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2024 marathon

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raspberrytart · 24/04/2023 18:41

Inspired by all the amazing runners yesterday ive completely lost my mind and entered the ballot for next year.
Have been a halfer in the past and that was a few years ago but nothing on this scale.
Anyone else in their 50s thinking they are still in their prime...

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AuntieStella · 25/04/2023 20:12

Good luck in the ballot!

I'm aiming to get back to the levels of fitness just before the start of the pandemic, when I ran 9 Halfs in a year plus a 20-mile race (I gave myself January and August off)

I'm in my 50s, and I know I can still do it!

xsquared · 24/04/2023 22:48

Hello @raspberrytart,

That's how I started. Running half marathon at least once a month, and then on a whim entered the ballot. Didn't get in though. New year's day however, I entered Manchester Marathon on the spur of the moment.

Someone in our running club in her 50s has just run her marathon PB in London, so I don't see why you can't do it!

I hope you're successful. I've entered the ballot, and entering through GFA, but I'm not so sure whether I'd get in still. It's a dream, and I'll keep trying every year!

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