Greater Manchester Marathon 2017
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Jun 2016
1:39pm, 15 Jun 2016
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Metro_Nome
Nelly it's as if the organisers heard you!
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Jun 2016
2:20pm, 15 Jun 2016
3,328 posts
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Nelly
MN - TBF I'm pretty sure the date was decided a few weeks ago. When they mistakenly sent out the "entries are open" email, it was possible to see on the RiderHQ website the date was provisionally set as 2nd April at that time. For those that can't get onto Facebook, it's worth noting that "All finishers from 2013 to 2016 will be sent their discounted entry code in advance of entries opening." |
Jun 2016
9:04pm, 15 Jun 2016
374 posts
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pedro
Nice timing with this years thread Nelly. I'm just really pleased they didn't go with April 1st 
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Jun 2016
7:58pm, 16 Jun 2016
902 posts
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jdarun
Ah found you - thanks Nelly! Thought the 2016 thread was surprisingly quiet
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Jun 2016
8:39pm, 16 Jun 2016
10,230 posts
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Bazoaxe
runnersworld.com
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Jun 2016
12:30am, 17 Jun 2016
16,537 posts
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flanker
so has anyone had a discounted entry code?
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Jun 2016
6:20am, 17 Jun 2016
337 posts
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davelord
I have one makes it £35 but am doing London this time before i slow down.
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Jun 2016
8:13am, 17 Jun 2016
490 posts
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Flatlander
I received the discount code email yesterday evening. I can't say that I'm impressed by the fact that the discount code expires on 15th July, a full 8 1/2 months before the race. The entry link given in the email doesn't work. It's almost as if Xtra Mile are trying to limit their losses by making it difficult to use the discount whilst attempting to make it seem as if they are trying to help us. Given their repeated insincere "apologies" after the 2016 race, I'm not surprised. |
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Jun 2016
8:51am, 17 Jun 2016
3,336 posts
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Nelly
Flatlander, the entry link won't work because entries don't open until 11am this morning.
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Jun 2016
8:56am, 17 Jun 2016
197 posts
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PeeG
Flatlander, the e-mail says entries open at 11am today so I wouldn't expect the website to be live yet. To be fair to Xtra mile as well I wouldn't expect anything different with the discount code. They have always had increases in price closer to the event. Presumably because costs will go up accordingly and with the amount of people who will have a discount code the longer you give more people a chance to share those codes around if they don't use it. I imagine that if they sold every place at £35 no matter when people entered they would make a loss. Some would say that is fair considering what has happened, but it doesn't create a sustainable event moving forward. The above goes slightly against what I am about to say though in that I think all discussion on 2013-16 issues should be put in the 2016 thread where there is much more discussion on it already as per what Nelly suggested initially. |
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