Time for a rant? VLM changes its good for age times

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larkim Apr 2018 1:17pm, 16 Apr 2018 4,370 posts	0 larkim virginmoneylondonmarathon.com Men's times seem to have got harder, and they've reduced the age bands to 5 year windows in the main. Hand's up if you're affected based on this year's times in the bag and plans for the remainder of the year?
larkim Apr 2018 1:23pm, 16 Apr 2018 4,371 posts	0 larkim Oops, rank should have been rant!!!
at the end of the day Apr 2018 1:26pm, 16 Apr 2018 67 posts	0 at the end of the day i think its a brilliant idea reducing the age bands ...previously you had the potential scenario of a 41 year old had to sub 3.15.....yet a 59 year old had to do a sub 3.20......5 mins for a generation gap???.....its not a lot for 18 years.....altho i,m just quoting one scenario...
Uyuni Apr 2018 1:28pm, 16 Apr 2018 1,343 posts	0 Uyuni Equality of outcome, not equality of opportunity, tis the modern way
larkim Apr 2018 1:28pm, 16 Apr 2018 4,372 posts	0 larkim No argument from me about the age bandings, but given that last year a 41 year old could run 3:14 and get in, and now as a 46 year old I have to run 3:09 to get in I'm feeling personally slighted!!!
Lee78 Apr 2018 1:34pm, 16 Apr 2018 205 posts	0 Lee78 Should the women’s still be classed as “Good For Age” I think the men’s is fair enough and an additional 20 minutes to the women’s times would have been a more fair comparison!
at the end of the day Apr 2018 1:35pm, 16 Apr 2018 68 posts	0 at the end of the day just had a look at Edinburgh GFA,s......60-64 is a sub 3.30......in my dreams...lol....
larkim Apr 2018 1:39pm, 16 Apr 2018 4,373 posts	0 larkim I suppose GFA should now read "qualifying times" or something similar - as a 45-49yo male you need at least a 70% WAVA marathon time to get a place, for women it is 64.8%. But it's long been the case that the female GFA times have been "easier", so that's nothing new (and not necessarily something bad either - increasing participation is good).
Rrunner Apr 2018 2:11pm, 16 Apr 2018 158 posts	0 Rrunner Agree Larkim they are more qualifying times now and appear inline with Boston. I wonder if this will make it easier for people to get in via the ballot next year? I'm off to work out my revised pace targets...
Slowkentrunner Apr 2018 2:14pm, 16 Apr 2018 199 posts	0 Slowkentrunner Rrunner i'm pretty sure they'll be reducing the ballot places also.