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London marathon 2021

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Rosehip Jul 2021 6:33pm, 1 Jul 2021 21,608 posts	0 Rosehip I don't see why she should be treated any differently to an injury or illness
Velociraptor Jul 2021 7:06pm, 1 Jul 2021 53,277 posts	0 Velociraptor I shall be interested to see what happens. If Ms Welborn had a normal ballot place she'd be able to defer provided she hadn't already deferred, and if she had a place in the elite race she would have to earn her place again after having her baby rather than being given a pass into the following year's race. I sympathise with Ms Welborn's predicament, but I'm sure other Championship or GFA runners could claim to have been disadvantaged by not having been able to run in 2020, and I'm inclined to think that setting a precedent here could cause significant difficulties for the organisers.
Fizz :-) Jul 2021 7:20pm, 1 Jul 2021 5,948 posts	0 Fizz :-) I had a feeling that championship deferrals had been disallowed purely because of COVID, but according to the linked article, championship deferrals are not allowed under any circumstances. It’s bad timing, but I think it should stand. In this day and age she had a degree of choice about getting pregnant.
Velociraptor Jul 2021 7:29pm, 1 Jul 2021 53,278 posts	0 Velociraptor I understood that you were never able to defer Championship or GFA places to a date after your qualifying time had lapsed. Which seems an entirely reasonable rule.
Bazoaxe Jul 2021 7:32pm, 1 Jul 2021 20,221 posts	0 Bazoaxe I thought you were allowed one deferral. That may of course be the same thing. I am hoping to defer due to injury but I would fall foul of the gfa rule. I think though if I defer it’s not on the gfa start just with the masses
Dibble Aug 2021 2:40pm, 17 Aug 2021 818 posts	0 Dibble 2022 event moved to October. virginmoneylondonmarathon.com
Spideog Aug 2021 3:03pm, 17 Aug 2021 1,160 posts	0 Spideog Now need them to extend the GFA qualification period.
Bazoaxe Aug 2021 3:10pm, 17 Aug 2021 20,695 posts	0 Bazoaxe does that mean this october will be virtual......
Rrunner Aug 2021 3:24pm, 17 Aug 2021 708 posts	0 Rrunner Still says they are planning on holding the "real" and virtual this year with it moving back to spring from 2023....
Bazoaxe Aug 2021 3:26pm, 17 Aug 2021 20,696 posts	0 Bazoaxe yeah, the comm is confused. Moving Apr 22 to Oct 22 so we can welcome everyone back but Oct 21 is going ahead as normal in which case whats the issue with Apr 22