I've just looked at the results for this year's Slaughterford 9, as I know a couple of people that had signed up for it, and there was an absolutely shocking number of non-starters. I didn't count them all up but at a glance I'd say about a third of the entrants didn't start. I then looked back at the results from the previous few years and it would seem that this year wasn't exceptional in that respect. I get that there is always going to be a few people who sign up for an event and then don't turn up on the day, for whatever reason, but I can't understand why there would be so many non-starters for this event. Just saying...
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As it is cheap as well as tough for a Wiltshire race, I think people enter it early with the intention to see how they feel...
Probably the organisers take the proportion into account. If everyone who entered turned up, there would be too many taking part!
It id's a great race though, and my finishers t shirt is one of only 2 that I wear in public because I'm so proud of it