Sports · Running & Athletics · 3 hrs ago
Flooding strands about 70 runners at Utah ultramarathon before evacuation
About 70 runners in Utah’s Moab 240 ultramarathon were stranded by flooding on the course and later evacuated.
The flooding and other dangerous conditions were linked to the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel.
Race organizers said all runners were safe and accounted for after the rescue effort.
The local sheriff’s office worked with organizers, who sent shuttles and personnel to pick up participants.
Organizers canceled the race because strong winds, heavy rain, falling trees and freezing temperatures made it unsafe to continue.
The storm’s remnants were still moving across Utah on Monday, and a flood watch remained in effect across most of the state through Monday afternoon.
About 70 runners in Utah’s Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated after flooding stranded them on the race route.
The event’s host said all runners were safe and accounted for.
The race was canceled because dangerous weather made it unsafe to continue.
The local sheriff’s office coordinated with organizers, who sent shuttles and personnel to pick up runners.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel were still moving across Utah on Monday.
- Who
- About 70 runners participating in the Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated.
- What
- Flooding stranded runners on the race route, and the event was canceled.
- When
- The evacuation took place on Sunday. The storm’s remnants were still moving across Utah on Monday.
- Where
- The Moab 240 race route in Utah.
- Why
- Flooding and dangerous weather associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel made it unsafe to continue.
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About 70 runners were evacuated from the race route after being stranded by flooding.
The Moab 240 was canceled because the weather was too dangerous for the race to continue.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel were still moving across Utah.
- Runners evacuated
- About 70
- Race
- Moab 240 ultramarathon
- Host
- Destination Trail
- Storm
- Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel
- Evacuation day
- Sunday
- Post-storm conditions
- Remnants were still moving across Utah on Monday
What people are saying
We have great news – all runners are accounted for and either back at race [headquarters] or in a vehicle on the way back
The weather has become too dangerous to safely continue – we’ve received reports of aid station structures blowing away, trees falling down, wind, rain, freezing temps – and we’re expecting conditions to get worse tonight.
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