Brighton didn’t have any snacks either - not even a drink at the finish! Maybe they’ve all stopped this?
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Did it have nothing at all this year?
Last year I’m sure I got a banana, non alcoholic beer and a water. But their organisation was tit in doing so.
Then there was … one of the Yoghurt(?) drink people doing unaffiliated pop up freebies from the promenade which was glorious.
Just a bottle of water at Brighton this year
I remember the good old days of getting a wagon wheel in the London marathon goody bag!
Not running influencer related as such but doe anyone know how the remaining Elite Team GB marathon places are been decided. Is it a case of top 2 men and top women at London providing they have the qualifying time or will the other women who had the time from another race.
Without Mo Farah running I guess most of Elite coverage on BBC will focus on top international elite male/female winners.
Without Mo Farah running I guess most of Elite coverage on BBC will focus on top international elite male/female winners.
I think London doubles up as the British Champs doesn’t it? So I’d expect the top 2 men and top woman would get the remaining spots, but I’ve not looked up the selection criteria. There is usually some sort of selection drama whatever happens.
I’m glad Mo Farah isn’t running, hopefully the other elites will get some decent coverage. I’m mainly hoping they will decide to retire the footage of Welsh tits being ‘selfless’ for the cameras after bleeping his race up.
I’m glad Mo Farah isn’t running, hopefully the other elites will get some decent coverage. I’m mainly hoping they will decide to retire the footage of Welsh tits being ‘selfless’ for the cameras after bleeping his race up.
Just looked her up and looks like a classic instagram clown. Sure she has 118k followers
why do people fall for desperate frauds like this. Her content looks bleeping dreadful as well 
I just looked her up too and wished I hadn’t. She’s all that’s wrong with the world 
self obsessed mediocre runner telling others what to do when she’s so average and inexperienced it’s painful to watch. Urgh.
self obsessed mediocre runner telling others what to do when she’s so average and inexperienced it’s painful to watch. Urgh.I’m old but I remember essentially getting a weeks worth of grocery shopping after the great north and great south run!
Big pet peeve of mine too. I once asked in a Q&A box why one influencer used their Garmin time for their half mara (which they cropped to 13.1 miles rather than the 13.4 miles they ran in the race) and they said it's because they took their time from the 13.1 distance as Garmin measures distance accurately. Nah, it's the chip time. You did a 1:50 half not a 1:46. I get it's annoying when you run further in a race due to it being busy and weaving etc, but the chip time is your time.
The bag was so heavy!
I definitely remember getting like… 6 cans of tuna after the great south run once
Totally agree. If you’re going to walk the marathon do a walking event not a running one
similar to parkrun - those that meet up with their mates to walk it with a coffee. It’s not fair on the Marshalls waiting for you to finish. Just go for a coffee and a 5k walk with your mates?!
Just highlighting why garmin time influencers need to shut up
London Mara isn’t doing snacks this year either - just water and lucosade. They’ve said to pack your own snacks in your kitbag. Said it’s because everyone likes different things post race. Which I guess is true and perhaps there’s something in this in trying to reduce waste
I don’t mind it so much at parkrun because really it’s a maximum of an hour walking for a 5k. Whenever I tailwalk I expect to be walking for about an hour. For some of our walkers it’s such a lifeline getting ouf at parkrun every week
An extra 4 hours of volunteering at a marathon though is another story!
Yeah, I get that. But surely everyone likes a banana post race... right? Even my banana hating husband likes a banana post race!
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You're lucky you've got a parkrun that doesn't attract either a huge amount of walkers or the ones we get... sometimes the tailwalker at our local is out for over an hour and a half...
Long before parkwalk started off (a few years pre-COVID) there was a chap who used to 'walk' our local in just shy of 2 hours.
Think it's tricky with parkrun as over the past few years it's vibe has definitely focused more towards inclusivity for all and a public health message...therefore pushing park walk. I think it's a hard balance then between being a genuinely inclusive public health event outdoors and not taking the p*ss with volunteer time and good will week after week.
As for marathons... I feel if you are paying good money to enter and read details of the cut off when entering, the race should support that. It's not an event purely put on by volunteers .
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But on the other hand could be worth putting on more events similar to the moonwalk, with the marathon distance but a more fun run or walk focus? I feel the moonwalk is very focused towards women only and breast cancer which makes it a great event to raise awareness of that cause but the concept of a marathon walk might be appealing to those who just want to complete the distance or support another charity
As for marathons... I feel if you are paying good money to enter and read details of the cut off when entering, the race should support that. It's not an event purely put on by volunteers .
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But on the other hand could be worth putting on more events similar to the moonwalk, with the marathon distance but a more fun run or walk focus? I feel the moonwalk is very focused towards women only and breast cancer which makes it a great event to raise awareness of that cause but the concept of a marathon walk might be appealing to those who just want to complete the distance or support another charity
We are lucky that our slowest walker walks it in 45 minutes, if I am tail walker I have the jog to keep up with them.
In fairness to the parkrun walkers, they maybe don’t realise that they are an inconvenience to volunteers, especially if it’s being marketed as an inclusive event where walking is welcomed.