World Marathon Majors - a 6 star quest
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Nov 2023
10:07am, 28 Nov 2023
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Foxy
Sydney stars will be available from next years race if you are a fast runner & taking part in the World Age grading championships - everyone else is treated like chopped liver 😂
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Nov 2023
10:09am, 28 Nov 2023
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DeeGee
And I thought NYC was expensive and time consuming... That's a whole week off work, that? (Actually, I watched a video the other day of a bloke who flew round the world from Houston to Houston via both hemispheres on only low-cost carriers in less than 80 hours including almost a whole day to wander round Sydney.) |
Nov 2023
10:11am, 28 Nov 2023
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ptr_runner
Oooh, that's interesting. Pleased it's not another US-based race. Where does it stop? Will we get to ten stars? Is there a limit? |
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Nov 2023
10:11am, 28 Nov 2023
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Foxy
Yes probably 6 days off work minimum Wed to Wed ? Then there’s the carbon footprint to consider (although sure that’s not a factor for the majority trying to do this). |
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Nov 2023
10:13am, 28 Nov 2023
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Foxy
Oooh, that's interesting. Pleased it's not another US-based race. Where does it stop? Will we get to ten stars? Is there a limit? I expect to see 10 - Cape Town & Chengdu are rumoured although Singapore have pulled out of the process to be selected. Dubai number 10 ? |
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Nov 2023
10:13am, 28 Nov 2023
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ptr_runner
DeeGee Sounds interesting, could you share the video plz?
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Nov 2023
10:16am, 28 Nov 2023
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DeeGee
ptr_runner here you go: |
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Nov 2023
10:21am, 28 Nov 2023
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DeeGee
It's a concept that I've been looking into myself, just for shits and giggles. I get the impression that it's more shits than giggles, though. Wondering if I can work it out starting from Leeds or Manchester. Dubai in two stops used to be an option from Doncaster, and from there I reckoned I could get to somewhere in Australia in two more. To be honest, given how much of a ball-ache it's been to get from Heathrow to Great Grimsby by train the past couple of times I've flown from the States, I might as well squeeze myself onto a Ryanair plane from an EU hub and get at least part of the way home. |
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Nov 2023
10:39am, 28 Nov 2023
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DeeGee
It would be awesome if Skyscanner of one of those could work out this sort of itinerary for you.
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Nov 2023
6:11pm, 28 Nov 2023
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Charlesvdw
If Sydney decides to do the same virtue-signaling/greenwashing as London it might be a substantial extra cost for participants "to offset their carbon footprint".
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