Charity event rather than a running one?

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postieboy Apr 2012 4:48pm, 25 Apr 2012 1,024 posts	0 postieboy The charity fundraising element of the London Marathon is one of the things that makes it such a great event, but I also find it distasteful that they try and force it down our throats at the same time. BBC coverage of it doesn't help with ignoramuses such as Steve Cram and Brendon Foster giving the casual viewer the impression that there are two types of runner. The elite and then the charity runner so it gives the race the unfair impression of it being a big charity event when it is so much more than that.
Son of a Pronator Man Apr 2012 4:59pm, 25 Apr 2012 6,267 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man On two consecutive Sundays I ran two marathons. Lochaber, where two sheep and a telegraph pole are all the crowd support you're going to get and London, where , well, you know... I loved both of them. It doesn't need to be "either/or"
PeterWard5 Apr 2012 4:59pm, 25 Apr 2012 1,906 posts	0 PeterWard5 I agree with Soapy.
runner duck Apr 2012 5:09pm, 25 Apr 2012 7,914 posts	0 runner duck soapy just hit the nail on the head
plodding hippo Apr 2012 5:27pm, 25 Apr 2012 41,414 posts	0 plodding hippo he did indeed
Son of a Pronator Man Apr 2012 12:28pm, 26 Apr 2012 6,272 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man Oh for heaven's sake, don't go branding me as sensible.
plodding hippo Apr 2012 1:17pm, 26 Apr 2012 41,452 posts	0 plodding hippo we didnt say that