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Too Much Water Apr 2014 8:25pm, 8 Apr 2014 3,820 posts	0 Too Much Water As a (paranoid) person who for 5 years organised an all-day music festival with about 200 attendees, I would always put in a confirmation call to the suppliers (beer, stage, PA, the bands themselves, portaloos etc) a few days before just for my own peace of mind. Expecting a refund... jeez, some people must have too much time on their hands!
Bazoaxe Apr 2014 8:27pm, 8 Apr 2014 6,609 posts	0 Bazoaxe TMW - If I paid for an event that didnt go ahead at the decision of the organisers ,I would want a refund - they should have insurance. Some years ago I paid for the ODI ,Scotland v Australia.....not a ball bowled - took months but Insurance returned 90% of the ticket price.
phôôk Apr 2014 8:39pm, 8 Apr 2014 2,565 posts	0 phôôk I'd expect a refund if an event was organised by a company, but not if it was organised by a club.
SPR Apr 2014 8:39pm, 8 Apr 2014 19,192 posts	0 SPR Doesn't the sale of goods act apply? If not, why? And if it does apply, surely a cancellation by the organisers must mean a refund?
Son of a Pronator Man Apr 2014 8:42pm, 8 Apr 2014 7,766 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man I don't think you can insure yourself against your own incompetence
Bazoaxe Apr 2014 8:53pm, 8 Apr 2014 6,611 posts	0 Bazoaxe fair point
Bazoaxe Apr 2014 8:54pm, 8 Apr 2014 6,612 posts	0 Bazoaxe how did the SCU get insurance covering rain in Scotland in May ?
Pikelet Apr 2014 9:11pm, 8 Apr 2014 638 posts	0 Pikelet I ran, got my medal and t-shirt. Chip times are now published. I don't expect to get a refund because I chose to run. It would also be difficult to refund those who chose not to run or were not allowed to because how would the organisers know who just didn't turn up on the day? If they had succeeded in stopping us from running I would have expected at least a free entry to next year's race. Another small local club organised race (Clowne Half Marathon) was cancelled a couple of years ago because of the icy conditions, all entrants were offered a free entry the following year, I doubt very much Sheff Half would have offered this.
Meglet Apr 2014 9:17pm, 8 Apr 2014 14,247 posts	0 Meglet sorry if I got it wrong about BM, I didn't enter that year, it was from memory
DeeGee Apr 2014 9:33pm, 8 Apr 2014 15,708 posts	0 DeeGee I entered a marathon a while back. The organiser failed on the day in the most elementary task of providing a course of the correct distance. His response was to release a statement blaming "Health and safety" and then to run away. I entered a 24 hour race last month. That was cancelled at short notice, no reason was given but I suspect the landowner withdrew consent. Despite many costs that had already been incurred, we were all given a full refund and the organisers of a similar race in a similar location offered us all reduced price entry. At least Sheffield are communicating with the runners, but I wouldn't expect to see any money back. It's a difficult one to call. I'd be happy nowadays running 13.1 miles without water, but I wouldn't have been in 2007 when I ran my first HM.