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Ben Fleet · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 17

So,

1. who has a GFA place,
2. who has deferred until next year,
3. and who is waiting to see if their cheque is cashed......??

mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 543 Location: Hockley, GORC.

No to all 3!!

Once was enough.......I think.

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

No.3
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Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Basildon

GFA!

Yep, I'm in!
cheers

Ian J · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 155 Location: Rayleigh

Do you get a place if SFA

Slow for Age?
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tonibella · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 51

When do the cheques start to clear?

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

Theres usually a thread over on Runners World devoted to cheque clears, from memory first lot of cheques clear at the end of the month, if you've bequathed and don't make the first ballot you are placed in a 2nd ballot. These cheques seem to clear first few days of november, or they have done the last few years

See its all very scientific
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

In the past the cheques get cashed one week after the closing date. This year it's Friday 19th October, so the cheques will get cashed on Friday 26th.

The non-bequeathed cheques get cashed first, so if you didn't bequeath your entry fee then you should see a cashed cheque to confirm you are in between 19th-26th onwards.

confused...??

I am also waiting on a cheque to clear (and I didn't bequeath)

bounce

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

snap
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

DAMN, I thought we were playing happy families...

I had Mrs. Bunn the bakers'daughter...

Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Basildon

I remember the stress of waiting for my cheque to cash the last two years (but didn't!)
Fingers crossed for you all.
If you don't get a ballot place, get intouch with Little havens and get a golden bond place from them. I ran FLM for them in 2007. Fantastic local charity with an easily achievable pledge amount. Go on, do it, I'm still going to raise money for them even though I have a good for age time for 2008.

mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 255 Location: Benfleet

mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 255 Location: Benfleet

No to all three, now and for a few years yet. Retiring from the London Maraton for a while, but I'll still be out to spectate and cheer everyone on.

My cheque didn't clear until the end of November last year and I didn't received my "Do you really want to do this?" pack until the first week of December.

Mark
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

don't blame me...I kneaded the dough....

mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 543 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Only a fishmonger, but she had a wet plaice

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

Well my cheque has cleared today so I'm in tongue1

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

Steve - did you bequeath, or not ?

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

£28 is leaving my account today. Doesn't say if its a cheque but can't remember paying for anything else for £28

I did not bequeath
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

well done then Pammie...!!!

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

No i didnt compress

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

well done again then Steve !

Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Basildon

Yay!
Well done Pammie and Steve.

I've been keeping quiet about my gfa cheque clearing a few weeks ago but.........

MY GFA CHEQUE CLEARED WEEKS AGO!!!!!

I'M IN!

bounce

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

Well done too Pammie and Steff,

See you on the start line, its going to be tough training for this but as Godfrey keeps reminding me its about time i did some runs which are longer than 5km tongue10

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

Well done Steffan and Stevie. Its going to b hard but it'll be worth it she says LHAO
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mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 543 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Pammie,
In August 2006, i got out of breath going up stairs. I managed to complete the London Marathon this year. So, if i can do it, then anyone can. From a complete novice, the hardest part was the training and to be honest, I think I should have done a bit more. But, I finished!!
No more though...........yet

MM2

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

Thanks Mike
The thing is when you've done one, you know what to do to make the next one better in other words you learn from your mistakes.
My mistake i didn't do enough long runs and the ones i did weren't long enough. Maybe running in winter will be easier than the summer,

Well done on your Marathon sounds like its not a definite no from you then.

Been out this morning nice 6 mile run (working tonight ... boo... hiss...) feeling very motivatedcould easily of ran further, but didn't.
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

Pammie, it is harder to do the long runs in the winter.
Especially on your own.
You need to get more social.
Our Sunday long runs continue throughout the Winter - come and join us !

Also, get yourself booked into a few races - don't race them, but use them for training long runs, with mile markers and drinks...it is easier to focus on these.

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

Karl you are right need too, just procrastinate far too much.

ok
you'll need to nag me.
At Billericay on Sunday
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

OK, but you need to start doing longer distance races.

What else have you got booked in ?

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

nothing booked yet
but looking at
10 miler in wales in Feb
15 miler in March (Banbury) done twice before
Just need to look at some longer races to enter
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1690 Location: Rayleigh

Think about.......

Les Witton Memorial 10 (Dartford 10) 9:30am, Sunday 20 January 2008
Benfleet 15 Marshalls run Saturday 26th January 2008
Great Bentley Half-Marathon 10:30am, Sunday 3 February 2008
Equity Brentwood Half-Marathon 10:00am, Sunday 9 March 2008

But as I say - not to race, but as training runs + extra mileage if your training plan says so. It is a consistent long run once a week that is always the key.

Lee O · Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 320 Location: Canvey Island

Well got my nice Rain Jacket this morning, 3 times out now, so only 2 more to go. just glad im out injured..lol

Also read 2009 registration will be online only!

so your out of luck if no Comp!
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Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Basildon

Run for Little Havens Lee. Good local worthwhile charity. I'm going to raise money for them again.

Got my confirmation magazine this morning!
cheers

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 299

Got my mag this morning as well

not been running for 10 days, did this morning been done with the flu, just normal flu though
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tonibella · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 51

I got my third rejection letter in a row today too - so Lee you are not alone!

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

I think i will raise money for Little Havens too.

Yep got my magazine this morning, makes a change to get one that hasnt got some poor soul on the front of the mag collapsed on the floor, telling me that im a reject - lol.

We need to start our long runs soon Steff bounce

Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 543 Location: Basildon

Eh? You mean you havn't been running 12 miles and over on a Sunday for the last month? Lol!

cheers

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

I've thought about it, but its been easier just to go ot the gym and do some weights.

When coach tells me to start the long runs ill do them cyclops_ani

mikey · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject:

Got my rain jacket yesterday .... Which I shall wear with pride

Still have hopes of getting in though the 4 club places that have been allocated to us this year.

For those new to the system .... This is how it works

You look back over the last 3 London Marathons ( 2007 , 2006 , & 2005 )

You get 1 point for being a club member for each of the years, and 1 point if you applied to race on that year.

So If you've been a member for all of the 3 years, and you applied each year you would get 6 points.

You then have to deduct points for the years you ran London. It doesn’t matter how you got your place, through the ballot, a charity place, or a doggy number from a friend !! Its that you ran or not that count's.

You loose the following points :

If you ran in 2007 - You lose 3 points
If you ran in 2006 - You lose 2 points
If you ran in 2005 - You lose 1 point

So if you started with a maximum 6 points, but also ran in all of the last 3 marathons, you would lose 6 points as well !!!