Carlsbad 5000 Officially Rescheduled for September 19-20, 2020
Effective Thursday, March 12

As many of you are likely aware, Governor Gavin Newsom announced overnight that California public health officials issued a policy stating non-essential gatherings over 250 people be postponed or canceled across the state until at least the end of March. Additionally, the County of San Diego has issued a legal order prohibiting all large gatherings. Well friends, with over 6,000 participants from around the world, that certainly includes the Carlsbad 5000.

Our team cares deeply about this event and we’ve been working closely with the city of Carlsbad on contingency plans since the beginning of this outbreak to ensure this race can take place when it is safe to do so. Our hope was to avoid a complete cancellation of the event and we are pleased to announce that we have officially secured a new date for this year’s race! The 2020 Carlsbad 5000 will now take place the weekend of September 19-20.

We are passionate runners ourselves and understand the current uncertainty and desire for immediate answers. Therefore, we are offering all registered participants the following options at no additional cost:

JOIN US IN SEPTEMBER!

• Option 1: If you are able to participate in the rescheduled 2020 race on September 19-20 then there are no additional steps or actions needed from you. Your registration remains valid and your race bib will be ready and waiting!

RUN VIRTUALLY OR DEFER ENTRY TO 2021

We are pleased to offer two additional options, at no cost, if you are unable to join us in September.

• Option 2: Switch to the Virtual Race: Registration for the Virtual Race option closes March 22. Shirts and medals will be mailed beginning the week of March 30. To switch your registration to the Virtual Race, simply follow the steps outlined here and select “Virtual Race” as your ticket type.

• Option 3: Defer Entry to the 2021 race scheduled for April 10-11, 2021: To switch your registration to the 2021 race, follow the steps outlined here and select “Defer Entry to 2021” as your ticket type. You will receive a confirmation email indicating your choice to defer. An additional email will be sent on April 1, 2020 with an invitation for you to complete your guaranteed entry into the 2021 race.

**Please visit Events.com to complete the Virtual Race and Deferral registration options. Participants have through March 22, 2020 to select from the options above. If no action has been taken by this date, your registration will default to the rescheduled 2020 race. Please note that per our Cancellations and Refunds Policy, we will not be issuing refunds.**

Last-minute changes are never easy and we are grateful for your patience and understanding as our team works to make this process as painless as possible for everyone.

We wish you all good health in the coming weeks and months ahead.