The New York City Triathlon has been canceled due to dangerously high temperatures arriving this weekend.
“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 . 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,Next year’s event will once again feature a random selection process for entry, since a venue change due to construction means onlywill take you through everything you need to know to get started, step by step]scheduled for Saturday, July 20—which was set to draw 5,000...
“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 New York City Marathon Training Series 10-Miler was made on Thursday to provide our registered runners with enough advance notice as possible.
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