Manchester Marathon 2021

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Nelly Sep 2021 1:41pm, 14 Sep 2021 4,215 posts	0 Nelly Metrolink drivers proposing to strike on the weekend of the marathon bbc.co.uk If this goes ahead, it will make logistics of getting to/from the start an absolute nightmare!
gambrinus Sep 2021 1:51pm, 14 Sep 2021 222 posts	0 gambrinus 11.15 kick off, so at least I can shamble round in the morning without any risk of not getting up in time.
gambrinus Sep 2021 1:58pm, 14 Sep 2021 223 posts	0 gambrinus I'm staying on Portland Street, is it easy enough to walk to the start from there?
jennywren Sep 2021 2:06pm, 14 Sep 2021 17,177 posts	0 jennywren Easy enough if you don’t mind walking about 3 miles yes.
gambrinus Sep 2021 2:11pm, 14 Sep 2021 224 posts	0 gambrinus Ah right, thought it was a bit closer. Will reconsider closer to the time.
Ingo Sep 2021 6:40pm, 14 Sep 2021 18 posts	0 Ingo Crap, my hotel wont be near the start
Spanners99 Sep 2021 12:20pm, 15 Sep 2021 295 posts	0 Spanners99 Lets hope they sort that. It would be a nightmare for everyone tbh. I live on route so will be only able to walk few miles or catch a tram.
Mr. Grumpy Sep 2021 11:49pm, 20 Sep 2021 23 posts	0 Mr. Grumpy 20 days to go. Today’s email says that they’re putting plans in place to get runners to and from the event should the proposed strike go ahead. Lord only knows what that will be!
Nelly Sep 2021 6:52am, 21 Sep 2021 4,217 posts	0 Nelly If it was up to me I’d be making plans to use buses from critical Metrolink park & ride locations, and having talks with MUFC to see if their car parks can be opened up. However, the combination of the route and staggered start (of competitors and half/full) would make even these options hard to implement. If the worse comes to the worse I think I’ll park on my sister’s drive in Chorlton and walk the 1.5miles to/from Old Trafford.
jda Sep 2021 7:23am, 21 Sep 2021 10,825 posts	0 jda That seems like an ideal option strike or no strike to me! The much larger Bolder Boulder race has shuttle buses running special routes all day which works really well. Probably easier with the staggered start than if all people had the same start time. But sorting it out in a week may be a struggle.