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Mar 2019
2:55pm, 19 Mar 2019
11,544 posts
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UltraDunc
Number has arrived 😊
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Mar 2019
3:09pm, 19 Mar 2019
3,161 posts
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RRR-CAZ
Yes mine arrived last week and others that live local to me ( same running club)
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Mar 2019
11:28am, 28 Mar 2019
3,870 posts
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Nelly
It's very quiet in here, to say that the race is next week! I hope training has gone well for everybody, and you're all feeling fit and ready for the marathon.
I for one am not. I will decide in the next week whether to amble-walk around, to keep up my record of only missing one GMM, or not to bother. It seems a bit of a shame to not use my gold number, but equally v.daft to attempt the event given my (lack of) training recently.
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Mar 2019
11:49am, 28 Mar 2019
7,844 posts
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becca7
I hope you are able to give it a go Nelly. A race like this can be fun to do at such a pace as you get more time to enjoy the atmosphere.
I've been behind on training this year and this will mostly be a Comrades training run for me but I'm hoping I can improve on my time from Tokyo in February.
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Mar 2019
1:00pm, 28 Mar 2019
217 posts
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paul0
Yes, it's crept up very quickly. Looking forward to it.
Still early in terms of the forecast, but currently looking very good - nice and cool and not too breezy.
A couple of practical questions for those who have done it before:
-I'm in Pen B. Is Pen A for the elites?
-Is the bag drop very busy (both dropping and collecting)
-Roughly how frequently are the trams to/from Old Trafford? Is it possible to pay by card/contactless?
Thanks in advance!
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Mar 2019
1:29pm, 28 Mar 2019
3,169 posts
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RRR-CAZ
Last longish run for me today as working this weekend
Will be looking for the answers Paul0 has asked ^ as this will be my first attempt at Manchester. Only ever been to Manchester to watch football coach in coach out !
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Mar 2019
1:38pm, 28 Mar 2019
4,134 posts
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jda
Really looking forward to it, just tapering down and hoping to become in peak condition. Weather looks perfect and well settled for the weekend.
Pen A is not elite but a reasonably large group of the faster runners eg me 
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Mar 2019
5:45pm, 28 Mar 2019
3,871 posts
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Nelly
paul:-
- Pen B includes sub3. I guess the cut
-off for Pen A is sub2:45 or sub2:50. But you’ll still be across the line in less than 1min.
- it will be busy for bag drop-off (upto 5mins at peak time?), but pickup will be fine at your pace (<1min).
- I’m not sure if you can “tap in/out” with a contactless card (maybe), but you can buy a ticket (which is the size of a credit card) contactlessly. Trams are every 5-10mins on a Sunday to/from Manchester.
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Mar 2019
5:55pm, 28 Mar 2019
15,112 posts
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jennywren
You can buy tickets contactlessly (is that a word?) and most tram services on that line are about 10 minutes apart but they’re going to be more frequent on marathon day.
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Mar 2019
5:57pm, 28 Mar 2019
15,113 posts
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jennywren
I’m not running now (injured during first part of training) but will be marshalling with my club covering the first 4 miles. Good luck everyone.
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