No race in 2020 – Race Cancelled
Sandloters –
The hardest decision a baseball manager often makes is when to pull their starting pitcher. Sometimes this is obvious as they can’t find the strike zone or ask to be pulled, but other times a pitcher still looks good, is throwing hard and finding the strike zone after 100+ pitches. We face the same dilemma today as “Managers” for the Sandlot Marathon.
We love this event. We have been living and breathing this event for the last two years. We want more than anything for others to experience the pure joy and idiocy of a day spent running the bases with friends enjoying the hot dogs, beer and atmosphere.
But these are unique, unprecedented times with a level of uncertainty that has arguably never been seen before.
A baseball manager must decide whether to pull their pitcher, but at the end of the day…it’s just a game. We, however, face a more difficult decision that actually involves the health and wellness of our families, our friends and our community. With such high stakes, we have made the extremely difficult decision to cancel the Sandlot Marathon event scheduled for March 14th and look at an alternate race date.
We are still working to finalize the next steps, but here’s what we know thus far:
– All registered runners will receive deferred entry into the next edition of the Sandlot Marathon, whether it’s the first ever “Fall Classic” or the 2021 edition. We’ll be working through the details of this over the next couple of months and keeping you updated on our Facebook page
– We’ll be out at the ball fields from 8-11 am (possibly longer) with the race swag including shirts, baseball cards, etc available for those who decide to come out. For those who can’t/don’t make it out, we’ll have your gear available at the next edition of the Sandlot Marathon.
– For those of you who purchased hoodies or hats, we’ll also have those available. For those who can’t/don’t make it out, we’ll figure out how to get your purchased items to you.
– The fields will be open if you want to run some laps, but there will be no timing, no official race, and no aid station.
We fully expect people will be disappointed, and please know that we are as well. This was an extremely difficult decision for us to make, with extensive conversation both within the race directors and other resources.
You can reach out to us with any thoughts, complaints or disappointments (we expect a little dirt to be kicked) either through Facebook or sandlot@sandlotmarathon.com.
Please know that the game will go on, we will live to run another day and we will have future events that will be just as quaint and idiotic as the Sandlot Marathon.
-DURT Racing (Andy, Brian, Joe, Luke, Matt, Mark, and Tim)
