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Sep 2011
10:49pm, 19 Sep 2011
26 posts
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Corndoll
Good decision Bunny. Be good to have a few others to chat about the race to.
Now we need to plan accommodation, I hear most reasonable priced places fill up this week as soon confirmations start being sent. Let me know if you spot any good deals.
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Sep 2011
7:23am, 20 Sep 2011
24,003 posts
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Foxy Davy
I'm at the Holiday Inn select at Beacon hill - 5 mins from the finish.
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Sep 2011
11:39am, 22 Sep 2011
36 posts
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Once a Sprinter ...
Put in an entry yesterday but my qualifiying time is only 21 seconds inside the 59 seconds grace (ie 3.45.38 for 3.45 qualifying time) so would not be surprised to miss out when the entries close at the end of the week. Next year the BQ time is 3.40 so will be even harder. This may be my last chance!
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Sep 2011
12:10am, 23 Sep 2011
27 posts
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Corndoll
Sprinter, you maybe in with a chance the Facebook update today (Thursday) was encouraging everyone to enter who was in the qualifying time if you wanted to run. It read like there maybe hasn't been as many people apply as last year. If they already had enough entrants for places I wouldn't thought they would have been encouraging people who weren't desperate to enter to do so, that would be kind of unfair on the ones who trained hard to scrape the qualifying time then miss the cut off because faster runners were encouraged to apply at the last minute.
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Sep 2011
7:20am, 23 Sep 2011
24,053 posts
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Foxy Davy
the entry process is a farce - whilst as stated above it doesnt look likely - you could work all year to scrape the qialifying time only to find it still isnt good enough. I nearly killed myself to qualify in 2009 - I ran 3200 miles but got my reward - would then have been gutted to qualify but be a fast qualifier - the simple answer is tighten qualification ? I would then struggle to get in but at least know what I had to run !
Looking forward to Great Langdale marathon tomorrow before heading of to Chicago for my 4th of the 5 majors.
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Sep 2011
7:21am, 23 Sep 2011
24,054 posts
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Foxy Davy
*but NOT be a fast qualifier*
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Sep 2011
8:02am, 23 Sep 2011
150 posts
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Springer
Good luck all am planning to Boston in 2013. Thought I'd do London in Olympic year.
I will be keen to pick up any top tips you learn!
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Sep 2011
8:05am, 23 Sep 2011
24,057 posts
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Foxy Davy
Springer - they're on different weekends next year 
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Sep 2011
8:15am, 23 Sep 2011
151 posts
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Springer
Too close together for me. I'm just not tough enough!!!
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Sep 2011
9:01pm, 24 Sep 2011
37 posts
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Once a Sprinter ...
Comments on Facebook suggest that my BQ may not be fast enough to get a place. Have a few days wait to find out
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