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Have spent all day trying to phone the LM people on the age/qualifying issue but can't get through. Think its a bit rubbish that they aren't clear on the website. I have 3 consecutive rejections but got sub 3:15 at both Abo and Stratford aged 40 and will pass thw illogical 41 this September.
Do I risk going for GFA and abandon the ballot or potentially miss out and go through the ballot system?
Or should I give up and do Stratford again next year instead?
Is London worth it?
Was on target up until about mile 20, and then my legs fell off and I lost 20 mins over the last 6 miles !
It was worth a go anyway !
Popped details in the post.
Cougie aren't there other marathons?
Need to find another mara that I can do well and still do IMCH in July too.
Postie - very true - there are other Marathons - but if I run London - I get to see all my mates - so thats handy too.
http://www.helsinkicitymarathon.fi/eng/index.html
i'll go get the Finlandia shots in while you're doing the last 5k
i've got a camera on my phone!
unfortunately
How come theres no blonde chicks on the pictures - just wrinkly old blokes running round ? They've missed a trick there. Unless - cleverly they are appealing to the blonde chick market, and these Finland girls love old wrinkly dudes !?
Worth a go.
I would have thought the salted cucumbers at the refreshment stations would have made it a no brainer
Merely stating whats on the website, Guv
REFRESHMENT STATIONSThe locations of the stations are marked on the route map. Refreshment stations offer water and Gatorade-sports drink. In some stations you will also be served bananas and salted cucumbers.
Although I wonder whether there is some sort of agenda as regards the geometry of the non-liquid refreshment
Sometimes I amaze even myself
I asked this question on another thread and was pointed in this direction but nobody seems to be 100% sure as to what the rules are.
Not sure how the Good for age thing works for London but if I run sub -3:15 on May Day as a 40 year old will that count as a GFA for London next year as I will be 41 in November 2009 or do I need to run a sub -3 to make sure.