At just after 4.00pm this afternoon, I got an email telling me that my first race of 2023 had been cancelled.  The inaugural Odyssey SwimRun Coastal Dune lakes is not going to happen.  The permit for the race has been pulled and the organizers have no choice but to cancel the race.

My wife and I were really looking forward to the race.  We had so much fun at SwimRun NC, that we wanted to do another SwimRun race together.  The Coastal Dunes Lakes race looked to be perfect.  It was scheduled for early March, which would mean we could have a long weekend in Florida, and escape the Pittsburgh winter.  The race was also flat, which would have been better for us, compared to SwimRun NC.

So for now, I don’t have another race on my schedule.  I have been reluctant to schedule races after March because of other things going on this Spring and Summer.  I have been looking around for other races in early March. A few have peaked my interest, but nothing I am willing to commit to yet.

Not much I can do about it, but I am very disappointed about my first race of 2023 being cancelled.  Odyssey have offered a full refund or a transfer to another of their races. We haven’t decided which option to take yet. We have until February 1st to decide.

Any suggestions for an early March race?