Running thread

[gaz76]

Over 840'000 ballot applications have been received for the 2025 London Marathon.

I don't get why they don't open the ballot a few weeks after the London Marathon. It would cut down on people watching on TV who think "that looks fun" then sign up.

Record numbers apply for 2025 London Marathon

More than 840,000 applications are received, smashing the previous record set by last year's ballot.

www.bbc.co.uk

Why shouldn't people be able to watch on TV and sign up? The only ones that are a pain are the ones that sign up and then don't run,
London is a pretty awesome mara and they have it just about right I reckon, any serious runners get in through the GFA or championship system and the rest get a go of the ballot seems pretty fair to me

 

[cmcm0808]

Why shouldn't people be able to watch on TV and sign up? The only ones that are a pain are the ones that sign up and then don't run,
London is a pretty awesome mara and they have it just about right I reckon, any serious runners get in through the GFA or championship system and the rest get a go of the ballot seems pretty fair to me

Anyone should be able to sign up, all I’m saying is give it a few weeks to reduce the amount of people who impulsively sign up without really intending to do it.

 

[gaz76]

Anyone should be able to sign up, all I’m saying is give it a few weeks to reduce the amount of people who impulsively sign up without really intending to do it.

I gets yer, and kind of agree, apparently they used to wait a week or two, but looking at the stats there were more drop outs then.

London Marathon – Record Ballot Numbers – What are your odds?

Update – The 2022 TCS London Marathon ballot results will be announced on Monday 14 March 2022 – this is for the Sunday 2 October 2022 staging of the event. Every year the applications …

atkosite.wordpress.com

 

[cmcm0808]

I gets yer, and kind of agree, apparently they used to wait a week or two, but looking at the stats there were more drop outs then.

London Marathon – Record Ballot Numbers – What are your odds?

Update – The 2022 TCS London Marathon ballot results will be announced on Monday 14 March 2022 – this is for the Sunday 2 October 2022 staging of the event. Every year the applications …

atkosite.wordpress.com

Those dropout rates are crazy. Maybe the idea is for demand to outstrip supply on purpose, so people feel lucky to get a place and turn up regardless.

 

[Stuuuuuu]

The more people who sign up, the more money they make. Many people choose to donate their fee (I think it's £50 this year) in exchange for an increased chance. If half of the applicants donate their fee, then that's over £20 million straight away.

 

[franksinatra]

Boston (UK) marathon yesterday. Finished 4 hours 21, conditions were pretty awful, near gale force winds, rain and flooded roads.

Great effort.

 

[franksinatra]

New Forest series trail half on sunday. Great views but it was proper muddy and boggy after saturday nights rain.

Bit of a struggle from the start but noted someone from my run club was following me from the word go so had to keep pushing. Was expecting a sprint finish, but he tried to do me with 3k to go, thankfully I had a bit left in the tank so managed to hold him off. Sad but I was well chuffed.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Those dropout rates are crazy. Maybe the idea is for demand to outstrip supply on purpose, so people feel lucky to get a place and turn up regardless.

I signed up but not arsed about London.

I’m doing Brighton the week before which will be my 5th time at Brighton only. It’s just amusing no one seems to care but if it’s London then everyone cares

 

[inchy14]

Over 840'000 ballot applications have been received for the 2025 London Marathon.

I don't get why they don't open the ballot a few weeks after the London Marathon. It would cut down on people watching on TV who think "that looks fun" then sign up.

Record numbers apply for 2025 London Marathon

More than 840,000 applications are received, smashing the previous record set by last year's ballot.

www.bbc.co.uk

And then don’t fucking do it, we’ve a ‘friend’ who got a place for this years but has deferred until next year, not a cat in hells chance she’ll do it.

 

[franksinatra]

I signed up but not arsed about London.

I’m doing Brighton the week before which will be my 5th time at Brighton only. It’s just amusing no one seems to care but if it’s London then everyone cares

I applied for London but took the option if I don't get in, to have a place at Brighton. Hopefully it wont be too windy.