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London Marathon 2018

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    #122
    Unthought Known
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Unthought Known


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    which one you think is positive ;)?

    Probably neither :( I just wish they'd send the email.


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    #123
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,070 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Do check your spam folders incase it ended up there.


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    #124
    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,845 ✭✭✭✭average_runner


    Unless your purchases has a price in it, it looks like a no


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    #125
    Unthought Known
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Unthought Known


    average_runner wrote: »
    Unless your purchases has a price in it, it looks like a no

    Has that been confirmed? So anyone who got in the UK ballot, who didn't donate their entry, saw their purchase price change from 0.00 to 39.00 on Monday morning?


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    #126
    noelearly
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭noelearly


    Unthought Known wrote: »
    Has that been confirmed? So anyone who got in the UK ballot, who didn't donate their entry, saw their purchase price change from 0.00 to 39.00 on Monday morning?

    What if your purchases says zero, but on the other page it gives you the option to withdraw?? Can't remember if I put down donate to charity, id hazard a guess and say I didn't do that, because if I wanted to do something for charity id shave me legs and wax my nipples.


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    #127
    average_runner
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    noelearly wrote: »
    What if your purchases says zero, but on the other page it gives you the option to withdraw?? Can't remember if I put down donate to charity, id hazard a guess and say I didn't do that, because if I wanted to do something for charity id shave me legs and wax my nipples.

    I entered international and UK. Both look the same and I paid no fee.

    Obviously I would like to be wrong


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    #128
    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,845 ✭✭✭✭average_runner


    Unthought Known wrote: »
    If your wife (an/or you) logs in at https://hub.realbuzzregistrations.com/login/?next=/ can you tell me what it says on the entries tab under "Withdrawal"? I've seen one login with this option:



    And the another one with just:



    Just trying to put 2 and 2 together to see if one message indicates a positive result as both entries haven't heard yet.

    Thanks

    Well I have the first option for international and second one for UK entry.

    Make what you can of that.


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    #129
    wowzer
    Registered Users Posts: 799 ✭✭✭wowzer


    International ballot entry costs £80. If I recall correctly, last year international ballot entries were not released for 4 or 5 days after the UK ballot. There is still hope.


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    #130
    SnailsPace
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭SnailsPace


    Last year, I got the rejection email @ 9:15am on the Wednesday so I would expect the bad news this morning


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    #131
    Rossi7
    Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭Rossi7


    Unthought Known wrote: »
    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    which one you think is positive ;)?

    Probably neither :(  I just wish they'd send the email.
    I got both messages and got home from work yesterday to see my rejection magazine and t shirt :angry:


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    #132
    noelearly
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭noelearly


    SnailsPace wrote: »
    Last year, I got the rejection email @ 9:15am on the Wednesday so I would expect the bad news this morning

    Has anyone actually received an email rejection yet? Or is it just postal rejections so far.


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    #133
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    noelearly wrote: »
    Has anyone actually received an email rejection yet? Or is it just postal rejections so far.

    As you said it's a joke of a setup letting people know, send them all out Monday morning & put people out of there misery.


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    #134
    noelearly
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭noelearly


    OOnegative wrote: »
    As you said it's a joke of a setup letting people know, send them all out Monday morning & put people out of there misery.

    It's actually infuriating me. Shouldn't let it annoy me so much, can't even imagine what it's like for folks that have been rejected multiple times.


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    #135
    Annie get your Run
    Registered Users Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭Annie get your Run


    OOnegative wrote: »
    As you said it's a joke of a setup letting people know, send them all out Monday morning & put people out of there misery.

    Misery? :D We'll find out soon enough, I'm not optimistic, if I get in fine, if I don't fine.


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    #136
    Annie get your Run
    Registered Users Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭Annie get your Run


    noelearly wrote: »
    It's actually infuriating me. Shouldn't let it annoy me so much, can't even imagine what it's like for folks that have been rejected multiple times.

    A c'mon guys! go and make a cuppa tea and chill out, it's only marathon entry!!!! I've been refused 3 years in a row, I'm expecting this to be number 4. I'm certainly not going to let it ruin my day :)


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    #137
    OOnegative
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    Annie get your Run wrote: »
    A c'mon guys! go and make a cuppa tea and chill out, it's only marathon entry!!!! I've been refused 3 years in a row, I'm expecting this to be number 4. I'm certainly not going to let it ruin my day :)

    Nobody said it was running there day, send the emails out on a Monday like other ballot marathons like Berlin & Chicago so you know. Certainly not ruining my day, I'd just like a yes or no.


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    #138
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Annie get your Run wrote: »
    A c'mon guys! go and make a cuppa tea and chill out, it's only marathon entry!!!! I've been refused 3 years in a row, I'm expecting this to be number 4. I'm certainly not going to let it ruin my day :)

    I got in on my 6th attempt and had to defer because my son was due 5 weeks before race day, finally got to run this year after applying since 2010. London is an absolute crapshoot without GFA.


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    #139
    positron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭positron


    Surely there's some cunning logic in spreading the emails like this? Those who got picked and emailed first, do they get a chance to pay up in next 24 hours or something like that - and if they fail to pay up (cold feet), perhaps they take another X numbers from the larger pool etc?


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    #140
    Unthought Known
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Unthought Known


    Apparently some people in the London Marathon FB page are saying that you can find a previous realbuzz email, click the unsubscribe link and it will bring up a list of "campaigns" you're subscribed to. Some have seen a subscription to a 2018 unsuccessful email in the list.
    I don't see anything for 2018 though so I'd say they're waiting for Mo to record his video for me.


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    #141
    Nuttzz
    Registered Users Posts: 3,771 ✭✭✭Nuttzz


    Unthought Known wrote: »
    Apparently some people in the London Marathon FB page are saying that you can find a previous realbuzz email, click the unsubscribe link and it will bring up a list of "campaigns" you're subscribed to. Some have seen a subscription to a 2018 unsuccessful email in the list.
    I don't see anything for 2018 though so I'd say they're waiting for Mo to record his video for me.

    I subscribed to the VMLM Runner's World unsuccessful entrants list, is anyone else?


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    #142
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭healy1835


    Nuttzz wrote: »
    I subscribed to the VMLM Runner's World unsuccessful entrants list, is anyone else?

    Yeah I'm on that one....also on a VMLM 2018 Issue 2 list?


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    #143
    morceli
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭morceli


    Nuttzz wrote: »
    I subscribed to the VMLM Runner's World unsuccessful entrants list, is anyone else?
    No i'm not subscribed to that one. But wouldnt read to much into it, i'm sure that rejection mails will be out today or tomororw.


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    #144
    RedRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    morceli wrote: »
    No i'm not subscribed to that one. But wouldnt read to much into it, i'm sure that rejection mails will be out today or tomororw.

    My brother got a rejection email today. Nothing in my mailbox yet so fingers crossed.


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    #145
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,095 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VBiTHckkH8


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    #146
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,070 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    The screenshots of rejection emails and sad faces seem to be popping up today on Facebook from people in my club.


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    #147
    positron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭positron


    Yay, On my very first attempt, I have become a London Marathon ... rejectee :D
    Commiserations, your application to run in the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon has been unsuccessful. A record number of 386,050 hopefuls applied to take part in next year’s event.

    But don’t despair, there are still plenty of chances for you to participate on Sunday 22 April 2018. You could secure one of the many charity places available or win a place through a competition.

    Sure, a bundle of cash saved and a lot of hassle. Paying them to run.. pfft who would do such a crazy thing anyways! :/:/:(


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    #148
    Unthought Known
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Unthought Known


    robinph wrote: »
    The screenshots of rejection emails and sad faces seem to be popping up today on Facebook from people in my club.

    Yeah, got my UK rejection email. I don't think overseas emails have gone out yet though.


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    #149
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,070 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    A record number of 386,050 hopefuls applied to take part in next year’s event.

    Even with only a tiny percentage of those people nominating to donate their entry fee in the event of not getting a place that is a massive number of rejection tops to provide. That probably accounts for as much of the delay in finding out if you have a place or not as they need to get the top manufactured and shipped.


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    #150
    ClashCityRocker
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭ClashCityRocker


    positron wrote: »
    Yay, On my very first attempt, I have become a London Marathon ... rejectee :D



    Sure, a bundle of cash saved and a lot of hassle. Paying them to run.. pfft who would do such a crazy thing anyways! :/:/:(

    386k applicants :eek: London is great and all but i can't get over that


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    #151
    v6e5qzawyrc3jn
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