Luton Marathon 2010

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hellen Dec 2010 9:30am, 6 Dec 2010 9,176 posts	0 hellen I was annoyed with myself as I forgot to cancel my hotel until 1pm on Sat, I had until 12noon to cancel. I woke up in the night friday and thought must remember, then sat am I remember thinking, now what did I have to rememmber to do this am. It was not til 1pm I finally remembered
Gobi Dec 2010 9:47am, 6 Dec 2010 39,294 posts	0 Gobi Like Hellen I ran a marathon in Milton Keynes where the sun shone all day and underfoot conditions were 100% fine. I would assume that Luton was similar so would feel very silly if I had cancelled my race. Sadly I think they responded to forum pressure from people who complained about having booked hotels and jumped the gun. Sad really when if they had checked the weather forecast they would have seen Saturday and Sundays predicted weather.
BigChiefRunningBore Dec 2010 9:57am, 6 Dec 2010 13,379 posts	0 BigChiefRunningBore ie in other words they were damned if they did damned if they didn't, and can't win, just like anyone who entered. Like the World Cup 2018 bid - time to move on methinks....
In The Bleak Mid-Frobester Dec 2010 10:01am, 6 Dec 2010 10,437 posts	0 In The Bleak Mid-Frobester You'd be surprised how different Lootin's weather can be from MK, though.
tinselTia Dec 2010 9:41pm, 9 Dec 2010 1,650 posts	0 tinselTia update on Luton site lutonmarathon.org.uk
paul a Dec 2010 9:42pm, 9 Dec 2010 6,454 posts	0 paul a Well I doubt I will be taking them up on their very kind offer......
paul a Dec 2010 9:45pm, 9 Dec 2010 6,455 posts	0 paul a Considers starting a marathon company to charge an entry fee, place an appropriate 'no refund' clause, cancel the event and pocket the proceeds....this time next year I could be a millionaire.
plodding hippo Dec 2010 9:47pm, 9 Dec 2010 29,218 posts	0 plodding hippo oh what a shame That lessens the events in december
Naomi P Dec 2010 10:32pm, 9 Dec 2010 7,487 posts	0 Naomi P There must be a fair amount of upfront, non-refundable cost, and we don't have any idea what their event insurance is. It may be that they still make a loss, even if they don't refund our cash. The chips for a start will cost them a fortune if everyone doesn't send them back. It's a huge financial risk to put on a marathon, my opinion is that an entry fee is non-refundable, unless it can be transferred. Sad to lose a December road mara.
crazy legs1979 Dec 2010 1:50pm, 10 Dec 2010 243 posts	0 crazy legs1979 suppose half price is better than a kick in the teeth!!