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TCS London Marathon 2024

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auburnette Feb 2024 3:58pm, 16 Feb 2024 2,242 posts	0 auburnette The community/carnival atmosphere is the thing I love the most about London, never seen anywhere do it better (though i've not done any of the big USA races). Feels like a day when people can put their grumpiness aside and everyone seems happy even when the weather is bad. Oggy oggy oggy
Ally-C Mar 2024 3:01pm, 7 Mar 2024 5,169 posts	0 Ally-C My mate got a charity place when his wife got through the ballot. They’ve no real history of running. She’s done London before and iirc took six hours at least. They took nearly three & a half hours for a half earlier today, are they likely to be isolated at the back?
BK brighter days ahead Mar 2024 3:57pm, 7 Mar 2024 1,107 posts	0 BK brighter days ahead The London Marathon Group give cash donations as well as places to local parkruns that provide volunteers - for the marathon, Ride London.
Velociraptor Mar 2024 4:45pm, 7 Mar 2024 68,051 posts	0 Velociraptor Unlikely, Ally-C. There are official tail runners at 8 hours, and when I passed them on the opposite side of the road last year there was a fair number of participants in that part of the field although the numbers had thinned out quite a lot. After what happened a couple of years ago, London is very keen to reinforce its credentials with regard to supporting runners/walkers at the back. I'm sure they won't lack company.
Ally-C Mar 2024 4:47pm, 7 Mar 2024 5,170 posts	0 Ally-C Unlikely, Ally-C. There are official tail runners at 8 hours, and when I passed them on the opposite side of the road last year there was a fair number of participants in that part of the field although the numbers had thinned out quite a lot. After what happened a couple of years ago, London is very keen to reinforce its credentials with regard to supporting runners/walkers at the back. I'm sure they won't lack company. Thanks Velociraptor
Velociraptor Mar 2024 4:51pm, 7 Mar 2024 68,052 posts	0 Velociraptor More importantly, all the drinks stations and Portaloos and the finish area should still be in place for runners coming through in 8 hours or less. For participants taking longer the roads will reopen and the finish line will move off the road but some of the tail runners will stay with the back markers.
Charlesvdw Mar 2024 7:20pm, 7 Mar 2024 190 posts	0 Charlesvdw My mate got a charity place when his wife got through the ballot. They’ve no real history of running. She’s done London before and iirc took six hours at least. They took nearly three & a half hours for a half earlier today, are they likely to be isolated at the back? That's not running. Even a brisk walk is faster. TCS London marathon has taken this inclusivity thing way too far. If it takes a person 8 hours to finish TCSLM they are not fit enough to participate. It is a running event isn't it ? There's lots of hiking and walking events in the UK for 8 hour walkers.
Kirsty Mar 2024 7:43pm, 7 Mar 2024 1,059 posts	0 Kirsty I finished in just over 7 hours last year, there were loads of runners/walkers/people around me the whole way, crowds still out the whole way, and no issues at all with water stations etc.
Rosehip Mar 2024 9:38pm, 7 Mar 2024 31,409 posts	0 Rosehip My mate got a charity place when his wife got through the ballot. They’ve no real history of running. She’s done London before and iirc took six hours at least. They took nearly three & a half hours for a half earlier today, are they likely to be isolated at the back? That's not running. Even a brisk walk is faster. TCS London marathon has taken this inclusivity thing way too far. If it takes a person 8 hours to finish TCSLM they are not fit enough to participate. It is a running event isn't it ? There's lots of hiking and walking events in the UK for 8 hour walkers. there's no need for that sort of comment
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Mar 2024 7:05am, 8 Mar 2024 40,999 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Thank you for saying what I thought Rosehip