馬拉松改線上虛擬跑！波士頓馬124年首次取消的奇特補救方案

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2019 新型冠狀病毒（COVID-19）全球肆虐，本來延後到9月舉行的波士頓馬拉松今(29)天正式宣布因疫情取消，是開辦124年來首度取消，實體賽事取消後也將改辦線上虛擬賽。

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The B.A.A. presents the Class of 2020 & Honor Roll, recognizing student-athletes from the eight cities & towns along the Boston Marathon route. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about this group of 64 middle & high school students, who were originally slated to participate in races during Boston Marathon weekend & continue to inspire & #finishSTRONG 🦄

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波士頓馬拉松自1897年開辦，是全球第一個城市馬拉松，也是全球相當知名的馬拉松賽事，被譽為跑步人心中的前5大夢幻賽事。

受疫情影響，波士頓馬拉松通常在每年4月登場，今年延至9月舉行，然而美國疫情仍嚴峻，已有169萬人確診、死亡人數逾10萬人，波士頓田徑協會今天宣布，為保護跑者及工作人員和支持者的健康，將改為線上虛擬方式進行。

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Registration is now closed for this year’s B.A.A. 5K. We have reached our field size limit of 10,000, and can no longer accept any more entries into April’s race. We want to thank everyone who submitted, and wish them the best of luck in their preparation for the race.

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時間訂在9月7至14日，跑者要在6小時內跑完標準馬拉松26.2英里(42.1公里)，並提供時間證明，完賽者依舊能獲得官方獎牌等獎品，或選擇退費，待明年參加。

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For the first time in history, the #BAA has offered a refund option to official entrants in the #BostonMarathon. Check out the “Media” section of baa.org to read more.

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