{"id":38711,"date":"2021-10-02T21:49:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T01:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=38711"},"modified":"2021-10-02T21:49:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T01:49:07","slug":"the-45th-annual-st-george-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=38711","title":{"rendered":"The 45th Annual St George Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

I made a huge mistake.

I never should have come to Utah.

In St George’s defence, they never claimed theyd have any Covid-19 precautions or protocols. So it’s not like they failed to deliver. They acted as if Covid-19 never happened… and wasn’t still happening.

I should have realized all of this based on my expo trip yesterday. Yet this morning as I boarded the school bus taking us 26.2 miles, i was stunned at the unmasked super majorities, from volunteers to most runners.<\/p>\r\n

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There was a smattering of masks… and i opted for a gaiter\/bandana which i know isn’t Fauci preferred but it was better than nothing.

At the start line staging area, the DJ kept telling us St George is the United States 16th biggest marathon. And based on the sea of people gathered around the pre-race bonfires, I certainly believe it.<\/p>\r\n

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I was incredibly uncomfortable being there. But this being a point to point race, my car was 26.2 miles away and the easiest solution was to run back.<\/p>\r\n