London 2005

[stillwaddler]

Any of you entering?? I'm going to send off the entry form, but don't hold out much hope of getting a place - still that will mean I won't have to train for it :-)

[El Gordo]

I'll probably enter, and see what happens. Chances are, I believe about 1 in 5 or 1 in 6 of getting in on the ballot, which is quite reassuring. It would be a bit of a bummer to get in, wouldn't it...?

[Yorkshire Plodder]

If there's that little chance of getting in, I might even think of entering, but just my luck would probably get in on the first attempt! Big decision to make.

[El Gordo]

Might be best to forget to enclose your cheque, just in case your name does come out of the hat.

Of course, if you're successful, you can always defer for a year.

[Yorkshire Plodder]

It is pretty tempting to have a go but not sure whether I've got the concentration to be able to do a full marathon - after all it's going to be at least five hours of plodding along - have I got the patience to carry on for that long?! Doesn't it get really boring after the first few hours? If I could do it in 3 hours that would be a completely different matter - not much more than it takes me to do a half!