The Britain’s Ocean City Running Festival, which includes the Half Marathon, 10k and 5k, has been postponed to Sunday 16 May 2021.
The decision to postpone has been made due to the coronavirus pandemic and requirements for social distancing, which would affect runners’ experience of the races.
A survey by Run Plymouth also found that almost half of all participating runners would not feel safe taking part in the event on its originally scheduled date of 4 October.
Deputy Leader of Plymouth City Council, Pete Smith, said: “We understand this is disappointing news for everyone who was due to take part. Our running series is incredibly popular and it provides huge economic benefits for the city, so this is not a decision that has been taken lightly - but the safety of runners, spectators and staff is our absolute priority.”
David Williams, Director of Run Plymouth, said: “We have explored a number of options but we’re passionate about the quality of our events and feel that the new guidelines would have negatively affected the experience of everyone taking part. We’re looking forward to returning in 2021 with another brilliant event for runners of all ages and abilities.”
All participating runners have been contacted by email and will be able to defer their entries to next year.
For updates about next year’s events, please see www.runplymouth.co.uk.