New Badge - Metric Marathon!!! 💥🏅

[roseabi]

Hi everyone!

I would like to announce we have added a new badge to our list - the Metric Marathon badge!!!

This is for those of you who have run an actual metric marathon race, or have run 26.2 kilometres in training.

There are not many official metric marathon races out there yet, but we feel that this would be an excellent milestone for those of you who are training for a full marathon, or who would prefer not to run as far as a full marathon but would like the extra challenge!

Enjoy 😊😊😊

The Marathon Team xx

January 5th, 2020

[Chris9R 10 Miles]

Think I’ll aim to get this badge before the years out. Planning my first half the end of June ( back permitting)

[Joster Half Marathon]

Great idea!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Yay! I feel a new goal coming on .... I can't enter the Chester one this year because of my deferred Oxford half ... but an HU virtual badge would be a good incentive 😍

[Maddee_6333 Half Marathon]

One to add to my 2020 list.

[SlowLoris]

That's 16.23 miles to us old folks. Should be Week 10 if I stick to my plan.

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Great idea Abi.Going to ✅ that box in 5-6 months.

🏃‍♀️⭐️👏👏❤️

[Run46 Half Marathon]

Great idea, I think a lot of people who don't fancy a full marathon but have done a half will be tempted by this...which I'm sure is your cunning plan! 😉

[HoagyM Half Marathon]

What a good idea, sounds like something to aim for this year!

[skysue16 Half Marathon]

I did a metric half marathon, the Edinburgh Kilomathon - 13km! Not ready for 26km.....yet 😉

[Katnap Marathon]

Excellent idea! Sounds achievable...

🎉🐱 New Year's Katnap 🐱🎉

[MadDave]

That’s my target for my next long run sorted!

[MadDave in reply to MadDave]

I think the metric marathon is also an option for the Cambridge boundary run cuhh.soc.srcf.net/boundary-...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MadDave]

I can only see a full and a half marathon on there. It says entrants can carry on past the half marathon point if they wish, but they only record times for half and full.

[MadDave in reply to roseabi]

Yes that’s what it says, but I was scrutinising the map and figured out they’d plotted a route between the HM point and full Marathon finish - a shortcut shown in green, with mile markers - which looks like a metric marathon. I’ll give it a go on my next long run and report back!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MadDave]

So they have! Looks as though you can collect a half marathon medal and official time, and then add on the extra few kms. Do you know if it's chip timed? I can't see anything about that.

[MadDave in reply to roseabi]

I think it’s gun timing only, and not UKA certified, so the result won’t ‘count’, but that takes the pressure off. They’re pretty relaxed about switching between HM and full distance 👍

[C3PO Marathon]

Fun! I should manage that sometime this year, as I'm running the full Oslo Marathon in September.

[ju-ju- Marathon]

Superb, I LOVE that pic!!!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to ju-ju-]

😄😄😄

[AnnaKarenina Metric Marathon]

ooh, for a woman training for her first marathon who has just crossed the HM distance threshold, this is exciting indeed! I will hold that thought in my head as my long runs increase over the next few weeks. It will - fingers,toes and eyes crossed - be three weeks until I hit my 17 mile long run and can claim that badge.

[TailChaser Marathon]

I can hear the words ‘It’s only another parkrun’ in my head already 😆

[Madge50 Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

🤦‍♀️🏃‍♀️😂........🏅😎

Mx

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Oooh like the sound of this!😊xxx

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

Sounds like a challenge I can get on board with. Not sure when - but it's coming🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃