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Apr 2015
10:56am, 23 Apr 2015
2,441 posts
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Nelly
SB - fully agreed, and I presume that is why it is changing (unless of course Manchester City Council have finally decided they'll let the marathon use their roads :-0)
Conversation from Facebook:-
Feedback - "My only minor concern is I wonder whether the event is becoming a little bit of a victim of it's own success/growth in numbers? The course is now IMO a little narrow in places for the number of runners (particularly around the pace groups), especially the out & back to the Imperial War museum (given it's so early in the race), running up the pedestrian area next to the canal in Sale (due to the bollards) and on Stockport Rd coming away from Brooklands."
GMM Response - "thanks for that, all this will be changed next year - watch this space"
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Apr 2015
11:00am, 23 Apr 2015
2,013 posts
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Jono.
I was wondering if the city wanted to get a look in, but yes I can see this going from strength to strength - I'm also tempted to write to Liverpool city council and say *look this is what you could have had*
The NW would have had 3 cracking road marathons imo - Manchester - Liverpool - Chester.
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Apr 2015
11:01am, 23 Apr 2015
2,014 posts
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Jono.
oh and imagine the advertising *Run the holy trinity of Road Marathons* (I do get carried away sometimes)
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Apr 2015
11:29am, 23 Apr 2015
18,534 posts
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sioux
Liverpool do at least have a mara now.
I'm presuming RocknRoll are planning on staying
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Apr 2015
12:02pm, 23 Apr 2015
496 posts
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Shred Betty
I did put similar comments in the survey they sent out yesterday! Will be interesting to see what happens.
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Apr 2015
12:43pm, 23 Apr 2015
63 posts
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Spanners99
I filled in survey and added very similar comments. For instance the water station in Sale is probably at the narrowest section of the whole course when there is a lay by 30 meters further on they could use. Although not keen they might need to stagger the start - even if min or two to thin out from then. I was surprised how congested it was but it did not take anything away from me at all.
My wife thinks i am bonkers to go with Chester but the ideal of focus of training latter summer appeals. Will probably ease off a little and do few short races for month or so- parkruns with my kids etc then look and see what is on horizon. Have done Chester half couple of times and think that it is an excellently organised event.
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Apr 2015
1:07pm, 23 Apr 2015
18,535 posts
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sioux
Yup and it's the same ppl that do the full Spanners.
I've met them at promotional things cos of them choosing us as their charity.
Great guys and really care about the runners experience.
I agree with the points being made re GMM course but don't want them to change it too much as I have a point to prove lol.
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Apr 2015
6:43pm, 23 Apr 2015
2,016 posts
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Jono.
I am a one man boycott of the Liverpool rock n roll marathon 
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Apr 2015
8:35pm, 23 Apr 2015
204 posts
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pedro
Does anyone know what the numbers were four years ago and what they are now? It will be interesting to see how it develops next year. You certainly needed your wits about you with the numbers this year but I'm still a fan
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Apr 2015
8:41pm, 23 Apr 2015
2,017 posts
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Jono.
TBH honest I found the course fine - congestion is to be expected at the start and for a fair few miles - the face planting incidents infortunate -but I can see pens actually being in place if numbers increase.
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to Joe Hawk, davelord, RBNLMX 
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