Heading for The Mall (May)

[ladyrunner]

Yes the sub 2 hours gives you guaranteed entry. We have another friend Joan who has not been able to do a 20k race, yet will be around the 2 hour mark as she has done 57mins for 10k. I spoke to the organisers and they say that they are not sure yet if we can enter her as the race has a strict sub 2 hour qualifying time.

I pointed out that with this qualifying time there will only be about 10 women in the race and that the event was going to be full of internationals wanting to test out the course for 2012. He then said that this is not the case as the event is only open to athletes from UK clubs.

After my race I went back to clarify the situation with regard to getting Joan entered, then he mentioned that there are 20 Chinese athletes attending who have managed to get entry because they are here in London training for 3 months and have joined an English athletic club. He also followed on to say that many internationals have shown interest and that they have been directed to join London Clubs for the day so that they can come and take part.

Have the Olympic organisers (or whoever) gone mad? Why not let them race non-scoring for their country!!