Vitality London 10,000

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BexleyKev May 2019 5:43pm, 27 May 2019 388 posts	0 BexleyKev Ran from the back wave, finished in just under 49 minutes, mainly among those in two waves ahead. Didn't really notice too much congestion - or at least nothing that I wasn't able to move around easily but maybe having ran this eight times before and knowing the streets, I was able to judge where and when to ease through. Found that all runners I passed gave room if I asked and shared a bit of encouragement, friendly greeting. Great to see the ladies supporting 'Celebrate You' and really nice to have the opportunity to run through streets in central London.
Fragile Do Not Bend May 2019 6:59pm, 27 May 2019 4,480 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Such a shame to see on social media that they ran out of medals and T-shirts - and also goody bags so no much-needed water at the finish. Why are some race organisers still getting things so wrong?
ndellar May 2019 9:12pm, 27 May 2019 3,532 posts	0 ndellar Whilst I’m sure the event does a lot of good for charity, I assume they oversell places on the assumption that a certain % DNS. Maybe this is what happens if they turn up. They didn’t want to over order due to a “commitment to sustainability” I’ll have to remember that one for another day when I’ve run out of something!!
ndellar May 2019 9:56pm, 27 May 2019 3,533 posts	0 ndellar BTW there is coverage on BBC iPlayer
JJJ May 2019 3:52pm, 28 May 2019 82 posts	0 JJJ From another event I'm involved in I know they calculate/estimate/guess the number of medals etc to buy based on the number of no shows they expect. The obvious thing is to buy the same number as the number of entries but presumably the entry cost takes account of the drop out rate, so would be higher if they bought stuff for everyone (and IMO was pretty expensive already, I only did it because I got a free place!) It's not an exact science and they got it wrong. I don't really care about getting a medal, at future events I'll probably not take one unless it's something very special.
Footpad May 2019 1:39pm, 30 May 2019 6,166 posts	0 Footpad Didn't see anyone at the Ritz But it is still my favourite race of the year... although a bit more crowded than usual
McGoohan May 2019 2:03pm, 30 May 2019 39,763 posts	0 McGoohan What time did you get there Footpad (the Ritz, I mean)?
LindsD May 2019 10:38pm, 30 May 2019 27,918 posts	0 LindsD Sorry Footpad
Footpad Jun 2019 5:10pm, 2 Jun 2019 6,167 posts	0 Footpad I was there about 9:05 .... must have missed you all
FreshStart Mar 2020 9:40am, 12 Mar 2020 4,173 posts	0 FreshStart boing I've just entered using the parkrun entry link StuH shared on the bargains thread. Now £15 is a bargain app.realbuzzregistrations.com