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burning
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Looks like it's no for me..... Won't be able to do the double Paris and London Marathon in 2018 
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JeffB
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Location: Middlesbrough
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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I deferred this year and got my letter today, still can't run longer than 10k without setting my injuries back again though so need to get to the bottom of it before Christmas.
The deferral is still in the GFA pen as well.
Jeff
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FoulOleRon
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| Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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And it's another no for me. Not sure I'm particularly disappointed, as the only long runs I've done over the last two years is when I had giardia, so could be a let off.
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smitters
Joined: 27 Aug 2009
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Location: Enjoying my new favourite run
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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I got my consolation training top of disappointment on Tuesday. Shame - I really have tried an awful lot to get into the London Marathon. I'm beginning to thing GFA is the "easier" way.
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Buzz_
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| smitters wrote: | | I got my consolation training top of disappointment on Tuesday. Shame - I really have tried an awful lot to get into the London Marathon. I'm beginning to thing GFA is the "easier" way. |
What are the numbers/proportions of entries for elite, championship, GFA, celebrity, lottery and charity? I'm guessing lottery is still the biggest single class of entry, didn't they adjust the GFA times a few years ago to keep the numbers in check?
Can you get a guaranteed entry from abroad by using an official travel agent (SportsTours?) I seem to recall this was a method of getting into New York and even Boston a few years back - although Boston may have changed to insist on a qualifying time as well.
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crumpy
Joined: 02 Jan 2011
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Location: Worcester
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| Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| smitters wrote: | | I got my consolation training top of disappointment on Tuesday. Shame - I really have tried an awful lot to get into the London Marathon. I'm beginning to thing GFA is the "easier" way. |
It is great training top though 
GFA, although reasonably easy to qualify if you stay injury free, means running another marathon which means eating into the tri season 
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Oranj
Joined: 27 Sep 2007
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Location: Oxford
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Another GFA slot here, although like JeffB I'm not doing a heck of a lot of running at the moment. Picked up an achilles strain in a midweek August 5k that just doesn't want to be fixed quickly and had to DNS Abingdon marathon in a couple of weeks. Looks like it'll be a longggg build for London.
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chickenboy
Joined: 06 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| have you guys had your GFA slot confirmed? I remember applying but i can't remember seeing a link to complete the payment.
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stenard
Joined: 04 Sep 2013
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| chickenboy wrote: | | have you guys had your GFA slot confirmed? I remember applying but i can't remember seeing a link to complete the payment. |
99% sure I paid on application. My GFA pack arrived on the first day of ballot announcements. I'm deferring tho.
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chickenboy
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| That's what I thought too, but I've just gone through my emails and I didn't click the real buzz link. So looks like I missed the deadline. Hey ho! I may go and run Paris instead
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Oranj
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Oops!
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smitters
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Project GFA 2019 started yesterday. 1.41 local half as a benchmark before aiming at a 3.29 Newport Wales Marathon next year. That should give me a good base of training and a real understanding of whether 3.05 in 2019 is even vaguely achievable, or if 3.15 seems more doable (without stating the obvious - I mean personal limitations) then hanging on a year or two until they take pity on the elderly and up the GFA benchmark for 40+.
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Slow swimmer
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:04 am Post subject: |
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21st London Marathon for me. Thank goodness for GFA. Will be my first as a V50 so that's a target to see if I can still do sub-3 at 50.
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iainm
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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I think I have a GFA place - can't really remember about payment, but I got the 'You're In' letter...
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