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41st Berlin Marathon

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    #122
    alexanderomahon
    Registered Users Posts: 601 ✭✭✭alexanderomahon


    Anybody know how much the travel packages with a guaranteed entry cost?


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    #123
    IrishinVan
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭IrishinVan


    alexanderomahon wrote: »
    Anybody know how much the travel packages with a guaranteed entry cost?

    I'm living currently in Vancouver and for us if we have to go that route it's 1300.00 (CDN Dollars) PLUS 300 for race entry. It includes hotel and some meals at a 5 star hotel but that's it. Airfare and everything else extra. It's not too bad, but not great either


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    #124
    WithCheesePlease
    Registered Users Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭WithCheesePlease


    So, it's €98 to register and then you have to pay extra for your timing chip and extra again for a tshirt?! That's kinda mad. I know it's one of the big ones but I did Paris this year and it was €95 all-in, which included a technical finisher t-shirt and all the other usual stuff, including timing chip (which I always assumed would be a given for any race you do!).

    Also, there was no mention during sign up of estimated finishing time for your wave start. Does anyone know if you're asked that closer to the race date or what?


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    #125
    LloydChristmas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭LloydChristmas


    yeah having to pay extra for the timing chip and t-shirt is pretty poor to be honest...


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    #126
    jfh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭jfh


    anyone booked hotels yet? there's also a supplementary 50 per night on hotels for the marathon. this race is going to work out pricey:o


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    #127
    loughie
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭loughie


    Booked the SAS Radisson for Sat and Sun night. Interesting watching booking.com as the rooms disappeared! Anyone booked flights yet? Plan to fly in early Sat and home Mon. Hopefully keep the weekend under 1K for me and OH


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    #128
    blamon
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭blamon


    Does anyone know when we will hear about the second round. If we got in or not.. Will we receive another email saying yes or no..


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    #129
    IrishinVan
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭IrishinVan


    blamon wrote: »
    Does anyone know when we will hear about the second round. If we got in or not.. Will we receive another email saying yes or no..


    People that got in in the first ballot have until Nov 11th at 23:59 CET to finish their registration, after that if they have not they lose their spot and it's passed on to everyone (like yourself and I). I would assume IF you get in you would get an email, otherwise no. There seems to be more questions than answers in this whole process it seem :mad: Hopefully you get in! I know I've got my fingers crossed that i'm in. I don't want to go through a tour group to run it


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    #130
    blamon
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭blamon


    Thanks pal would you know if there is a 3rd of 4th round as I heard that a lot of people entered more than once..What if they get it again..and we don't.


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    #131
    IrishinVan
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭IrishinVan


    blamon wrote: »
    Thanks pal would you know if there is a 3rd of 4th round as I heard that a lot of people entered more than once..What if they get it again..and we don't.


    I have no idea.... seems really disorganized and stupid. I've seen so many people that put in as many as five entries and two or three were accepted. I'm hoping there's many of those and or people in groups that bail out because someone in their group did not. From what I understand, the second ballot will go out, and you have like 48 hours to accept (better known as PAY) or it will keep getting passed on, but I could be wrong


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    #132
    Gavlor
    Registered Users Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭Gavlor


    I entered this eve, €104 and not even a t-shirt!

    I haven't yet recieved confirmation email but it looks like money has been debited from my account.... Is anyone else waiting on the email??


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    #133
    Marthastew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,548 ✭✭✭Marthastew


    Gavlor wrote: »
    I entered this eve, €104 and not even a t-shirt!

    I haven't yet recieved confirmation email but it looks like money has been debited from my account.... Is anyone else waiting on the email??

    Check your spam? Mr S and I both received confirmation emails.
    I was going through my emails and found my 2010 registration; only €86, that's a fairly big jump for 2 years.


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    #134
    IrishinVan
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭IrishinVan


    Gavlor wrote: »
    I entered this eve, €104 and not even a t-shirt!

    I haven't yet recieved confirmation email but it looks like money has been debited from my account.... Is anyone else waiting on the email??

    I'm assuming you got in on the original ballot. My wife got in (we're still waiting to see if I can get in on the second ballot) and we paid the same but got confirmation a few hours later from SCC


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    #135
    Gavlor
    Registered Users Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭Gavlor


    Yup, was in spam.

    Thanks for replies. Now to try convincing Mrs G that Berlin is beautiful in late September.


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    #136
    blamon
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭blamon


    Anyone get a second round offer yet..keep us posted. .fingers crossed


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    #137
    razor12345
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭razor12345


    Remaining spots to be announced on November 14


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    #138
    blamon
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭blamon


    Anyone get an email yet


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    #139
    village runner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭village runner


    blamon wrote: »
    Anyone get an email yet

    No and I won't do it even if I get in.


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    #140
    blamon
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭blamon


    Why did you apply?


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    #141
    blamon
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭blamon


    Why did you apply?


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    #142
    village runner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭village runner


    blamon wrote: »
    Why did you apply?

    I was going to do as part of a group of 7. No one got it so I decided against it. I rem in 2008 I applied I reckon in April of that year and got in. Did in 09 10 too so i prob won't do it again. Because of group I was going to do it.


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    #143
    chavezychavez
    Registered Users Posts: 962 ✭✭✭chavezychavez


    Oh wow, I got in on the second round.........ah head wreck, didn't expect to get in and planned accordingly.

    Now I have tear apart and take another look at my event calendar for next year.


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    #144
    PDCAT
    Registered Users Posts: 1,703 ✭✭✭PDCAT


    My Wife has got in on the second round. Nothing for me as yet i'm afraid. Not sure what to do now if only one of us gets in.


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    #145
    Oops69
    Registered Users Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Oops69


    Looks like the Berliners screwed up with this system , is there going to be a 20 th round ?another stereotype about Germans comes crashing down I.e efficiency !, although having said that they were pretty efficient at debiting my card


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    #146
    village runner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭village runner


    I got in. See what happens now.


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    #147
    Duanington
    Registered Users Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭Duanington


    In the same boat as a few others here - i.e. I got in but my other half ( well.... my bro) didn't....lots of thinking to do over the next few days!


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    #148
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    I assume only successful people will get an email in the second round?


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    #149
    cianc
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭cianc


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I assume only successful people will get an email in the second round?

    There should be emails telling you of you didn't get in today.


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    #150
    loughie
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭loughie


    Any thoughts on when to book flights? I'm flying in the day before the race, Saturday, and home on the Monday.


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    #151
    happygoose
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭happygoose


    I wouldn't fly in the day before the flight, its an early flight, then you've to get to the hotel, then out to the expo and be concious of everything you've to be concious of the day before the marathon.

    Fly the Friday, if its a matter of € and not wanting to spend the extra then fly home Sunday evening instead of Monday.


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