A New Way to Defer Your UTMB Entry

Announced by UTMB this week:

If an injury or illness occurs after registration and cannot be fully resolved in time to allow participation under appropriate conditions, the organization recommends that the affected runner avoid taking unnecessary risks, cancel their registration (cancellation terms are outlined below), and apply for priority registration for a future edition.

There are a few stipulations around this, of course, but it’s a good move for UTMB to ensure that runners aren’t risking their bodies for their one-shot, hard-entry entry. If shit really hits the fan and you’re injured you can now defer your entry without losing your place. Good stuff.

I wonder too if this might be a pre-cursor to a long anticipated wait-list?