Race officials may delay, cancel or modify the event in the case of extreme weather or other conditions that affect the safety and health of participants. This includes both severe storms and dangerous heat. The race director and medical director, in consultation with law enforcement, fire/EMS, and other officials, will monitor conditions and make any necessary decisions.

Heat policy: Race officials monitor the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT), a heat stress index that accounts for temperature, humidity, sun, and wind. If WBGT reaches a threshold that poses unacceptable risk to participants, officials may modify the course, adjust cutoff times, or cancel the event. Details on our heat monitoring standards are posted on this page and will be communicated through texting, Facebook, and Instagram.

Storm/delay policy: The race start can be delayed for a maximum of one hour. If severe weather hasn’t cleared within one hour, officials will make a decision to further delay and/or modify the course, or the race may be canceled.

Heat conditions on course:
If you are running and conditions deteriorate due to heat:

• Slow down immediately and run by effort, not pace.
• Drink at every aid station and continue to consume electrolytes either through energy drink or gels/food.
• Watch for signs of heat exhaustion: dizziness, nausea, heavy sweating, muscle cramps, weakness, headache…
• Watch for signs of heat stroke: confusion, disorientation, hot/dry skin, loss off consciousness – this is a medical emergency, call 911.
• If you or a fellow runner experience any of these symptoms, go to the nearest aid station immediately or call 911.
• If you need to withdraw, tell the aid station captain and a shuttle will return you to the finish area.

If a shelter in place is called:
The following shelter-in-place protocols apply specifically to severe storm or lightning events, not heat situations.

• Zone Captains will notify marshals at each location. Volunteers will be asked to shelter in their cars or nearest shelter location and return to their position once the event is restarted. Volunteer course marshals will be released from their positions if the race is canceled.
• Runners will be directed to take shelter at the nearest designated shelter location. If you refuse to take shelter and continue, you do so at your own risk.
• Race Pause:
  • The race director may decide to pause the event after the race has started if weather conditions deteriorate. When it is determined the threat has cleared and it is safe to resume, the course may be modified and/or cutoff times may be adjusted to ensure a timely finish. An adjusted finish will not be more than one hour past the originally scheduled ending of the event, or 12:30 pm.
  • In the event of a race pause, official times or placement awards will not be awarded to those who finish after the pause begins.
• Virtual: In the event of a pause or cancellation, all participants who started the race but did not finish before the course was paused or shut down will be transferred to the virtual event. We recommend that you use your own personal timing device in the event that the race is paused so you can keep track of your personal time for the virtual event. Participants may upload their race time and distance in the virtual results. An email with specific instructions in this instance will follow the event. Only runners who START the race will have this option.

Check the event website, Facebook and Instagram for weather updates during the race.

Entry fees are nonrefundable. Once race day has arrived, fixed costs are incurred whether the race is held to completion or not.