The Queen City Marathon will go ahead this fall, but not exactly as the organizers had previously planned. Run Regina is following in the footsteps of the organizers of the country’s major spring marathons, working to put together a virtual event. “You really don’t want to be the event that throws everything back to the starting line — forgive the cliche — of COVID-19,” said Run Regina executive director Shawn Weimar.
Weimar said it looks like restrictions on large gatherings in Saskatchewan could remain in place through the fall, hampering the ability to have 10,000 people come together for the events of the Sept.
11-13 race weekend. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Weimar and the Run Regina team