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London Marathon 2013

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    #32
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    village runner wrote: »
    Will Waterford qualify as one of the marathons they will take ??? New york I think have a list you can do in each country....my advise ring them and get them to mail you...rem to use the english accent.lol

    New York Marathon took my Waterford Half time as a qualifier, surely London would take a Waterford full time. Email the garmin link just to be sure.


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    #33
    Gringo78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,120 ✭✭✭Gringo78


    When did they change the GFA time? Pleasantly surprised to find my blow-up in Dublin gets me in so I'll be London bound in 2013


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    #34
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,081 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    Brianderunner wrote: »
    New York Marathon took my Waterford Half time as a qualifier, surely London would take a Waterford full time. Email the garmin link just to be sure.

    Rotterdam took my Waterford Half time


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    #35
    Sosa
    Registered Users Posts: 3,209 ✭✭✭Sosa


    Gringo78 wrote: »
    When did they change the GFA time? Pleasantly surprised to find my blow-up in Dublin gets me in so I'll be London bound in 2013

    what is the entry procedure Gringo ? are you entering the ballot and hoping for the best or is there alternative oprions you have ?
    I would like to do it myself next year.


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    #36
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    I think they would take Waterford as OK.

    What they won't accept are UK marathons that are not UKA registered though as there is a bit of competition between UKA and ARC over who is registering races and clubs etc. If it appears on RunBritain or PowerOf10 then they will accept it I think.


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    #37
    village runner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭village runner


    Sosa wrote: »
    Gringo78 wrote: »
    When did they change the GFA time? Pleasantly surprised to find my blow-up in Dublin gets me in so I'll be London bound in 2013

    what is the entry procedure Gringo ? are you entering the ballot and hoping for the best or is there alternative oprions you have ?
    I would like to do it myself next year.
    Sosa your in bother. Why not jog around cork in 3.09 and get straight in under the fast good for age........you need a marathon in 2011 or 2012......


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    #38
    Sosa
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    village runner wrote: »
    Sosa your in bother. Why not jog around cork in 3.09 and get straight in under the fast good for age........you need a marathon in 2011 or 2012......

    Is it that easy VR ( not the jog around in 3:09 )...just get under 3:10 and they accept you...im doing waterford in June,i wonder will they take a time from that ?


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    #39
    Gringo78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,120 ✭✭✭Gringo78


    Sosa wrote: »
    village runner wrote: »
    Sosa your in bother. Why not jog around cork in 3.09 and get straight in under the fast good for age........you need a marathon in 2011 or 2012......

    Is it that easy VR ( not the jog around in 3:09 )...just get under 3:10 and they accept you...im doing waterford in June,i wonder will they take a time from that ?

    It's that easy. You just need to apply under a UK address


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    #40
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Proof of time - print out of certificate.
    Proof of age - photocopy of passport.
    UK address.

    Your UK address needs to be efficient though as there is only a two week window between them posting out the confirmation of you having a place and when you need to have sent them back that form and the payment. The payment need to be a cheque on a UK bank or a GBP postal order.


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    #41
    Sosa
    Registered Users Posts: 3,209 ✭✭✭Sosa


    Gringo78 wrote: »
    It's that easy. You just need to apply under a UK address

    very good,when would you need to be doing that by ? considering the i would not be running he GFA time until June 30th...probabaly asap after that i suppose.


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    #42
    robinph
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    Last year the deadline for submitting the proof of time was the middle of July, and the deadline for returning the payment and signed acceptance slip was the end of July.

    The dates for 2013 have not been put on their page yet:

    http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/enter-virgin-london-marathon/good-for-age-entries/


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    #43
    RubyK
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    village runner wrote: »
    Will Waterford qualify as one of the marathons they will take ??? New york I think have a list you can do in each country....my advise ring them and get them to mail you...rem to use the english accent.lol

    Never thought of that tbh, just presumed any marathon would do :o

    Have my english address sorted. Can I enter the ballot, and then if I manage the GFA, enter that way too? Or is it one or the other? Sorry if this is a stupid question :confused:


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    #44
    Brianderunner
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    RubyK wrote: »
    Never thought of that tbh, just presumed any marathon would do :o

    Have my english address sorted. Can I enter the ballot, and then if I manage the GFA, enter that way too? Or is it one or the other? Sorry if this is a stupid question :confused:

    Far from a stupid question. I asked the same one down at the expo the other night.

    Basically my 2012 ballot place entry is deferred and i pay for my 2013 entry as normal. Then in June/July when the GFA window opens i submit my details to them (printout of my Berlin time, address, etc) and my ballot entry is upgraded to a GFA entry.

    I say enter the ballot, then submit the GFA details (if you hit sub 3'50) and tell them your entered into the ballot already and they will cancel your ballot application. You'll know your in with a GFA place before you hear about your ballot place. Chances are you won't get in through the ballot anyway. Odds are about 7 or 8 to 1.


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    #45
    RubyK
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    Thanks for that Brian, I'll enter the ballot on Monday, and then see what happens on the 30th June :)


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    #46
    G-Money
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    When you enter via the ballot, when do you find out if you've got a place or not?


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    #47
    RubyK
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    Last year, iirc, it was the first week in October.


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    #48
    red face dave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭red face dave


    Going to enter this again on Monday got a UK address today. Second year trying. Does having the address in England give you much more of a chance of been accepted


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    #49
    village runner
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    red face dave wrote: »
    Going to enter this again on Monday got a UK address today. Second year trying. Does having the address in England give you much more of a chance of been accepted
    If you are a decent runner so to speak it makes a big difference......lol


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    #50
    red face dave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭red face dave


    That's me out. Do you need a time also or can it be ballot.


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    #51
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    red face dave wrote: »
    Going to enter this again on Monday got a UK address today. Second year trying. Does having the address in England give you much more of a chance of been accepted

    I got in through the UK ballot this year on my first attempt. Others i know have been trying 10 years and no joy. Shels4ever on here got in through the international ballot this year.

    It's said its about 8/1 via the UK ballot and 40-50/1 via the international ballot but thats just speculation.


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    #52
    red face dave
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    I can live with those numbers (8/1). So there is a small chance so.


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    #53
    corny
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    Brianderunner wrote: »
    I got in through the UK ballot this year on my first attempt. Others i know have been trying 10 years and no joy. Shels4ever on here got in through the international ballot this year.

    It's said its about 8/1 via the UK ballot and 40-50/1 via the international ballot but thats just speculation.

    Can you enter both? Will they notice?


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    #54
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    corny wrote: »
    Can you enter both? Will they notice?

    Doubt it, i know a few who did that last year. I see no reason why you can't enter both.


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    #55
    beeduybe
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    Brianderunner wrote: »
    Doubt it, i know a few who did that last year. I see no reason why you can't enter both.

    Unlikely to notice I'd imagine given the huge amount of applicants and the fact you would be applying with two different addresses. Would be funny if you got a place through both ballots though :)


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    #56
    seanin4711
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    uk ballot for me plz God!


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    #57
    robinph
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    Think it's the same price however you enter if that is ballot or GFA, although they maybe charge the furriners ballot a bit more. Was something like £28 last year I think, might have been £38... pretty sure the price ended in an 8 though.


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    #58
    psychozeb
    Registered Users Posts: 722 ✭✭✭psychozeb


    going to chance the overseas ballot and hopefully i can use a uk address and go for a good for age and see how that works out,chances of coming out in the ballot are fairly slim anyway.only thing i'd be worried about is they would have my details on file from this year from the sports travel internatiional tour.


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    #59
    lukeeman
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    if you were to enter both ballots,you could go as gaeilge for international and english for the other one.


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    #60
    psychozeb
    Registered Users Posts: 722 ✭✭✭psychozeb


    lukeeman wrote: »
    if you were to enter both ballots,you could go as gaeilge for international and english for the other one.

    was thinking that,but they would be looking for your name and id to match i would imagine.


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    #61
    kat2171
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭kat2171


    Hi all. Only came accross this thread now.
    Does the entry process stay open for long or do you have to actually enter on Monday or whats the story?
    Secondly is it an online entry system? Just wondering about the payment system. Can you pay with credit card or do u need a uk cheque?
    I have to chat the aul relations in the UK re an address but havnt done it yet!


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