Scheduled to take place on June 28 in Texas, IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock has now been cancelled.
The State of Texas has seen cases of Covid-19 recently surge to record levels. Citing remarks by Texas Governor Greg Abbott this week, that Texans should stay home as much as possible, IRONMAN has issued a statement confirming the event’s cancellation…
‘We regret to announce that the 2020 Core Power IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock triathlon cannot take place on June 28 due to the acceleration of COVID-19 infections in Texas. In accordance with our IRONMAN Safe Return to Racing protocol, the health and safety of our community is of utmost priority and in alignment with remarks made by Governor Abbott on Tuesday, June 23, it would not be responsible to host the event at this moment in time.
‘All registered athletes of the 2020 Core Power IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock triathlon will be receiving an email with further information. In what has been a continually evolving and challenging time globally, we recognize that the change at this late juncture will come as a disappointment but look forward to providing athletes with an exceptional race experience in the future.’
“We are grateful to Mayor Pope of The City of Lubbock and his fine team of professionals, along with our long-time partners Mike and Marti Greer, for their outstanding work to do everything possible to host this race,” said Andrew Messick President & CEO for The IRONMAN Group.
“But ultimately the COVID-19 headwinds in Texas right now are just too strong for the race to happen. We look forward to returning to Lubbock in 2021.”
