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| Posted: 30/04/13 19:58:06 06 |
NN, KK - Girls only get a 55 minute advantage in my old man's age group now, you need to be a proper pensioner to get the hour advantage! |
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| Posted: 30/04/13 09:12:07 07 |
Overall London GFA has always been easier for women and it looks like it still is - particularly at the older end where the differential is an hour! Not sure what the logic is, but it's their event so the organisers can do what they like I suppose. Think it would have been more sensible to announce the new GFA standards once GFA entries for VLM2013 closed as this would have avoided the "I've done it - Oh know I haven't" disappointments. On the positive side my MV56 GFA time is now 5 minutes easier. I got it last time out, but unfortunately that was more than 2 years ago... | |
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| Posted: 29/04/13 08:30:50 50 |
We give our club places out on merit - ie what runners have done for the club - with a bit of account taken of personal stories to help "tie break". This was the original purpose of club places - London Marathon organisers thanking clubs for help with marshalling, etc. | |
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| Posted: 29/04/13 08:15:24 24 |
It is your age on marathon day that decides which age band applies; any result over the previous 2 years (I think, need to check bit?) counts - but from what you posted you're 2 minutes over anyway... | |
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| Posted: 29/04/13 00:51:00 00 |
Good thing you were quick then! Doesn't impact me, as my qualifying time was 3 years ago rather than 2, but I can appreciate that runners will be disappointed if they no longer qualify - and cross if they were told that GFA times weren't going to change! | |
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