Greater Manchester Marathon 2020

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Bazoaxe Feb 2020 7:20pm, 24 Feb 2020 15,968 posts	0 Bazoaxe I have only used the manual lap at London where I know I can trust the mile markers and where I also know there are big GPS errors. I agree it should work regardless even if mile markers are out, it will even itself out, unless there is a course measurement issue as well which is part of the cause of mile markers being out. I keep a close eye on the discrepancy between GPS and markers but to be honest when it matters: a) I have been beyond the mental maths b) it didnt matter anyway as I had either missed or beaten the target (usually missed) SIS orange and indeed any orange I will miss out - vile
whiteflash Feb 2020 9:21pm, 24 Feb 2020 309 posts	0 whiteflash I run with a pace band and have a standard stopwatch and check it at infrequent mile markers. I also wear a Garmin and have only really had an accuracy issue at London.
puzzler Feb 2020 9:45pm, 24 Feb 2020 1,050 posts	0 puzzler I’ve been experimenting with veloforte gels. More compact to carry and interesting flavours that aren’t sickly sweet. Beetroot and lemon anyone?
Roberto Feb 2020 10:34am, 25 Feb 2020 991 posts	0 Roberto Only 40 days to go.
larkim Feb 2020 12:16pm, 25 Feb 2020 10,445 posts	0 larkim And 40 nights
jda Feb 2020 12:44pm, 25 Feb 2020 6,451 posts	0 jda If it happens....
ultradunc Feb 2020 12:23pm, 26 Feb 2020 11,672 posts	0 ultradunc What’s happening?
jennywren Feb 2020 7:41pm, 26 Feb 2020 15,538 posts	0 jennywren Coronavirus I think jda means
larkim Feb 2020 9:51pm, 26 Feb 2020 10,458 posts	0 larkim I must admit I struggle to see how a marathon, even a big one, would present any bigger risk than a football match. So if soccerball matches get cancelled, maybe fair enough to cancel a marathon. If not, I'll be grumpy.
jda Feb 2020 9:59pm, 26 Feb 2020 6,467 posts	0 jda We certainly aren't there yet and might never get to that point (and I agree that a primarily local running race isn't the most obvious target for cancellation) but there is a pretty clear direction of travel as to how things are changing.