelled.
On Course Cancellation –rn If the race is canceled due to storms (lightning and/or excessive rain)rn or severe weather warnings while it is in progress we will do rneverything in our power to alert everyone on the course. Race officials rnwill immediately communicate with police and course marshals, who will rnimmediately begin communicating event cancellation to all participants rnand direct them to safety. We will do everything in our power to assist rnthose who are still on course. During the race, if you see lightning in rnyour immediate proximity, please seek shelter via open building, park rnshelters and/ or any other means of protection from dangerous rnconditions. If it gets bad and we are not there to help you off the rncourse please do everything you can to keep yourself safe and take rnshelter. Again, if you are told by a race official or police officer to rnreroute and take shelter during the race, know that the race has been rnofficially cancelled.
We have the safety of our participants, volunteers, police and medical personnel as our top priority.
Pleasern be aware that if weather conditions prevent race staff and volunteers rnfrom completing set up in a timely manner, the race could also be rndelayed for these reasons.
If the need for a cancellation arises, please be reminded that there will be no refunds of registration fees.