If you can not (or do not want to) attend the postponed Super Sunday event on Sunday February 13th, have no interest in a discount on a future RACE event and only want a refund, here’s how to get one:
- Please donate at least $20 to Livestrong via the race director’s FirstGiving page (or better yet, your own FirstGiving page.)
- Forward FirstGiving’s “Thank you for your donation” email to the race director (alain@runagainstcancer.org) with a request to cancel your registration and get a refund.
- Complete steps 1 & 2 before 4pm Friday, February 11th.
Upon confirmation, we’ll cancel your registration and issue a full refund.
Yes – you donate $20, we’ll refund $30.
Keep in mind, RACE loses money on each refund so this reduces our donation to Livestrong. We are offering this refund option due to criticism that our “no refund” policy is unfair.
Please let us know (via comments) whether or not you think this is a fair solution.
Seems fair to me but I’m more interested in a discount off a future race. I think there’s one in early April? Please provide details on the discount. Thanks.
Sorry that you had to go through all this by the way. Weather is not something any of us can control.
More than fair. I will not be applying for a refund. Thanks for all your hard work and I will see you at a future event.
more than fair….I mean this stinks but what can you do…Alain thanks to you and the organizers for all of your time. I ran this race last year as just a 10k. This year I lost a friend in December to Cancer. I hope people stop to think about that, put this in perspective, and just donate the money….
I think its a very nice option for you to offer…I wish you weren’t getting so much push back that you felt you had to offer it, however. I see my race fee as a donation to a great cause. I wish more people would do the same. Any more info on what if anything will be happening this Sunday? Unofficial run on the sidewalks, party??
Thanks for all your hardwork Alain
No refund for me. Every cent towards this foundation is
worth it…priceless….
Like Nina, am wondering if an unofficial run is still a possibility? Party?
Alain…thank you for your hard work.
I opted to forgo the shirt and pitched in a little extra on top of the race fee – glad to make the donation; there’s a reason there are so few January and February road races in New England. Thanks, Alain, and please keep us posted on if and how the run will be handled – if it’s an unofficial sort of race I’d like to ditch the 5K and use it as a 10K tempo run. The causeway around Pleasure Bay makes for a really scenic route.
I wish the people who were complaining would all be forced to direct a road race one time and understand the realities of what it means to attempt to put on an event like this. So sorry you have to deal with all of this flak.
Dear Race Coordinators,
I applaud your efforts! Not only are you trying to raise money for cancer patients and research, but you have tried desperately to coordinate a race where all runners run safely. We all know this is an impossible task due to our ridiculous snow storms. I am fuming that people are even trying to get their money back! It’s $30, tax-deductible and for such a great cause! I’ve even heard some people complain about not getting a shirt!! How dare they! I bet none of the cancer patients wanted to get cancer! We all need to focus on the big picture here, cancer sucks, Boston weather sucks, but we as runners were ready to run a race for a good cause and we’re alive and able!
Thank you, race coordinators, I’ll be sure to sign up again next year and the year after that!
Sincerely,
Kristen Berthao
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I think people were complaining about how their money was put toward a “more kick ass party” instead of being refunded. I understand it’s a non-refundable fee, but I signed up to run, not party. I would have been more okay with the idea that all of my registration fee went to charity and the race coordinators for their time and effort, and not a party that I had no interest in attending even if the race happened. The fact that the race was associated with the charity was awesome, but ultimately not the main reason why I signed up. Sorry, but that’s just the facts.
So before you get on your high and mighty soap boxes, and try to guilt people into not wanting a refund, kindly consider everyone’s point of view first.
I opted for the refund knowing that the entire $20 I had to donate to get back my registration fee, would actually go toward the charity.
I have no problem donating money for cancer research.. I’ve donated a lot of cash in the past and plan on donating more. However, I don’t like being forced to donate to a particular organization. We should be given full refunds so that we can put the money toward the use we originally intended it for. It’s the principle of the whole situation… not the dollar value. There isn’t going to be a race, there’s just going to be a party. I can’t really see how that is the best way for me to use my $30 to support cancer research and awareness.
Hi Joe. I don’t think anyone here is trying to guilt you into not wanting a refund. Have you ever attended Super Sunday before? The party has ALWAYS been as big a part of the event as the run. Your registration fee covers several expenses; the run accounts for only part of those expenses. We also throw a huge party and spend over $14,000 on shirts. Should we cancel EVERYTHING simply because you had no interest in anything but the run?
So before you get on your high and mighty soap box, and try to guilt us for not catering to your needs, kindly consider everyone’s point of view first.
I agree with Joe and am glad someone else said it.
I have attended the Super Sunday race before and completely agree that the party is always a big part of the run. However, without the run, there is little to no chance that I would make my way down to Southie to drink outside in the middle of February. The race is the primary reason for my interest in this event, as I suspect it is for everyone else.
While it stinks to say it, I dont think it should be up to anyone else when and how I give money to charity, or to who for that matter. The RACE organizers have done an admirable job in their organization but this event just did not work out. If there is no race, simply putting up a tent and calling it a race event just doesnt cut it.
I submitted my fee so that I could race. As there is no race, I will be requesting my entire entry fee back.
Should I then choose to donate the whole or a portion of it to charity, I will do so. I applaud those who have chosen to donate their fees.
Not much for parties myself. Can’t see driving 5 hours to get my shirt either. As someone else pointed out there aren’t many runs in Feb. Last year’s event was fine too, with the exception of shirts again (they wouldn’t sell me one before I left). Maybe you should buy less beer and mail my shirt to me.