London landmarks second ballot anyone?

[linda9389]

Not me I'm afraid. Think I'll probably skip it next year and choose a new one for my fundraising project of 2020, we'll see! Hope others have been more successful.

[LoungeLizaard]

Nor me, but I bit the bullet after the first rejection and immediately joined team tommy!! So I am in and training!!!! eeeek!!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to LoungeLizaard]

Great stuff. It's brilliant and Tommy's really look after their runners.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

I didn't get a place, but I'm sort of pleased because I don't like the thought of trying to get there 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I'm sort of pleased too as, if I get back to HMs next year, I may limit them to one per season to be sensible with my foot and there's so many others I'd like to try 😀

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Very wise!

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

Didn't get through either. It looked quite a good run, but I think I prefer to enter runs that just work on first come first served basis. So I'll give it a miss in future. Plenty of other HMs out there.

[LittleNell83]

I didn't get in but may volunteer at a cheer station or similar x

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to LittleNell83]

I wondered whether to volunteer with Mind who I fundraised for when I ran it this year. It's a little bit of effort for me to get in to London (I don't do tubes or our local line into Marylebone station), but I may do it for the atmosphere. I definitely wouldn't want to be on lucozade waste clear up though - I still remember the smell of that stuff from this year!

[LittleNell83]

Maybe they will have the same things as London Marathon next year

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

No luck here either! Will go up and support hubby and think about a more local one for me.😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Would you not consider a charity place? I guess one running and one supporting at least makes the logistics easier - no bag drop required, no throwaway outer layer required (I'm getting through old jumpers too quickly 😀)

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

...think I will just be the cheerleader and bag lady for this one!!🙂

[Sigered Half Marathon]

Me neither, but it was always going to be a long shot. Priority now is to get rid of this runners knee and start to prepare for the Royal Parks half.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sigered]

Good luck with the knee. I tried for a ballot place for Royal Parks but didn't get that either 😀 Not that I could've run it this year anyway!

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No place for me either but I am not to disappointed. It just wasnt to be! There is always a high likelihood of rejection though it would have been fun to run. I will look at other options for next year instead.

[O505k Half Marathon]

Not me either. Haven’t decided what to do next yet. Currently scaling back training to 15K over July and August.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to O505k]

Good plan in these temps!

[Ang33333]

I didn't either but have signed up to run for Bowel Cancer. As a survivor of this cancer I would have run for them anyway..

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Ang33333]

Fabulous! What an inspiration you are.

[Ang33333 in reply to linda9389]

Or I'm mad. At the moment I think I'm mad!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Ang33333]

😂