London Marathon 2013

Brianderunner

Next years race takes place on the 21st April 2013. The entry system opens next Monday on the 30th April.

Race Website

2012 thread

Entry Methods;

1) Enter the UK or international Ballot on April 30th. Your chances are much higher of being accepted if you enter via the UK Ballot, if you have a friend living in the UK (the North counts too), now is the time to ask for their address

2) Good for Age entry. A sub 3'10 from a 2011 or 2012 marathon, along with that all important UK address.

3) Run for charity, List of charities here

Having deferred this year the countdown to next year is on for me, only 362 days to go

RayCun

Brianderunner wrote: »

A sub 3'10 from a 2011 or 2012 marathon, along with that all important UK address.

A little easier for women and OAPs like me

Cartman78

Best of luck for 2013 Brian.

Would highly highly highly recommend this race to anyone - amazing experience that will stay with me for a very long time

TheRoadRunner

Brianderunner wrote: »

1) Enter the UK or international Ballot on April 30th. Your chances are much higher of being accepted if you enter via the UK Ballot, if you have a friend living in the UK (the North counts too), now is the time to ask for their address

2) Good for Age entry. A sub 3'10 from a 2011 or 2012 marathon, along with that all important UK address.

3) Run for charity, List of charities here

Having deferred this year the countdown to next year is on for me, only 362 days to go

You forgot UK championship places. I'm signing up for robinph's club. He may have thought I was joking Sunday night

By the way Brian a big THANKS for starting this thread. We all appreciate it and we all appreciate you. If you were standing beside me I'd give you a slap on the back and a high five

menoscemo

Brian since you have your deferred entry, can I use your good for age entry? Unfortunately I am 42 seconds too slow :-)

Brianderunner

menoscemo wrote: »

Brian since you have your deferred entry, can I use your good for age entry? Unfortunately I am 42 seconds too slow :-)

Read the charter, number swaps are strictly forbidden PM sent

TheRoadRunner

menoscemo wrote: »

Brian since you have your deferred entry, can I use your good for age entry? Unfortunately I am 42 seconds too slow :-)

I'm not 100% sure but I don't think the GFA cutoff happens until well after Berlin marathon. Nail a PB there and you're laughing

ac20

Im going to enter the ballot. Fortunately I have a good friend up north who is allowing me use his address..

rainbow kirby

Ballot for me, not going to magically run a 3:50 any time soon unfortunately.

shels4ever

Brianderunner wrote: »

Next years race takes place on the 21st April 2013. The entry system opens next Monday on the 30th April.

Race Website

2012 thread

Entry Methods;

1) Enter the UK or international Ballot on April 30th. Your chances are much higher of being accepted if you enter via the UK Ballot, if you have a friend living in the UK (the North counts too), now is the time to ask for their address

2) Good for Age entry. A sub 3'10 from a 2011 or 2012 marathon, along with that all important UK address.

3) Run for charity, List of charities here

Having deferred this year the countdown to next year is on for me, only 362 days to go

Have entered the ballot for the last 4 years now so might as well give it a go again for next year. Bound to get into the race again one day .

RayCun

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Ballot for me, not going to magically run a 3:50 any time soon unfortunately.

10 minutes improvement? Why not? Are you running an autumn marathon?

rainbow kirby

RayCun wrote: »

10 minutes improvement? Why not? Are you running an autumn marathon?

I don't plan on it - 1:45 at GNR is my goal for this year.

RacoonQueen

Need your address for GFA entry. Will pm you when I get home. :cool:

menoscemo

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

I'm not 100% sure but I don't think the GFA cutoff happens until well after Berlin marathon. Nail a PB there and you're laughing

The cut off is long before berlin unfortunately (july i think). I certainly intend running GFA in Berlin but that will only get me into 2014.

Krusty_Clown

More importantly, what pub are we going to afterwards?

TheRoadRunner

menoscemo wrote: »

The cut off is long before berlin unfortunately (july i think). I certainly intend running GFA in Berlin but that will only get me into 2014.

oh yeah, you're probably right. I think maybe the final forms for GFA don't have to be in until later in the year though.

menoscemo

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

oh yeah, you're probably right. I think maybe the final forms for GFA don't have to be in until later in the year though.

I think Berlin is the final qualifier before the Boston Cut off.

Mint Sauce

Hmmm, London '13. Tempting.

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Ballot for me, not going to magically run a 3:50 any time soon unfortunately.

Unless I perform some miracle in Belfast in 12/13 days neither will I.

:pac:

Edit

The mens is 3.10

:eek:

robinph

w00t Brian has just created the bestest thread eva'



The GFA entries had to be submitted by the middle of July last year and you then get a couple of weeks window in which to pay for and confirm your place after they accept your time evidence.

shels4ever

robinph wrote: »

w00t Brian has just created the bestest thread eva'



The GFA entries had to be submitted by the middle of July last year and you then get a couple of weeks window in which to pay for and confirm your place after they accept your time evidence.

Its a great thread can't believe only 7 people thanked him, people on boards just have no respect.

village runner

shels4ever wrote: »

robinph wrote: »

w00t Brian has just created the bestest thread eva'



The GFA entries had to be submitted by the middle of July last year and you then get a couple of weeks window in which to pay for and confirm your place after they accept your time evidence.

Its a great thread can't believe only 7 people thanked him, people on boards just have no respect.

I will be doing if again......Fgfa is the dogs bollox......I will use the tented area to relax nxt yeAr.....with Chicago coming up in october and the mrs wanting a 4th kid I told her I will fit her in soon.....but I won't be missing London for it.....

TheRoadRunner

shels4ever wrote: »

Its a great thread can't believe only 7 people thanked him, people on boards just have no respect.

Yeah he really isn't appreciated. And his "witty comments" well we all know how funny they are

RacoonQueen

Just looking at the GFA page on the London marathon site. Women are 3:15 - 3:50. Does that mean that sub 3:15 qualifies you as 'elite'? :eek: Even DCM is sub 3:00 for a woman to get into the elites pen...

rainbow kirby

I think sub-3:15 and membership of a UK club gives you a championship start.

TheRoadRunner

rainbow kirby wrote: »

I think sub-3:15 and membership of a UK club gives you a championship start.

Yes and sub 2.45 and membership to robinph's club get you a champ start for men

RacoonQueen

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

Yes and sub 2.45 and membership to robinph's club get you a champ start for men

Any difference between that and GFA?(I assume you were in GFA)

TheRoadRunner

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Any difference between that and GFA?(I assume you were in GFA)

GFA starts at red start while championship runners start at blue behind male elites. Talking to dermcu both start areas seem the same. Would rather start with champ runners as I reckon it would be a lot easier to fall into a group. Having said that the red GFA start is legend. I had a nice complementary coffee followed by a leisurely piss and handy bag drop 30 minutes before the start. Then did a gentle jog before waltzing over to the start stress free. You can't beat it.

EauRouge79

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

that the red GFA start is legend. I had a nice complementary coffee followed by a leisurely piss and handy bag drop 30 minutes before the start. Then did a gentle jog before waltzing over to the start stress free. You can't beat it.

Excellent. Ill be there next April so having a GFA time already. Question is........Should i choose the brother in Liverpool that I havent spoken to in years? or 1st cousin in London that I forgot about and never invited to my wedding? aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

village runner

EauRouge79 wrote: »

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

that the red GFA start is legend. I had a nice complementary coffee followed by a leisurely piss and handy bag drop 30 minutes before the start. Then did a gentle jog before waltzing over to the start stress free. You can't beat it.

Excellent. Ill be there next April so having a GFA time already. Question is........Should i choose the brother in Liverpool that I havent spoken to in years? or 1st cousin in London that I forgot about and never invited to my wedding? aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

You may look for another address....

RubyK

This thread has finally set my goal time for Waterford. Sub 3.50 it is :eek:

village runner

RubyK wrote: »

This thread has finally set my goal time for Waterford. Sub 3.50 it is :eek:

Will Waterford qualify as one of the marathons they will take ??? New york I think have a list you can do in each country....my advise ring them and get them to mail you...rem to use the english accent.lol

Brianderunner

village runner wrote: »

Will Waterford qualify as one of the marathons they will take ??? New york I think have a list you can do in each country....my advise ring them and get them to mail you...rem to use the english accent.lol

New York Marathon took my Waterford Half time as a qualifier, surely London would take a Waterford full time. Email the garmin link just to be sure.

Gringo78

When did they change the GFA time? Pleasantly surprised to find my blow-up in Dublin gets me in so I'll be London bound in 2013

BeepBeep67

Brianderunner wrote: »

New York Marathon took my Waterford Half time as a qualifier, surely London would take a Waterford full time. Email the garmin link just to be sure.

Rotterdam took my Waterford Half time

Sosa

Gringo78 wrote: »

When did they change the GFA time? Pleasantly surprised to find my blow-up in Dublin gets me in so I'll be London bound in 2013

what is the entry procedure Gringo ? are you entering the ballot and hoping for the best or is there alternative oprions you have ?
I would like to do it myself next year.

robinph

I think they would take Waterford as OK.

What they won't accept are UK marathons that are not UKA registered though as there is a bit of competition between UKA and ARC over who is registering races and clubs etc. If it appears on RunBritain or PowerOf10 then they will accept it I think.

village runner

Sosa wrote: »

Gringo78 wrote: »

When did they change the GFA time? Pleasantly surprised to find my blow-up in Dublin gets me in so I'll be London bound in 2013

what is the entry procedure Gringo ? are you entering the ballot and hoping for the best or is there alternative oprions you have ?
I would like to do it myself next year.

Sosa your in bother. Why not jog around cork in 3.09 and get straight in under the fast good for age........you need a marathon in 2011 or 2012......

Sosa

village runner wrote: »

Sosa your in bother. Why not jog around cork in 3.09 and get straight in under the fast good for age........you need a marathon in 2011 or 2012......

Is it that easy VR ( not the jog around in 3:09 )...just get under 3:10 and they accept you...im doing waterford in June,i wonder will they take a time from that ?

Gringo78

Sosa wrote: »

village runner wrote: »

Sosa your in bother. Why not jog around cork in 3.09 and get straight in under the fast good for age........you need a marathon in 2011 or 2012......

Is it that easy VR ( not the jog around in 3:09 )...just get under 3:10 and they accept you...im doing waterford in June,i wonder will they take a time from that ?

It's that easy. You just need to apply under a UK address

robinph

Proof of time - print out of certificate.
Proof of age - photocopy of passport.
UK address.

Your UK address needs to be efficient though as there is only a two week window between them posting out the confirmation of you having a place and when you need to have sent them back that form and the payment. The payment need to be a cheque on a UK bank or a GBP postal order.

Sosa

Gringo78 wrote: »

It's that easy. You just need to apply under a UK address

very good,when would you need to be doing that by ? considering the i would not be running he GFA time until June 30th...probabaly asap after that i suppose.

robinph

Last year the deadline for submitting the proof of time was the middle of July, and the deadline for returning the payment and signed acceptance slip was the end of July.

The dates for 2013 have not been put on their page yet:

http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/enter-virgin-london-marathon/good-for-age-entries/

RubyK

village runner wrote: »

Will Waterford qualify as one of the marathons they will take ??? New york I think have a list you can do in each country....my advise ring them and get them to mail you...rem to use the english accent.lol

Never thought of that tbh, just presumed any marathon would do

Have my english address sorted. Can I enter the ballot, and then if I manage the GFA, enter that way too? Or is it one or the other? Sorry if this is a stupid question

Brianderunner

RubyK wrote: »

Never thought of that tbh, just presumed any marathon would do

Have my english address sorted. Can I enter the ballot, and then if I manage the GFA, enter that way too? Or is it one or the other? Sorry if this is a stupid question

Far from a stupid question. I asked the same one down at the expo the other night.

Basically my 2012 ballot place entry is deferred and i pay for my 2013 entry as normal. Then in June/July when the GFA window opens i submit my details to them (printout of my Berlin time, address, etc) and my ballot entry is upgraded to a GFA entry.

I say enter the ballot, then submit the GFA details (if you hit sub 3'50) and tell them your entered into the ballot already and they will cancel your ballot application. You'll know your in with a GFA place before you hear about your ballot place. Chances are you won't get in through the ballot anyway. Odds are about 7 or 8 to 1.

RubyK

Thanks for that Brian, I'll enter the ballot on Monday, and then see what happens on the 30th June

G-Money

When you enter via the ballot, when do you find out if you've got a place or not?

RubyK

Last year, iirc, it was the first week in October.

red face dave

Going to enter this again on Monday got a UK address today. Second year trying. Does having the address in England give you much more of a chance of been accepted

village runner

red face dave wrote: »

Going to enter this again on Monday got a UK address today. Second year trying. Does having the address in England give you much more of a chance of been accepted

If you are a decent runner so to speak it makes a big difference......lol

red face dave

That's me out. Do you need a time also or can it be ballot.

Brianderunner

red face dave wrote: »

Going to enter this again on Monday got a UK address today. Second year trying. Does having the address in England give you much more of a chance of been accepted

I got in through the UK ballot this year on my first attempt. Others i know have been trying 10 years and no joy. Shels4ever on here got in through the international ballot this year.

It's said its about 8/1 via the UK ballot and 40-50/1 via the international ballot but thats just speculation.