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Oct 2019
10:46am, 15 Oct 2019
419 posts
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Sjjh
This is now my next target, don’t see them doing anything major to the route other than adding in more of the city centre.
On the website they said prices would increase by £10 on Thursday if they still had places available. Was enough of a threat to make me enter last night. 😂
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Oct 2019
10:51am, 15 Oct 2019
3,912 posts
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Nelly
Clare - the main differences between the Half and the Full are a) Altrincham (about halfway) has more support than any area on the half route  and b) Carrington (about 20-miles), if included in the 2020 route, is country lanes with no/little support for about 1.5-miles
jda - I only know the differences because I used to live in the area, so little changes to the route could make big differences to access for different local residents.
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Oct 2019
11:06am, 15 Oct 2019
4,197 posts
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clare1976
Thanks! Genuinely looking forward to it already and even though I now have the option to run London, this will remain my target race for next Spring.
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Oct 2019
11:51am, 15 Oct 2019
15,337 posts
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jennywren
Nelly do you think the full will go through Chorlton like the half did on Sunday? I’d like it if it did although the level of moaning by residents was astounding. I marshalled the half and it was a horrible experience!
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Oct 2019
12:06pm, 15 Oct 2019
3,914 posts
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Nelly
Jenny - I suspect it might, as I saw a post somewhere before the HM from the organisers that indicated the change was (at least partly) due to requests from emergency services for access around OT. I know that the organisers orginally expected the marathon route to be confirmed by the end of August, but that has seen delay after delay whilst "awaiting input from interested parties"... I wonder whether seeing how problematic the HM route passing through Chorlton was one such consideration?
Given my sister now lives less than 0.25mile from the route through Chorlton, personally, I'd like it to pass through there so my family have a great base to cheer me on from
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Oct 2019
12:22pm, 15 Oct 2019
277 posts
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icenutter
I've entered this! I'm treading water training wise for a few months, before starting training in earnest. I've booked a hotel too haha.
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Oct 2019
12:31pm, 15 Oct 2019
15,338 posts
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jennywren
I’m .25 from the route too (and it’s the home of Chorlton Runners - my club - so you feel like a rock star running through there) so I hope they do.
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Oct 2019
12:43pm, 15 Oct 2019
9,068 posts
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larkim
Hmm, tempted to get in on the act, even though I'm sceptical about my ability or desire to train for a spring marathon. I need to make a decision today though it seems!
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Oct 2019
12:58pm, 15 Oct 2019
15,339 posts
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jennywren
Larkim, one of club mates entered the day before (admittedly at vast expense) this year. You can defer your place if you decide you’re not into it after all (or transfer it) up til end January.
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Oct 2019
1:02pm, 15 Oct 2019
9,069 posts
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larkim
Cheers jenny, I was just checking the deferral / transfer options with that in mind! Having poured £45 down the drain at Chester, I'm loathe to risk another £50+, and I'm trying to promise myself that I don't really need to run a fast marathon, but for a change this one fits with school holiday plans etc, so I might be a fool to resist!
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