Ben Rogers from Kent is running 365 marathons in 365 days- London was supposed to be the last one but the organisers are now saying no.....
despite having talked to the organisers about this fir some time, there is nothing Ben can do that is making them listen.
i don't know this guy personally but am outraged on his behalf
anyone got any ideas? I remember group pressure secured a last minute place for Mick n Phil a few years back?
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Why not try Southampton instead, on the same day.
With Mick n Phil, Mick had a lot of friends on RW forum and I suspect RW put in a good word for them. I've never heard of Ben Rogers.
I'd also say that running the last one somewhere else shouldn't diminish the achievement.
agree it could have been avoided- and he does have contingency plans- but I find it odd that they won't let him in given the muppet record breaking attempts they allow to have places st the green start (marathon in stilletoes anyone?!)
no worries- like I say I don't know this guy
clearly VMLM can choose how they allocate places- personally I thought this was worthwhile but if the wider RW community disagree then fair enough
And it appears not recording the mileage very well either according to Cheerful Dave. I don't use Strava.
What about his fundraising, I'm assuming that's what he's doing it for? Apparently according to a posting above he's only raised £509. He'd have been better just giving the charity £10 a week out of his own cash and not bothered with the running.
I've copied this from his website....
So, I will be running 9,563 miles over the next 12 months, 365 daily marathons, to raise money. My personal goal is to raise £100,000 for Pilgrims Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support, in a year.
He does say 365 daily marathons.
Sorry Gladrags I'm not having a go at you.
G