Have just returned from Bath uni where we went to run for the children. Met blonde bird and one or two others - but none of us got to run because it had been cancelled!! I checked the site before leaving home and there was nothing to say they had cancelled it.
Cant say that I am impressed with the organisation of the whole thing - no emails/phone calls answered, no info pack.
The fee (which I paid online here) has been taken from my account and I've just checked and no refund yet - not that I am expecting it. It smacks of a big con to me, I just hope I'm wrong.
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lots of emails to be sent complaining about this it does seem to have been a big con
I've emailed the organisers and copied it to runners world. Like you I dont suppose I will hear much more.
Sorry we missed you this morning, I agree with your sentiments above.
We were very lucky that the receptionist at Bath kindly allowed us to run around the 400m track, so we had a nice time and the journey was not entirely wasted.
Bath track were only informed of the cancellation at 6:45 last night and were not given aany explanation.
It would have been easy for the organisers to have notified us, given that they collected email addresses on the entry form.
surely it wasn't just us
Guestie, yes we did speak in the carpark
There is a fun run included as part of the Bath Half, but March is probably rather a long way off for 8 year olds!
scarlett1 E-mail member
Posted: 13/07/03 21:28:39 PM
HI, I dont think this is a scam as I seem to remember people on the beginners side doing the regents park one in Easter, let me know if you get to the bottom of this as I was going to do the St albans one later in the year with the kids.
cheers
Andy - Thanks for your sympathy. I don't blame anyone in Bath. I have run several of the excellent races put on by COBAC, and the staff at the university went out of their way to help us.
I hope that we can get this sorted out with the organisers, and get our refunds.
I note that another race in the series is still being advertised here on the Runners World site, I would caution anybody who decides to pay in advance. I have still not received a single communication back from the organisers since I entered in June.
Runners World - I suggest you suspend publicising the other race/s in this series until this issue is resolved once and for all
I have received no reply either by email or phone from the organisers and I havent had a refund yet either. I suppose its early days at the moment, but how long is long enough?
oft, I agree with you that the other races organised by these people should not be advertised on here until it is settled.
It appears that there has been a communications foul-up at Run for the Children, and that they are now trying to make amends. These things occasionally happen even in the best organisations. No hard feelings as long as the refund arrives.
I am surprised at the bit about sending out letters, was this before the cancellation or after - I havent received one of these either. They did after all have our email addresses.
Finally got to speak to the organiser this evening who offered a refund by post. As with tyango, he asked if I had received a letter stating the cancellation, I said that I had not. I do however find it a bit strange that letters were supposed to have gone out last week but they didnt let Bath Uni know until 6.30 Saturday night.
Guess we will have to wait for a refund now. All I can say is keep trying the phone.
There isnt any excuse for not e mailing you if you entered on line
Bath is over an hour from me and I would have been very annoyed if I had driven there and back (2 hours)plus fuel costs, only to find its cancelled.
I am sure that Run for the Children will do the right thing once your messages get through.
and send me a refund
Hope you all get sorted.