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London Marathon - under two hours
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runnning consistently at around 13 mph for 2 hours is absolutely remarkable1
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Congratulations on getting a place @shollandsholland said:When I ran it this year I got in through the charity ballot (LDN Marathons own Charity), this is the better chance X2 but costs £50 up front.
If you don’t get in you get a free running top worth what you paid. If you do get in then nothing to pay so you get to run it about £25-30 cheaper.This year for 2027 race it is a running vest apparently worth over £100.Another good way of getting in is to join a running club that is affiliated to England Athletics, each club usually gets awarded one place depending on the number of members. (More members = more places)Last year in 2025 only 3 runners in my club wanted to run it out of about 40 ish members.I went into the hat with a 1 in 3 chance of doing London Marathon, that is a far better route and worth considering if you have a local affiliate club.
running clubs with 40-189 members get 1 London place. I’m amazed so few of your club entered!Personally, it’s not for me as just don’t have the time needed in joining a running club, but i think they’re great.0 -
Tokyo marathon have do a novel thing. You can enter the ballot and take your chances like everyone else. Or you can pay a fee and if you’re unsuccessful three years on the bounce, you then get a place automatically for the fourth year .0
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I often look back now and wonder how I had so much time to join a running club... Then I remember I have kids now.AFKABartram said:
Congratulations on getting a place @shollandsholland said:When I ran it this year I got in through the charity ballot (LDN Marathons own Charity), this is the better chance X2 but costs £50 up front.
If you don’t get in you get a free running top worth what you paid. If you do get in then nothing to pay so you get to run it about £25-30 cheaper.This year for 2027 race it is a running vest apparently worth over £100.Another good way of getting in is to join a running club that is affiliated to England Athletics, each club usually gets awarded one place depending on the number of members. (More members = more places)Last year in 2025 only 3 runners in my club wanted to run it out of about 40 ish members.I went into the hat with a 1 in 3 chance of doing London Marathon, that is a far better route and worth considering if you have a local affiliate club.
running clubs with 40-189 members get 1 London place. I’m amazed so few of your club entered!Personally, it’s not for me as just don’t have the time needed in joining a running club, but i think they’re great.2 -
Thanks AFKABartramAFKABartram said:
Congratulations on getting a place @shollandsholland said:When I ran it this year I got in through the charity ballot (LDN Marathons own Charity), this is the better chance X2 but costs £50 up front.
If you don’t get in you get a free running top worth what you paid. If you do get in then nothing to pay so you get to run it about £25-30 cheaper.This year for 2027 race it is a running vest apparently worth over £100.Another good way of getting in is to join a running club that is affiliated to England Athletics, each club usually gets awarded one place depending on the number of members. (More members = more places)Last year in 2025 only 3 runners in my club wanted to run it out of about 40 ish members.I went into the hat with a 1 in 3 chance of doing London Marathon, that is a far better route and worth considering if you have a local affiliate club.
running clubs with 40-189 members get 1 London place. I’m amazed so few of your club entered!Personally, it’s not for me as just don’t have the time needed in joining a running club, but i think they’re great.
Members that have run it before often allow others who have never run it get a chance, not everyone is marathon standard and some only run as far as 5 or 10k
The club only meets once a week on a Thursday night, I miss many sessions as I work mainly night shifts for NHS. It doesn’t necessarily mean it is time consuming joining a club.
Hopefully if it is 2 a day event next year the odds go from 1 in 67 chance to 1 in 13 which is far better.0 -
London used to do something similar in the 90s early 2000s.stop_shouting said:Tokyo marathon have do a novel thing. You can enter the ballot and take your chances like everyone else. Or you can pay a fee and if you’re unsuccessful three years on the bounce, you then get a place automatically for the fourth year .1 -
When I ran it, in ‘86, it was all done by post, it was my first attempt at applying, also applied the next year & got in, didn’t run and returned my place early on, as I couldn’t be bothered to do the training again, as I found it ruined my sprinting in both GAA and football, as I got use to running at one pace.0
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FTD brothers. When they reach dublin, the country is literally going to come to a halt to join them. One of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen and love taking a peak at their Garmin track throughout the day.2
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What is this mate?stop_shouting said:FTD brothers. When they reach dublin, the country is literally going to come to a halt to join them. One of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen and love taking a peak at their Garmin track throughout the day.0 -
These are the two lads that have a dementia gene that means they’re unlikely to make it past 40. One of them ran London with a fridge on his back and they’re now running a marathon in all 32 counties in Ireland, in consecutive days. It’s day 12 today I think. I’ve been following it on Instagram and it’s growing by the day.AFKABartram said:
What is this mate?stop_shouting said:FTD brothers. When they reach dublin, the country is literally going to come to a halt to join them. One of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen and love taking a peak at their Garmin track throughout the day.
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Here you go... watched the fridge carrying fella on Tower Bridge being interviewed during the marathon and he was getting poper choked up. At that point I had some grit fly into my eye.AFKABartram said:
What is this mate?stop_shouting said:FTD brothers. When they reach dublin, the country is literally going to come to a halt to join them. One of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen and love taking a peak at their Garmin track throughout the day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w289qwjvgo2 -
Cheers both,
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