London 2015

viperlogic

Email finally arrived today, bit more than 3 days but at least it arrived!

RunningFree 2014

Got mine also! Now I just have to keep my fingers crossed for good news in October. I understand its a long shot but I am still hopeful

Bahanaman

Same here! Does anybody have any fairly accurate information on what the odds actually are? I've heard something like 50-1!

Pacing Mule

No mail here unfortunately !

ChristyM

Bahanaman wrote: »

Same here! Does anybody have any fairly accurate information on what the odds actually are? I've heard something like 50-1!

As far as I know it is closer to 15-1. 150,000 applicants for 10,000 places.

Bahanaman

ChristyM wrote: »

As far as I know it is closer to 15-1. 150,000 applicants for 10,000 places.

A bit more encouraging!

slingerz

ChristyM wrote: »

As far as I know it is closer to 15-1. 150,000 applicants for 10,000 places.

thats not too bad what is the ratio for UK based applications does anyone know?

skittles8710

Now received my mail also

robinph

slingerz wrote: »

thats not too bad what is the ratio for UK based applications does anyone know?

Those 150,000 are all UK based applications.




Honest.

slingerz

robinph wrote: »

Those 150,000 are all UK based applications.




Honest.

I thought the number of spaces for UK residents was 125,000 and that the 10,000 spaces were for the overseas entrants?

menoscemo

slingerz wrote: »

I thought the number of spaces for UK residents was 125,000 and that the 10,000 spaces were for the overseas entrants?

There only 40,000 places in total.
More than half of them go to Charities afaik. I doubt more than a couple of thousand get in on the oversea ballot tbh. Robin will probably know the exact figures.

slingerz

menoscemo wrote: »

There only 40,000 places in total.
More than half of them go to Charities afaik. I doubt more than a couple of thousand get in on the oversea ballot tbh. Robin will probably know the exact figures.

a google search gave 5,500 as the number of overseas entries in 2011

rainbow kirby

slingerz wrote: »

a google search gave 5,500 as the number of overseas entries in 2011

That includes people who pay through the nose for travel packages.

Bahanaman

I just spoke with the London marathon people on the phone. The girl I spoke to said there was a 3-1 chance for the overseas ballot!

RunningFree 2014

rainbow kirby wrote: »

That includes people who pay through the nose for travel packages.

Speaking of, has anyone done this? Thinking of doing it? I'd love to get some feedback on whether or not people would rate the service/accommodation etc? It's a plan B that I would not rule out, I know its a ridiculous price but its something I will give thought to if unsuccessful in October.

yaboya1

Bahanaman wrote: »

I just spoke with the London marathon people on the phone. The girl I spoke to said there was a 3-1 chance for the overseas ballot!

3/1? I think you've been badly misinformed there.
More like 50/1 in the overseas ballot, if not bigger.

robinph

This years results seem to have sorted out the nationalities a bit and made it more realistic numbers than previous years where they claimed there was only something like 10's of people running from Ireland or from France, and anyone staying in The Strand Palace will know for a fact that both of those numbers would be way off the mark.

This years results are showing 442 Irish and 647 French which sounds more like it, but a significant number of any European runner is likely to have entered via the UK ballot, either because they live in the UK or they have a friend who does.

It's very approximately along the lines of:
Celebs/ elite/ championship = probably 2-3 thousand
Fast GFA = about 1500?
Then about 50% of what is left goes to charity
What is then left is mostly ballot, but there are a number of places given to UKA clubs based on the number of members they have (these places still have to be paid at the same rate as the rest of us) this is probably only a couple of thousand places though and the places are not awarded to clubs until after the ballot entries are paid for.

menoscemo

robinph wrote: »

This years results seem to have sorted out the nationalities a bit and made it more realistic numbers than previous years where they claimed there was only something like 10's of people running from Ireland or from France, and anyone staying in The Strand Palace will know for a fact that both of those numbers would be way off the mark.

Yes Indeed. I registered with the UK GFA as Irish.

I'd Imagine only a tiny proportion of the overseas people listed in the results got through in the international ballot.

robinph

There is quite a few under the various nationalities with UK clubs next to their names as well which would usually mark them out as being UK resident so not needing to bother with the international ballot.

Bahanaman

yaboya1 wrote: »

3/1? I think you've been badly misinformed there.
More like 50/1 in the overseas ballot, if not bigger.

Was thinking more along those lines myself. Ah well!

village runner

robinph wrote: »

Those 150,000 are all UK based applications.




Honest.

What kind of money does the strand palace cost a night ??
I tend to stay in an apartmrnt. Checked earlier and strand was mental mOney but I reckOn its too early

robinph

village runner wrote: »

What kind of money does the strand palace cost a night ??
I tend to stay in an apartmrnt. Checked earlier and strand was mental mOney but I reckOn its too early

It varies a lot. I got a room there for very cheap the first year I stayed there as I'd only booked last minute'ish and it was through a 3rd party hotel site.

They only release a certain number of rooms at a time though as for this year I looked a couple of times and it was claiming to be fully booked, a month later it had rooms again, then it was fully booked, then it had rooms again when some other friends booked. It isn't cheap unless you get lucky on timing, but the convenience of it is tough to beat I think.

rom

Strand Palace
pounds 530.00
670 euro

for fri-mon with breakfast and free cancelation up to 24 hours before.
From their own website.

neilc

rom wrote: »

Strand Palace
pounds 530.00
670 euro

for fri-mon with breakfast and free cancelation up to 24 hours before.
From their own website.

Hedging my bets, both can be canceled as well. Depends on the dosh situation at the time whether we stay in the Strand. Saturday and Sunday nights.

chatterbox

Hi

Myself and my wife really want to do the London Marathon next year for charity.. But to do out chosen charity package would commit to raising over 7k between us .. Which is a huge ask as we both have the same connections etc. .. So what I was hoping to do is purchase a private package and we would both get to run and not have the pressure of 7k over us, we would still attempt to raise as much as possible and donate to the charity.

So basically anyone know of any good package providers for the marathons ?

Cheers

yaboya1

http://sportstravelinternational.com/london/

chatterbox

Thanks yaboya1 I did find them and sent them a request but no feedback yet.. Do you know if any travel agents do running hols or packages

yaboya1

chatterbox wrote: »

Thanks yaboya1 I did find them and sent them a request but no feedback yet.. Do you know if any travel agents do running hols or packages

They're the only ones I know of. Haven't used them myself (yet), but they seem to get good reviews from anyone who has.

rainbow kirby

UK ballot magazines out from today.

robinph

Did you get yours already?

Thought it was about time for them to be posted out, but haven't seen any signs of the usual Facebook meltdown as yet.

rainbow kirby

With my impeccable sense of timing I am currently in Mallorca! Will see when I get home on Monday.

Zebrano

So if u get offered a place in the overseas ballot you hear by post is that how it works

Pacing Mule

I never got the supposedly delayed confirmation of entry to the ballot email. Guess my chances are quite slim

robinph

Ah, so this was just a thinly veiled "look where I've gone on holiday" post...and I fell right into your trap.

rainbow kirby

Ah here now, when the flights to somewhere warm cost the same as heading home to Dublin that's not much to be showing off about! I'm kinda hoping that someone knows of a link that can be used to check if we're in or out. Would like to know sooner rather than later whether I'll be doing hard miles running or cycling this winter...

robinph

I just had to make an unexpected trip back home over lunch ...

...but there is no sign of my magazine yet.

28064212

Anybody know if anything is sent out to GFA entries aside from the Registration packs in March? Just want to know if I should be expecting anything in the post

menoscemo

28064212 wrote: »

Anybody know if anything is sent out to GFA entries aside from the Registration packs in March? Just want to know if I should be expecting anything in the post

You should also get the acceptance Magazine around the same time as the succesful ballot entries (i.e. in the next week or two).

MiketheMechanic

Booo - another year, another unsuccessful ballot
Nice little collection of magazines I'm building now....:P

At least there's Dublin to look forward to.

MtM

tHE vAGGABOND

My credit card details have changed, wonder if that will effect my rejection magazine from my northern Ireland address

robinph

Not got my magazine yet, postman is taking ages today.

Looks like this year it is IronMan on the rejection magazine, last year it was a Smurf I think. The accepted magazine gets some models that don't look like they know how to run from the picture posted on Facebook. Think it would be better to have a picture of someone who can actually run rather than people standing on one leg.

viperlogic

Got the Ironman mag but did get a hoody

niteowl1

I thought oversees entrants didn't get the magazine, instead they get an email???

viperlogic

niteowl1 wrote: »

I thought oversees entrants didn't get the magazine, instead they get an email???

You are correct but some of us have addresses in the UK also

robinph

Postie finally turned up with my magazine.

I got the people standing on one leg photo.

slingerz

i havent gotten a rejection magazine or an acceptance one? havent gotten an email either for my overseas entry?

Calvin Johnson

I got iron man...:(

niteowl1

I believe the email won't be sent for another few days. Last years oversees got it the 4th I think.

RunRoryRun

I'm waiting eagerly for a text later on telling me what magazine arrived at "my" house. Fingers crossed.

Trampas

Just the Donadea 50km as spring race for me after receiving my magazine