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1298 International entries
22497 RSA Entries
24396 Total entries (which is not 1298+22497=23795).
Which ever way I calculate there is still a lot of entries not listed against the 25000 - as a minimum 604 unlisted entries.
I've been calling the office all week with no answer, emails are unanswered. I expect my entry is somewhere in the as-yet-unpublished list.
Look forward to hearing about your epic marathon in January lowrez
Saturday was the SVN 'Usual Suspects' down at Samphire How - with waves crashing over the sea wall and soaking us; later the sea wall was closed for safety reasons and we had to divert to an alternative route. By then the sleet was stinging! Yesterday's Festive Frolic the weather was much better, but my legs felt really tired and I was pretty slow (actually nothing pretty about it), but some of my fellow runners helped me keep going and I now have the right to wear a Megamarathoners "50 ultras" top.
Started the carbo-load early; owner of the local chippie snapped this on Friday as I dropped in for tea after the annual Xmas quiz at work.
Good running all; enjoy Hobart Marty!
Merry Christmas everyone.
Debra - you are a machine and well done for running anywhere on Saturday
Lowrez - you're clearly going to keep us in suspense about your marathon
I have 18 for dinner next week so more focused on that than running
Debra sorry you are hitting some issues, sounds a bit visaish. I don't mean to be detrimental to any one or any org, but it seems that whenever any group seeks to introduce some structure or governance on anything misunderstandings and antagonisms ensue. I am going to satisfy myself in my own definition of 100 marathons whenever I strike them up. To me they are road races of exactly 26.2 miles each held in recognisable towns and cities. So I would not co-opt Comrades into my definition or any other ultra, but that's just me. I have nothing against the 100 Marathon Club; achieving their accolade and T-Shirt is beyond doubt an incredible thing. I think my definition will very likely get me their T-Shirt if I apply, but I am not rushing to do that, maybe I never will. I fancy my own bespoke top, maybe even a nice fancy jacket listing the 100 places I will finally run by the time I am 70 or so, it will be a lot more meaningful to me than someone else's definition. I would equally recognise your definition and celebrate with you if you produced your own list and illustrated you had covered 26.2 miles (or more) in each of your events.
Its just my personal preference Debra, but I haven't been counting anyway, I arrive home from my last marathon and chuck the spoils on one side and just keep going, two years ago I had a horrible scramble to find my Comrades champion chip, although I later understood that chips are not that difficult to get, but I had got home chucked my kit carrier bag on one side and only re-discovered it with mouldy old trainers, chip, medal, chews etc 11 months later.
You've described it perfectly there; in desiring to align yourself with an organisation, that quite rightly has adopted some rules, you find yourself at some kind of odds with them. That can easily happen. In my 100 marathon club, that has the daft towns and cities rule, I'm dead happy, but I know I am well off any target, I'm not even counting seriously, although I must dust everything off some time and figure out where I am.
If you desire recognition and accolades from any club you will have to conform to their view of the universe or seek to persuade them otherwise. Sorry they don't count like you do. Becca would be better than me at answering this; I'm just saying "rules is rules".
Lowrez - Alsolutely can you come to dinner. I'll sit you at the head of the table in a suit like that
Debra - I would say pop your sheet into the club to find out which ones are ok. My guess would be more than you think. Lots of the marathons I have run aren't on the list but have been fine. If they produce results and have only 25 finishers I think they would probably be ok.
Marty, sadly not - not as ROAD marathons (and I need to have run 10 of those) - e.g. SVN's Dymchurch Marathon, and Saxon Shore marathon run at Deal during last year's 10-in-10 both count as mere 'trail marathons' because, although totally on tarmac/concrete and Marathons not Challenge events or ultras, they are not 'certified' courses. To be fair, they have this evening sent me a list of events that have been certified previously, so I can at least see if I could enter some.