Carmel Marathon Postponed Due to Storms

CARMEL, Ind.–The Carmel Marathon scheduled for Saturday was postponed due to severe weather conditions, with radar showing heavy thunderstorms and strong storms forecasted throughout the day.

Event organizers emphasized the safety of participants, volunteers, and staff as their top priority and urged everyone to seek shelter and not come to the venue. They are considering rescheduling the event and will provide updates as soon as possible.

The marathon was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 19 at 8 a.m.

The full statement is below:

“We’ve been working closely with city officials to monitor the weather, and the decision has been made to cancel or postpone the Carmel Marathon Weekend. We will not run today.

Please seek shelter and do not come to the start / finish venue.

The radar shows heavy thunderstorms between 7:40 – 8:20 a.m., and then another round of strong storms at around 10:00 a.m., with the potential for more later in the day.

The safety of our runners, volunteers, community partners and staff is our top priority. We can not risk having runners and volunteers out on course during either of those time periods, with no way to ensure that everyone can safely seek shelter if the need arises.

We are exploring all options, including a rescheduled event, and will share more information as soon as we are able.

Please be safe and stay tuned for more information.”