The Sub 3:15 Marathon Thread
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Oct 2022
7:46am, 3 Oct 2022
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Daz Love
WOW, that is amazing Larks. I bet you was emotional. Superb running Larks Jnr and loads of talent there.
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Oct 2022
11:05am, 3 Oct 2022
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larkim
For those that have GFA experience... The window for GFA achievements for the April 2023 race closed at midnight last night, with applications still taken this week. So does that mean that if your intent was to run April 2024 but you ran London yesterday that you'd probably need to apply for GFA for April 2023 and then defer to April 2024. And if you do that, do you end up paying two entry fees? Or does anyone think it is likely that the October 2022 London Marathon results will also be available to be used to apply for a GFA as part of the April 2024 marathon? (Btw, thanks for the kind words about the way half of my chromosones got around London yesterday. He had 7 hours on the megabus to the North East at 5pm yesterday, I can't imagine how his legs must feel now!) |
Oct 2022
11:11am, 3 Oct 2022
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Windsor Wool
lark - if you wanted to use a 2022 time for a 2024 entry then I think you'd have to apply for 2023 and defer as you suggest. In my experience of deferring GFA entries, you do have to pay for each year and so you'd end up playing double. I think the GFA window was narrowed to a year in recent times so I can't see a way that 2002 times will get you in to 2024. It used to be different, in days gone by one time could get you in for 2 years. |
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Oct 2022
11:12am, 3 Oct 2022
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Windsor Wool
*2022 times, not 2002 of course
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Oct 2022
11:18am, 3 Oct 2022
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LS21
Sorry just jumping on here after having a quick browse at work. Just check whether you can actually defer GFA places now, because I seem to recall that you can’t. It was one of the changes they made when they changed the Champs time to 2’40 (I think?)
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Oct 2022
11:26am, 3 Oct 2022
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LS21
tcslondonmarathon.com At the very bottom there where it says ‘What if I can no longer run?’ - in the blurb it says ‘GFA places cannot be deferred’ |
Oct 2022
11:33am, 3 Oct 2022
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HappyG(rrr)
Larks, why can't you just apply for April 2024 in ... well, 2023/24?! Why apply now and defer (which might not even be possible, as LS21 said). Sorry, no help, just interested!  G
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Oct 2022
11:36am, 3 Oct 2022
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larkim
OK, thanks both - I wonder if the "can't be deferred" thing will continue, I know they struggled this year with having to make some changes because they were over-subscribed with roll-overs. e.g. clubs that had been told they were getting a new place this year were told quite late in the year that if they had a deferred entry rolling into 2022 that they wouldn't get the place they'd otherwise been promised. It's in relation to my lad, I pointed out to him he'd need to apply by the end of the week but I'm pretty sure he won't want to be running in April 2023 so didn't want him to miss out on his chance for April 2024 if yesterday's run could still "count". |
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Oct 2022
11:37am, 3 Oct 2022
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HappyG(rrr)
Aha. He'll just need to do another stellar time then! Do they still have GFA qualifying with fast half marathon times too?
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Oct 2022
11:43am, 3 Oct 2022
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larkim
No, I think that's champs only HG - and is now sub 1:12:30. If he does get back on the running lark then I think that would be too rich for him though the old sub 1:15 would have bee possible. Assuming he can just knock out a sub 2:55 whenever he fancies it at a low key cheap marathon I think he can be pretty confident of a GFA entry whenever he fancies it!
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