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Apr 2016
8:58pm, 11 Apr 2016
32,067 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
You beat me too it that is appalling
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Apr 2016
9:01pm, 11 Apr 2016
3,498 posts
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Ceratonia
Just wanted to add another vote for Chester, which was superbly organised from start to finish with every little detail thought about and (I can say this living in Cambridge) actually pretty flat, apart from the short, sharp hill at mile 24 coming back into the city.
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Apr 2016
9:03pm, 11 Apr 2016
3,240 posts
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Metro_Nome
ooo discounted entry for 2017, yippee
I've heard good things about Chester
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Apr 2016
9:13pm, 11 Apr 2016
319 posts
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davelord
I really enjoyed Chester, well organised , example of which was start being on grass and being covered in dew early morning, they had plastic covers for your trainers.
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Apr 2016
9:17pm, 11 Apr 2016
12,755 posts
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jennywren
I've just seen a (properly worded) email to someone who complained offering a 'substantial' discount for next year's race.
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Apr 2016
9:22pm, 11 Apr 2016
320 posts
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davelord
If they are making offers I'd take £2 off London instead of £20 off Manchester
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Apr 2016
10:08pm, 11 Apr 2016
3,140 posts
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Nelly
The problem with that Dave is that VLM is an option (yet) for most of us, unless we strike it lucky in the ballot or commit to raising £2k+. And even then a £20 reduction for VLM entry fee would still make the total cost of the weekend about £200 more expensive than GMM for me.
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Apr 2016
10:09pm, 11 Apr 2016
1,705 posts
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monsenb1
I only have good things to say about Chester, and yes, the baggage pickup was amazing, Londonesque..in fact the whole post-race experience was wonderful. It was the first marathon I ran from beginning to end, as I didn't need to stop at any(!) water stations, as the volunteers passed me bottles of water seamlessly with sports caps that I could sip on whilst running..
Nevertheless, I will still be doing Manchester next year, as I deferred..
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Apr 2016
10:10pm, 11 Apr 2016
3,141 posts
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Nelly
"is" should obviously read as "isn't"... I've obviously been on the same communication training course as the GMM organisers 
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Apr 2016
10:12pm, 11 Apr 2016
1,706 posts
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monsenb1
And last time they offered a discount after a baggage fiasco in 2012 for the 2013 race, it was 10% off.
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