Abingdon Marathon 2008 - It's back!

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Max71 Jul 2008 6:49am, 17 Jul 2008 18,886 posts	Max71 Have you not read the thread Peacey?
Forest Faerie Jul 2008 7:21am, 17 Jul 2008 2,841 posts	Forest Faerie I believe you have to put your name on a waiting list with the race organisers (via RW). Then when all of us who are deperately clinging onto the dream that we can still do this finally admit we can't, we let the bods in charge know..and so on
Peacey Jul 2008 8:02am, 17 Jul 2008 16 posts	Peacey I know this and already have. I sincerley hope all who have entered are able run it, just annoyed with myself for missing the entrance date
Forest Faerie Jul 2008 8:04am, 17 Jul 2008 2,842 posts	Forest Faerie Good luck with getting a place Peacey!! Mine will almost certainly be up for grabs
Peacey Jul 2008 8:17am, 17 Jul 2008 17 posts	Peacey Thanks! Really hope you are able to run, its the people who wake up on race day and decide they cant be arsed that annoy me, i ran Reading this year and with 17,000 entries only 12,000 ran! Thats alot of spare race numbers for people. Still only got myself to blame.
Odeon1085 Jul 2008 3:38pm, 17 Jul 2008 91 posts	Odeon1085 Peacey- Just wait till FLM 09. Given the online ballot there will be less than 30,000 runners. You heard it here first!
runner duck Jul 2008 3:49pm, 17 Jul 2008 128 posts	runner duck lol odeon - hope you're wrong tho! then again, i did the new bupa 10k in may - only 6000 out of 10000 ran!! mostly because it was raining i think - it was foul. one chap said he had to persuade his neighbours to come despite the rain. all 4 were just going to not bother! and it was over £20 entry fee - they must be mad! then again i would have missed one recently if they hadn't sent the race pack the week before.i'd completely forgotten i'd entered it - oops!
Last of the Time Lords Jul 2008 3:52pm, 17 Jul 2008 421 posts	Last of the Time Lords Most race organisers allow for the drop-out factor when setting their entry limits.
Peacey Jul 2008 7:25pm, 17 Jul 2008 18 posts	Peacey 4th attempt this year at London and not holding my breath. Not turning up as it was raining?! These people should be shot!
runner duck Jul 2008 8:02pm, 17 Jul 2008 129 posts	runner duck a race i was in in the spring (can't remember which one) fell foul of that sensible plan, lottl. it was a lovely day and loads more than expected turned up and they ran out of medals - oops! thinking about it it was brighton half. really felt for them as it was brilliantly organised and they were only being sensible. but you just emailed them and got sent a medal through the post, mine arrived a month or so later. so all was well in the end i think a firing squad might be a bit harsh peacy