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Daz Love Dec 2023 9:33am, 6 Dec 2023 1,728 posts	0 Daz Love Yes was £35(ish) quid previously. Heck of an increase that!
damo_HAC Dec 2023 9:00am, 8 Dec 2023 642 posts	0 damo_HAC $295 for New York, $240 for Chicago, €205 for Berlin. The income from charity places has been subsiding standard places for years. Taylor Swift tickets are over £500 - its another way to get 3hrs of pain too. (father to teenage daughter).
Daz Love Dec 2023 2:55pm, 8 Dec 2023 1,729 posts	0 Daz Love When you compare to others its still very cheap (albeit I think the others are overpriced - maybe I am tight!!)
Little Miss Happy Dec 2023 5:06pm, 8 Dec 2023 6,782 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I tend to agree. I think it was £34 to run round Bedford Autodrome a few times.
Big_G Dec 2023 5:49pm, 8 Dec 2023 3,125 posts	0 Big_G I’ve thought for a long that London could triple the price and it would still be oversubscribed I reckon. It has been very cheap up until now in comparison to others. As LMH mentioned, laps of a circuit or even events like Milton Keynes Marathon (currently £52/£54) don’t really compare, in my view. Even with the price increase it’s still good value I think, compared to other big races in Europe, and cheap compared to USA races.
Miser Dec 2023 6:42pm, 8 Dec 2023 235 posts	0 Miser Brighton marathon - which London owns is £70 a pop. Given that’s seen by many (including London’s own advertising) as a fallback option, definitely scope for them to squeeze everyone a lot harder!
jda Dec 2023 1:32pm, 10 Dec 2023 16,067 posts	0 jda Made the effort to get out promptly this morning for my long run, still hit some rain but more drizzly than heavy. 18 weeks starts here!
Little Miss Happy Dec 2023 1:35pm, 10 Dec 2023 6,787 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I was fine for the first twelve and a half miles jda then copped a soaking. Fortunately (or worryingly depending on perspective) I'm only up to fourteen miles.
mattykay Dec 2023 1:54pm, 10 Dec 2023 37 posts	0 mattykay 20 for me dodging the floods in York this morning. 10 weeks to go...
Little Miss Happy Dec 2023 5:29pm, 10 Dec 2023 6,788 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Very much flood dodging here too matty. Not usual at this time of year - it normally happens after Xmas and in different places than I'm used to encountering it. Have I mentioned that I hate training through the winter?

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