15th Anniversary SNICKERS Marathon Weekend postponed due to pandemic Snicker s Marathon. (Source: WALB) By Krista Monk | December 29, 2020 at 5:48 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 5:48 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The annual SNICKERS Marathon Weekend that is held every year in Albany has been postponed, according to a press release.
Albany Marathon, Inc., Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, MARS Wrigley and community leaders decided to postpone the 2021 SNICKERS Marathon Weekend because of safety concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This was a very difficult decision, but it is in the best interest of our community, all participants and spectators,” said Chuck Knight, the chairman of the Albany Marathon, Inc. board of directors. “The COVID-19 situation is too fluid to accurately predict the conditions we will see in March. We don’t want to do anything to risk the health and safety of anyone involved as we are also following the lead of the City of Albany as the
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