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Fizz :-) Oct 2020 8:58am, 7 Oct 2020 4,450 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) I think there’s a risk of the virtual being seen as a “second-class” London if they offered both. But there’s a good chance that I’d sign up for it if they offered it
Albert O Balsam Oct 2020 9:00am, 7 Oct 2020 706 posts	Quote Pin Albert O Balsam Goodness Alice, I hadn't realised that places were so in demand - I'm sure it's been done to death elsewhere but has running become ever so popular, or do they just allocate more Golden bond places nowadays (when i last was interested it seemed you had a 1 in 4 chance to get in)
Alice the Camel Oct 2020 9:02am, 7 Oct 2020 5,344 posts	Quote Pin Alice the Camel It really is totally random. My friend entered for the first time last year and got a place. I was so happy for her....
minardi Oct 2020 9:06am, 7 Oct 2020 5,963 posts	Quote Pin minardi I would hope that the virtual was on a different date otherwise Fetchpoint may be lacking in supporters - unless we did our marathon after the actual!! That could be interesting, considering how knackering fetchpoint is!
geordiegirl Oct 2020 9:13am, 7 Oct 2020 11,807 posts	Quote Pin geordiegirl Maybe offering a virtual would mean more actual places would be available if people opted against travelling.
Velociraptor Oct 2020 9:21am, 7 Oct 2020 49,034 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor It's not so much that running has become so popular, but wanting to do the London Marathon becomes very popular immediately after each year's event when ballot entries open I can't imagine wanting to do a virtual when we're back to having an actual race calendar again.
jennywren Oct 2020 9:32am, 7 Oct 2020 15,879 posts	Quote Pin jennywren I think it’ll depend on whether I’m running next year rather than just walking. I’d rather do an actual race if I can run but a walking marathon would be too slow for a ‘real’ race.
jennywren Oct 2020 9:34am, 7 Oct 2020 15,880 posts	Quote Pin jennywren I don’t suppose for a moment I’ll get a ballot place so I might do Manchester Marathon, now also in October next year.
GimmeMedals Oct 2020 9:37am, 7 Oct 2020 18,149 posts	Quote Pin GimmeMedals Next year Alice, if there is a virtual option, come to Sunny Scunny to do it with me instead of traipsing round Downpour Devizes
Fizz :-) Oct 2020 9:46am, 7 Oct 2020 4,452 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) And hope it’s not Soggy Scunny and Dry Devizes