London Marathon 2013

Krusty_Clown · 29-09-2012 11:12pm

Karpaty wrote: »

Congrats everyone who got in!

Anyone knows what are the chances of getting in for 2014 for an international entrant (no UK address) with a sub-3 hour time?

Would really love to do this race at one stage...

I don't think your time is relevant, if you're entering the ballot. You should think very hard, and remember what your UK address is

(includes Northern Ireland).

Karpaty · 29-09-2012 11:19pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I don't think your time is relevant, if you're entering the ballot. You should think very hard, and remember what your UK address is (includes Northern Ireland).

Cheers Krusty

I'll get my contacts book out and see if anyone can help me remember it... :P

Cabaal · 30-09-2012 2:40pm

Didn't get it from the ballot, oh well least I got the jacket :P

belcarra · 02-10-2012 9:44am

Just got a PFO from the International Ballot to go with my PFO from the UK ballot...:-(
I guess I can look to book Edinburgh now!!

G-Money · 02-10-2012 3:11pm

Am I right to think they are going to do another draw in October of people who submitted their entry fee to charity but who didn't get in on the original ballot?

RacoonQueen · 25-10-2012 9:06pm

Anyone book flights yet? They're pretty cheap with ryanair at the moment, though depends where you fly into. Where's the best place to fly into for staying in Paddington? (I think, I can't really remember where I booked :pac: )

menoscemo · 25-10-2012 9:09pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Anyone book flights yet? They're pretty cheap with ryanair at the moment, though depends where you fly into. Where's the best place to fly into for staying in Paddington? (I think, I can't really remember where I booked :pac: )

I got free ones with aerlingus. Pity the bloody tax out of heathrow is €75 :mad:

Brianderunner · 25-10-2012 9:29pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Where's the best place to fly into for staying in Paddington? (I think, I can't really remember where I booked :pac: )

Heathrow for Paddington area if you're getting the Heathrow Express in, that's a bit of a ripoff though.

It wouldnt be much more than an hour from any of the ryanair airports. Stansted is the most awkward for you.

menoscemo wrote: »

I got free ones with aerlingus. Pity the bloody tax out of heathrow is €75 :mad:

You got yourself an entry then?

Thats fairly cheap by London-Dublin standards. It doesnt get much cheaper than that these days. Half of Ireland's young are in London and Ryanair/Aer Lingus know that. You're saving a tenner each way by getting the tube in, which has to be factored in too.

RacoonQueen · 25-10-2012 9:31pm

Brianderunner wrote: »

Heathrow for Paddington area if you're getting the Heathrow Express in, that's a bit of a ripoff though.

It wouldnt be much more than an hour from any of the ryanair airports. Stansted is the most awkward for you.

But Heathrow is twice the price of ryanair :eek:

menoscemo · 25-10-2012 9:32pm

Brianderunner wrote: »

You got yourself an entry then?

Yeah I begged the organisers and they let me in as a 3:10 pacer. If I get in between 3:09 and 3:10 then I get a free entry.
If I go one second over 3:10 I get a kicking apparently

belcarra · 25-10-2012 9:40pm

menoscemo wrote: »

Yeah I begged the organisers and they let me in as a 3:10 pacer. If I get in between 3:09 and 3:10 then I get a free entry.
If I go one second over 3:10 I get a kicking apparently

Sounds like a trailer for Speed 3...
(or whatever number they're up at no!)

rainbow kirby · 25-10-2012 9:52pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

But Heathrow is twice the price of ryanair :eek:

It can actually work out cheaper if Ryanair decide to gouge early and hard :mad:

RacoonQueen · 25-10-2012 9:59pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

It can actually work out cheaper if Ryanair decide to gouge early and hard :mad:

Ryanair are all tax free at the mo though...

Will wait a bit and see if I can scab free accommodation from family or something before booking flights.

25.xx weeks to go.

How many days is that TRR?

eliwallach · 26-10-2012 7:55pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Ryanair are all tax free at the mo though...
R?

Tempted by Ryanair flights from Cork but..............it's Ryanair, and the cost of transfers from their destination airports will most probably offset any savings on the cost of the flight. And I hate their " another-Ryanair-flight-on-time music".

endswell · 27-10-2012 7:03pm

eliwallach wrote: »

Tempted by Ryanair flights from Cork but..............it's Ryanair, and the cost of transfers from their destination airports will most probably offset any savings on the cost of the flight. And I hate their " another-Ryanair-flight-on-time music".

i bought cityjet to lca 140 ret. worth checking

edit sorry just see ur cork - still, for anyone from dublin

SnailsPace · 31-10-2012 11:24pm

Long Time Reader wrote: »

no you can run for yourself. but all i know is that you have to go through an operator. at the moment. it would cost 895€ for flights/hotel/race entry...

theres gotta be another way in....

Is it really €895, i cannot get a response from sports international, i think they are too busy working on the nyc. Problems at the moment, is that for 2 or 3 nights? Thanks

village runner · 01-11-2012 9:09am

SnailsPace wrote: »

Is it really €895, i cannot get a response from sports international, i think they are too busy working on the nyc. Problems at the moment, is that for 2 or 3 nights? Thanks

2 nights fri sat or sat sun.......you may as well pull down your trousers and say shaft me.

eliwallach · 03-11-2012 7:46pm

village runner wrote: »

2 nights fri sat or sat sun.......you may as well pull down your trousers and say shaft me.

Race entry €40 ( GFA :rolleyes:)
3 nights in apartment €245
Flights €138

Thanks to VR

SnailsPace · 03-11-2012 8:50pm

village runner wrote: »

2 nights fri sat or sat sun.......you may as well pull down your trousers and say shaft me.

Got a reply eventually - €1,075 allin, I know you'll think Im crazy , but I am considering it.

Brianderunner · 03-11-2012 10:01pm

eliwallach wrote: »

Race entry €40 ( GFA :rolleyes:)
3 nights in apartment €245
Flights €138

Thanks to VR

£28 stg entry
Stay in my house in London the night before
Free travel on race day

Total cost = £28 stg

Not sure if i can afford it

SnailsPace wrote: »

Got a reply eventually - €1,075 allin, I know you'll think Im crazy , but I am considering it.

That's madness, simply not worth that. I'd want to be going stateside for that kind of money.

endswell · 03-11-2012 10:04pm

SnailsPace wrote: »

Got a reply eventually - €1,075 allin, I know you'll think Im crazy , but I am considering it.

could you do rotterdam instead and london next year? does it have to be this year?

subscriber · 04-11-2012 12:45am

What does one need to do to gain entry for london for 2013 or am I ridiculously too late all ready?

I came across this tour operator from a link on the race website and I plan to give them a ring in the morning, they still seem to be advertising for entries but I presume this is through a charity fundraiser.. . Any input thanks?

http://www.sportstravelinternational.com/STI/Home.html

Krusty_Clown · 04-11-2012 10:14am

subscriber wrote: »

What does one need to do to gain entry for london for 2013 or am I ridiculously too late all ready?

1,075 euro, apparently. You have missed all of the entry lotteries (which are very difficult to get a place in anyway). You could probably still get a charity entry, but you need to raise thousands of euro,

Best thing to do is run a 'good for age' time in 2013 and enter the 2014 London marathon using your qualification time and your UK address.

robinph · 04-11-2012 11:23am

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Krusty_Clown wrote: »

1,075 euro, apparently. You have missed all of the entry lotteries (which are very difficult to get a place in anyway). You could probably still get a charity entry, but you need to raise thousands of euro,

Best thing to do is run a 'good for age' time in 2013 and enter the 2014 London marathon using your qualification time and your UK address.

Or run sub 2:45 and join a UK club and you can still get in for 2013 at the moment.
Or run sub 2:2? and they might pay you to run and stick you in a fancy hotel.

village runner · 04-11-2012 12:29pm

eliwallach wrote: »

Race entry €40 ( GFA :rolleyes:)
3 nights in apartment €245
Flights €138

Thanks to VR

Lucky I didn't charge another boardie here more for the apartmrnt. Lol. We have 14 Fgfa folks going. I expect 6-7 sub 3s. And meno I have you in that one

menoscemo · 04-11-2012 1:06pm

village runner wrote: »

Lucky I didn't charge another boardie here more for the apartmrnt. Lol.

haha!! I was just thinking that, not sure I want to run my sub3 in Brianderunner's name though, he'd probably claim that one

robinph · 04-11-2012 1:07pm

menoscemo wrote: »

haha!! I was just thinking that, not sure I want to run my sub3 in Brianderunner's name though, he'd probably claim that one

Brian-defer-runner?

subscriber · 04-11-2012 1:39pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

1,075 euro, apparently. You have missed all of the entry lotteries (which are very difficult to get a place in anyway). You could probably still get a charity entry, but you need to raise thousands of euro,

Best thing to do is run a 'good for age' time in 2013 and enter the 2014 London marathon using your qualification time and your UK address.

robinph wrote: »

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Or run sub 2:45 and join a UK club and you can still get in for 2013 at the moment.
Or run sub 2:2? and they might pay you to run and stick you in a fancy hotel.

Cheers lads, no chance of me running a sub 2.45 any time soon that`s for sure..Sub 3.45 is what id be going for.:D I presume the charity route to this is prob upwards of 5 grand.. so that`s out as well. Fundraising is a major pain in the backside, done it once and never again...

Is there any other tour operators apart from the one advertised on the official site that caters for age groupers looking for entry? 1075 is scandalous for a UK marathon...

psychozeb · 04-11-2012 3:18pm

I went with sports travel last year and paid about the €1000 mark,would say it is worth it if you really want to do London.I would not go with the pre-payed meal option again though.think it was around the €850 if you were sharing or willing to share but i paid the extra not to be sharing with a stranger.going down the gfa option this year and whilst a lot cheaper I'll be just flying in on the saturday and home again on the sunday evening.the second night accomodation with sports travel really puts up the price,don't see why they can't offer a 1 night option.

By the way I know a lad going down the charity option and he has to raise €2500 but these days it's hard to be asking people for money so that you can run a marathon.Different charities look for different amounts.

village runner · 04-11-2012 5:25pm

menoscemo wrote: »

haha!! I was just thinking that, not sure I want to run my sub3 in Brianderunner's name though, he'd probably claim that one

Maybe it's the only way he will ever do one.ha ha ha

subscriber · 04-11-2012 7:20pm

psychozeb wrote: »

I went with sports travel last year and paid about the €1000 mark,would say it is worth it if you really want to do London.I would not go with the pre-payed meal option again though.think it was around the €850 if you were sharing or willing to share but i paid the extra not to be sharing with a stranger.going down the gfa option this year and whilst a lot cheaper I'll be just flying in on the saturday and home again on the sunday evening.the second night accomodation with sports travel really puts up the price,don't see why they can't offer a 1 night option.

By the way I know a lad going down the charity option and he has to raise €2500 but these days it's hard to be asking people for money so that you can run a marathon.Different charities look for different amounts.

Do you have any idea if sports travel will allow the fees to be paid in instalments or does the entire amount have to paid up front??

psychozeb · 04-11-2012 8:26pm

subscriber wrote: »

Do you have any idea if sports travel will allow the fees to be paid in instalments or does the entire amount have to paid up front??

You pay in two instalments if I remember correctly,one when you register and the other was due around Christmas.

Badreputation · 06-11-2012 10:37pm

Could anyone recommend a good site for booking an apartment in London for the marathon? Is is better to stay closer to the finish than the start? Tks in advance ... any info appreciated.

EauRouge79 · 07-11-2012 9:11am

If anybody is looking for persons to share an apt with over the marathon weekend fri/sat/sun or just sat/sun count me in.
I dont know where to start in terms of looking for accomodation, so im just hoping that one of you will have done your homework and are just looking for a straggler like me to help keep the cost down.

Im travelling over from Cork on my own.

robinph · 07-11-2012 9:24am

I'd recommend staying somewhere near the finish if possible. Getting to the start is simple, although a little crowded. Getting back to the hotel afterwards might not be the most fun if it's a long way away...and more importantly the pub will be near the finish so you wont want to be too far away from there either after a few pints of ale have been sunk for recovery.

RubyK · 07-11-2012 9:39am

AFAIK the Strand Palace Hotel is near the finishline (well I certainly hope so!). I got a room for 2 nights for £226. It's a cheaper rate, as they are renovating outside, so there is no view, doesn't bother me as I'll see enough of London running 26.2 miles

robinph · 07-11-2012 9:40am

RubyK wrote: »

AFAIK the Strand Palace Hotel is near the finishline. I got a room for 2 nights for £226. It's a cheaper rate, as they are renovating outside, so there is no view, doesn't bother me as I'll see enough of London running 26.2 miles

That's where I stayed this year, right across the road from the pub we started in as well.

RubyK · 07-11-2012 9:42am

robinph wrote: »

That's where I stayed this year, right across the road from the pub we started in as well.

Sounds like I made a good choice so!

Krusty_Clown · 07-11-2012 11:13am

Aer Lingus are now having their 'Break-away' sale. Supposedly up to 50% off fares to Britain. In actuality, it meant €2.50 off a return flight to Gatwick. About enough for a bag of chips after the race.

wobblemouth · 07-11-2012 1:48pm

Alwasy wanted to run this marathon. Will a good for age time from this years DCM be acceptable for London 2014?

robinph · 07-11-2012 1:52pm

wobblemouth wrote: »

Alwasy wanted to run this marathon. Will a good for age time from this years DCM be acceptable for London 2014?

Yes.

You will need to submit the proof to them around May 2013, a print out of the DCM pdf certificate, and then provide them with a UK return address and a cheque drawn on a UK bank, or a postal order.

Badreputation · 07-11-2012 11:15pm

RubyK wrote: »

AFAIK the Strand Palace Hotel is near the finishline (well I certainly hope so!). I got a room for 2 nights for £226. It's a cheaper rate, as they are renovating outside, so there is no view, doesn't bother me as I'll see enough of London running 26.2 miles

Tks for the info. will check it out

Badreputation · 07-11-2012 11:18pm

robinph wrote: »

I'd recommend staying somewhere near the finish if possible. Getting to the start is simple, although a little crowded. Getting back to the hotel afterwards might not be the most fun if it's a long way away...and more importantly the pub will be near the finish so you wont want to be too far away from there either after a few pints of ale have been sunk for recovery.

Tks Robinph. Ya...in agreement about the pub. Will be my focus from mile 20 onwards:D

Krusty_Clown · 22-11-2012 4:54pm

Did you know..... London marathon 2013 is just over 21 weeks away? :eek:
That means, that if you are planning on following an 18 week training plan, you'll be starting it around the 17th December.
A 12 week plan on the other hand will start around the 28th January.
And of course if you were planning on a 24 week plan, you should have started three weeks ago.

There's a lot to be said for Autumn marathons..

KielyUnusual · 22-11-2012 6:45pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Did you know..... London marathon 2013 is just over 21 weeks away? :eek:
That means, that if you are planning on following an 18 week training plan, you'll be starting it around the 17th December.
A 12 week plan on the other hand will start around the 28th January.
And of course if you were planning on a 24 week plan, you should have started three weeks ago.

There's a lot to be said for Autumn marathons..

Let's pile on the pounds over the Christmas and make that a 16 week plan then.

Badreputation · 22-11-2012 11:40pm

Agree.....16 weeks is the new 18 weeks plan.:) Starting after Stephens day... may as well enjoy the break before the pain!!!! Must start a log as well... have got some great help and info the last 12 months from here. Much appreciated.

EauRouge79 · 02-01-2013 12:15am

Flights and Accomodation booked this evening. Good start to the year, no putting things off until the last minute. Booked the Strand Palace near the finish as suggested by VR and RubyK.
Just need to do a bit of running now.

Younganne · 14-01-2013 3:14pm

took the plunge and booked the flights today :eek:, i had an apartment booked but changed it to the Strand Palace like some of the rest of you....plenty of help to get home after the pub marathon:D

robinph · 14-01-2013 4:36pm

Just got round to booking myself into a room with a view of scaffolding in the Strand again as well.

Think this simplifies the choice of boozer for afterwards.. we will be starting in the Coal Hole across the road from the Strand Palace.

Younganne · 14-01-2013 5:42pm

robinph wrote: »

Just got round to booking myself into a room with a view of scaffolding in the Strand again as well.

Think this simplifies the choice of boozer for afterwards.. we will be starting in the Coal Hole across the road from the Strand Palace.

starting & finishing i hope????:eek:

we will all have the same view of the lovely scaffolding so...but then again 26.2 miles of views are available to us on sunday;)

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