Summer Enigma marathon

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Jul 2010
9:21pm, 28 Jul 2010
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paul a
More likely to get runners though for a Christmas party and a chance for partners to go Christmas shopping in the metropolis of MK. Could be self supported.
Jul 2010
9:23pm, 28 Jul 2010
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Foxy Davy
Personally i can't do December as Christmas falling on a weekend leaves me 2 weekends to see my kids & was gonna run Luton - sorry mate.
Jul 2010
9:25pm, 28 Jul 2010
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paul a
Just a thought, no worries - calendar is pretty vacant apart from Luton.
Jul 2010
9:31pm, 28 Jul 2010
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Foxy Davy
one of my concerns is does having to many races on the same course dilute the field ?

Hoping to continue the good friday event annually that's for sure :)
Jul 2010
9:36pm, 28 Jul 2010
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paul a
Not for us number freaks.
Definitely be back for Good Friday and 6 Nov isn't out of the question.
Jul 2010
9:38pm, 28 Jul 2010
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Foxy Davy
have to get The evening one out of the way first.

Yeah i know what you mean about numbers ;)

November 6th gives folks a double reasonably close together with Rutland water (if not already doing the Coastal triple ?!)
Jul 2010
11:58pm, 28 Jul 2010
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kstuart
mad buggers

Good Friday perhaps depending on whether i want a good time at Compton Challenge or not

And when Glasgow to Edinburgh is too plus my personal 4 day Whitehaven to Sunderland jaunt
Jul 2010
5:57am, 29 Jul 2010
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Naomi P
Careful this doesn't turn into something similar to the event in Germany where the 100 club chap runs the same route every week and calls it a marathon. I get the impression that in Roger's view this is just a training run.

I do think that having the same event on multiple dates dilutes the value of the race, becomes less of an event and more of a regular get together, or a convenient way of racking up numbers. Personal view of course.
Jul 2010
8:24am, 29 Jul 2010
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Foxy Davy
precisely - i prefer to do a marshalled event & not sure I would want to stand outside on the canal in November !
Jul 2010
12:42pm, 29 Jul 2010
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liverpoool.feet
Naomi I think the same, that it's more of a "get together and a chance, for those who want, to rack up numbers" but only as a positive not negative. I mean, not every week, that's really much too much. But I think every month or at least warm months, it's a great "get together" thing indeed.

They have that series of Sat+Sunday marathons every month for 6 winter months (and I'm telling you, in Poland it does get cold, and everybody happy to run even in -20 drgrees!) and around 40 people always come and indeed race each other. It's always 3;15 winner and 40 people finish 3-4.30). And they have a party at night and run again next day. Can't see any negatives in that...

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I now have application forms for the "loopless" 26.3 mile Summer Enigma marathon here in Bletchley...

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