(AP) — Organizers have canceled the Boston Marathon for the first time in its 124 year history due to social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak.

The race had endured through two World Wars, a volcanic eruption and a previous pandemic. The race draws a field of 30,000 and already had been postponed from April 20 to Sept. 14. It will be replaced by a virtual event in which participants who verify that they ran 26.2 miles on their own will receive their finisher’s medal.

The Boston Marathon began in 1897 and has been the longest-running annual marathon in the world.