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May 2009
1:33pm, 23 May 2009
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Velociraptor
I agree, Artzam. I wouldn't dream of asking for sponsorship for ONE marathon nowadays (though, ironically, one year I did a charity 100k and my employer threw £500 into the pot only because I also did the London Marathon, which he'd heard of). And having done the 10-in-10, I think it will be difficult to ask for sponsorship for anything for a long time!
Paul, if you're seriously interested in the 10-in-10, with your track record, it would be worth approaching Scott Umpleby anyway. One potential development may involve offsetting the fundraising requirement to attract more runners from the fast end of the spectrum. And it IS a great event 
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May 2009
1:35pm, 23 May 2009
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Velociraptor
10 in 5 days ... isn't that sort of like the Marathon of Britain?
I can only imagine doing that if it was 52.4 miles of continuous running each day followed by a rest period. In fact, scratch that. I can't imagine doing that at all.
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May 2009
1:36pm, 23 May 2009
2,520 posts
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paul a
Tresco?
You are right Artzam, I have run marathons for charity but under my own steam and I would not contemplate one with an enforced sponsorship regime.
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May 2009
1:37pm, 23 May 2009
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paul a
Thanks Vrap, I will keep an eye on developments with the TiT.
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May 2009
1:42pm, 23 May 2009
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paul a
Would the TiT be the same though if it was just stuffed full of quicker runners?
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May 2009
1:57pm, 23 May 2009
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Velociraptor
Quicker runners have personalities too, Paul
It wouldn't be exactly the same, and I'd hate it if the event were closed to people who are capable of completing the event in 6+ hours a day (or, heaven forfend, 4+ hours). It probably won't happen, because most people who run near-elite marathon times are likely to be concentrating on one fast marathon rather than risking the uncertainty of holding everything together for ten. Tango is a glaring exception - someone who could be going for the Olympics but has chosen a very different personal challenge.
Steve commented often that he enjoyed it more this year because he had competition at the sharp end, and the fast boys were very supportive of one another
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May 2009
2:19pm, 23 May 2009
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paul a
I obviously haven't had the TiT pleasure but it is reassuring to hear that it won't become a closed event to just the faster runners.
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May 2009
3:30pm, 23 May 2009
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Naomi P
Truro/Tresco cost £1000 to enter? Really? Hope you get uniformed waiters at the water stations and the best looking masseurs ever..
I find the sponsorship thing a bit tricky too, I'd never ask people to sponsor me for a single mara (they know I enjoy them). IMO, you need to earn the sponsorship by pushing your own boundaries. For us on this thread, that could be the 10 in 10, for other people, it could be something as short as a 10k.
Half the effort in completing an event is the training. It's all very well to turn up on the start line of FLM (for argument's sake) having done 13 miles as your longest run and use the support to help you walk the last 10 miles but, quite frankly, the effort lies in heaving yourself out of bed at sparrows' farts on a Sunday morning and running for 3 hours in the rain by yourself. That's what I sponsor people for: the motivation and discipline to prepare properly.
Sorry, long post....
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May 2009
3:46pm, 23 May 2009
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hellen
Agree n. I woulnt now ask for sponsorship for 1 marathon. I sponsor people who are doing something which is a challenge for them. But also people who are doing something, challenging or not, for a charity I am keen to contribute to. So if you were to do race for life I would sponsor you ( unless I had recently given to cancer research) depite a 5km not being a challenge!
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May 2009
5:43pm, 23 May 2009
2,524 posts
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paul a
It may, of course, be a challenge to some.
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