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Aug 2020
6:26am, 7 Aug 2020
1,468 posts
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Paul N
Speed you say....
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Aug 2020
7:25am, 7 Aug 2020
133 posts
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Big_G
Hmmmm. London allowing "virtual" times to count for GFA. I'll get my bike out and give it a crack  I know many have found virtual events enjoyable through this Covid situation but allowing them to count for GFA seems a stretch too far in my humble opinion.
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Aug 2020
7:44am, 7 Aug 2020
1,820 posts
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Oscar the Grouch
Especially when times count for up to 2 years anyway.
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Aug 2020
8:02am, 7 Aug 2020
17,112 posts
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Bazoaxe
They only count if you already had a GFA but it falls out with the required time period so it’s not a free for all.
From the 6k GFA qualifiers they will know exactly how many people fall into that category and feel it’s an acceptable risk.
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Aug 2020
8:09am, 7 Aug 2020
9,564 posts
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chunkywizard
Big G, your bike data won’t have the right cadence data, you need to get a fast mate to run it for you! I agree it’s open to abuse.
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Aug 2020
8:48am, 7 Aug 2020
4,759 posts
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Windsor Wool
I’m too lazy to work it out Baz. Will we get in to Oct 21 with our Abingdon times from Oct 19?
I think when we 1st applied for the 2020 race it would have been with late 2018 / early 2019 times, wouldn’t it? I assume those now expire?
Perhaps I should just wait for the email?!
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Aug 2020
8:49am, 7 Aug 2020
135 posts
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Big_G
I'm sure we can manipulate the Garmin/Strava data fairly easily? I haven't tried it for a few years, but I remember about 5 years ago someone created a strava activity for London Marathon with a time of 1:59:59 He hadn't ran or cycled the course, just manipulated the data, although I think strava have tightened up a bit on it now.
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Aug 2020
9:05am, 7 Aug 2020
17,113 posts
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Bazoaxe
WW. You would have applied for this year using last years VLM as Abingdon was after the entry date. Last years VLM is fine so don’t think we need to worry about October 21. Abo 19 I think should be usable for April 22 if we are still motivated at that stage.
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Aug 2020
10:15am, 7 Aug 2020
8,050 posts
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jda
Usually pretty easy to spot fake traces on strava if anyone bothers to check. Though getting a fast friend to run it for you is going to be foolproof. Of course, you need a fast friend who's prepared to do that. Maybe easier to just steal someone else's trace off Strava. Oops maybe I shouldn't have given you all that idea
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Aug 2020
10:38am, 7 Aug 2020
11,608 posts
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larkim
Would be pretty easy to get an old gpx file of a valid marathon gfa and do a "find and replace" for 4th Oct 2020 in the date field if maintaining your gfa place in the face of injury or lack of fitness was important to you.
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