I am planning to run in the London Marathon in April 1999. Can anybody help me out with some logistical advice about accommodation and transport difficulties due to the huge number of runners and spectators. As I am coming over from Australia I will be planning to stay somewhere near the start or finish for a few days before and after the race. Any suggestions?
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i lived in London (before i started travelling_ just a few
miles away from Blackheath Common - where the race starts.
Blackheath is really expensive in terms of accommodation -
so you'd be better off staying in one of the places nearby
such as Lee or HitherGreen (You can walk to Blackheath from
here - but its a few ks and i suppose woth 26 miles to run
youd want to avoid that)
anyway - on the day of the marathon - all trains are free
for runners - so you wont have much problem getting there -
you'd be better off stayijg somewhere near the finish !!
I would like to send in an entry for the 1999 London
Marathon. I live in the US, and I can only find "package"
deals on the web - all are over-priced. I would appreciate
if if anyone could email me the WWW address for the 1999
race. I'd like to submit an entry directly and save some
money. You can reach me at: jkweston@hotmail.com
Thanks!
John W.
HAW CAN I GET A ENTRY FORM FOR THE 1999 LONDON MARATHON
The only way that I understand that you can enter the race
from outside of the UK is to send away for an entry form to
the following address:
Sports Tours
91 Walkden Road
Walkden
Manchester UK M285DQ
Include 2 International Reply Coupons, indicate that you are
requesting a entry form and include your return address.
If you would like to call, the number is 011-161-703-8161.
Hope this is helpful.
I would like to run in the London Marathon 1999, but being
new to the country (I have just been admitted as a student
in University Of Salford)I do not know where to seek infos
abount the mararthon. So could somebody kindly advice me as
to where to get the entry form and it's deadline for sending
-in the entry.Pls do not ask me to check with my University
Running Club as we do not have one.thank you and have a nice
day.
I am planning to run the '99 London Marathon for the first
time (In fact it's my first marathon!) Can anyone tell me
how to go about registering and deadlines etc etc etc.
Thanks for you help.
I am planning to run the '99 London Marathon for the first
time (In fact it's my first marathon!) Can anyone tell me
how to go about registering and deadlines etc etc etc.
Thanks for you help.
I've just done the Great North Run, and I've decided that
I'd like a go at the London Marathon (yr2000). Having
thought about which charity do raise money for, I've
decided that I'd like to run for the one which enters
several people per year, dressed in a 30lb rhino suit.
Unfortunately, I've searched the Web, but can't find out
which charity it actually is. Could anyone possibly point me
in the right direction and maybe even supply a suitable
E-mail address for me to write to? I'd be much obliged if I
get any help at all. Thanks.
Hi: I am planning on running back to back marathons in
1999 to raise awareness and money for The American Cancer
Society. I wish to run London on April 18 and Boston on
April 19. Could anyone send me an application to London. I
am all set for Boston. Thank you very much and best wishes
fellow runners
I am planning to enter a team in the 1999 Lon.Marathon.
The team will comprise of mostly Teritorial Army and
University Officer Training Corps personel.
If anybody could send me some information with regards to;
ENTRY FORMS
THE COURSE
DATES/TIMES
ACCOMMODATION
TRANSPORT
FEES...etc.,
I'd be very gratefull.
Thanks.
Michael Cain.
Could someone please tell me the date of the London
Marathon in 1999. All I can find out is that the deadline
for registering is Oct. 23 , 1998.
Thanks , Siobhan
I'm looking for a subscription for for the london marathon,
could you give some informations please.
Thanks
DFaysse
reference Aussie Marks accommodation enquiry website below
might be of interest, wide range of hotels etc, Travel Inns,
Trave lodge, etc reasonably priced. Travel Inn at London
County hall currently offering room @ ú55.00 per night up to
4 sleepers per room, better vaue for families.
http://www.uk.aol.com/channels/travel/hotels/
County hall is near Waterloo which provides direct rail link
to start.
Travel is not free to runners depite earlier letter, there
is a free " get you to the finish" service for runners who
have to drop out.
Travel service to start is good by rail, I wouldnt worry too
much about being close to start or finish, I live in Ricmond
in SW London and have run 1995 7 1996 London marathons,
injured in 97 & 98 but hope to run in 1999, Uk entries will
not be confirmed until near Christmas. I travelled to start
by bus to Charing Cross station and thence by train, about
half an hour Charing Cross to starts at Greenwich and
Blackheath, Organization is very good, if you have a place
you will get detailed information pack.
Your cloths and belonging will be brought by truck to Finish
in the Mall near Buckingham Palace.
Good luck , it's a great event
Brendan
Just ran NYC...
Would like to run the 1999 Floria London Marathon.
Will appreciate the organisation's mailing address
and/or web site address being sent to my e-mail address.
NO TRAVEL AGENCIES PLEASE
See you all next year!
THANKS !
I am planning to run the London marathon in Yr 2000 in aid of victims of the encephalitis disease. Can anyone give me some details on registering, etc and how to go about getting an entry form?
Thanks very much.
Hopefully see you all there!
Hi - I'm another runner keen to participate in the 1999 London Marathon - and wanting to know where to get registrations and infomation to apply to run. What I think is the official website doesn't have any info even on the date.
I would like to join the 1999 London Marathon. Does anyone happen to know whre to find the subscription page?
best advice is stay somewhere central. there is a free train
from Victoria station to the start, and the finish is back
in central London.
It is NOT a good idea to get accommodation at the start, as
youve got a hell of a trek back if you make it 26 miles.
Domestic entries for the 1999 Flora London Marathon closed
on the 26th October 1998. Applicants will learn next week
whether or not they were successful but it is expected that
over 50,000 will be rejected as the event is heavily
oversubscribed.
The entry system for the year 2000 will open on the 1st
August 1999. If you have run or applied to run the
event during the last 5 years the entry form, which is part
of a free magazine, Marathon News, will be sent to you.
Otherwise UK residents can get their free copy from most
sports shops. If any one has a difficulty getting a copy
they should contact the London Marathon on +44 171 620 4117.
The official web site is undergoing a complete re-design at
present and the new site will be up at the end of this
month. It is at www.london-marathon.co.uk
Good Luck
I'm a desparately dissapointed runner who's been rejected
for the 1999 london marathon, Can anybody offer me a place
- I was planning to run on behalf of the NSPCC so if your a
charity I would prefer a childrens charity !
My Son & myself hoped to run the London in 1998 but both
were rejected? 1999 we have one place between us but both
still wish to compete.I have approached a few charities but
have yet been unsuccessful. If anyone can come up with a
place we will both raise money for the charity. I have
quite a few contacts and feel we could do a charity a very
good deed.Last year in the Leeds half we raised in excess
of ú700 in a very short time.
My wife and I are from South Africa would really like to run the London Marathon, and use it as a qualifier for the Great Comrades Marathon in SA.We are relocating to the UK in Jan 98 due to a transfer with the company I work for.
Please could you advise me as to what I need to do to enter, as well as the cost involved.
THANKS
WYATT
This will be My Third "London," does anybody out there know
of any single accomodation in the Central London
area.Reasonably priced of course as it will only be for the
Saturday night.My Wife normally would come to London with
Me but I think She's had about enough of it...
many thanks...
clive
I live in Bologna (Italy) and I'd like to subscripte to the marathon of london 1999. I don't know what I have to do. If there's another who wont to run in London we can leave togheter (possibly from Bologna)
Thank's Antonio
THIS IS THE BEST PLACE FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE 1999 L
ONDON MARATHON:
http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/
I guess you have all heard this before ...
I am from South Africa and I am looking for an entry into
the 1999 London Marathon, even bought a ticket arranged
accommodation and the lot only to realise entries had
already closed ...
Anyone know of cancellations, etc.
Please e-mail me at the above address.
Much obliged!!!
carl.scholtz@sabreweries.com
I'm really interested in running the 99'London Marathon, if
there is any chance please send me the information, ideally
I would like to run for a charity
Many thanks
I cannot find any information about toilet facilities
for runners along the London Marathon route. As I suffer
from a very temperamental digestive system and am frequently
'caught short' on even short training runs this is a very
real concern for me on my first marathon attempt. Does any
experienced Londoner know if there are toilets available
and, if so, how far apart (in miles!) they are?
Hi Everyone,
I'm from Canada, and I will be running in the London
Marathon 1999 with much anticipation. I ran last fall in
the New York Marathon. I am also in the process of starting
my own running shop on the Internet selling my own running
designs. I'm always interested in meeting other runners
from around the world who enjoy running as much as I do.
Anyone with ideas about what clothing they would like to
see available or any tips or training advice, please feel
free to contact me. Iam hoping to have my site up and
running by the end of March. I will be flying to London on
April 10th, 99 and returning on April 24th.
I WILL BE RUNNING IN THE LONDON MARATHON I AM TRAVELLING
FROM NEW ZEALAND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MEET UP WITH ME
BEFORE THE RACE LET ME KNOW. ALSO I HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BUT
HAVE NOT HAD ANY INFO YET.. SHOULD I HAVE RECEIVED ANY RACE
INFO YET?? ANY ADVICE ???
COULD ANYONE SUPPLY DETAILS OF HOW I CAN GAIN ENTRY TO RUN
THE LONDON MARATHON
I WOULD BE GREATEFULL FOR ENTRY DETAILS ANY OTHER
INFORMATION (TRAVEL, ACOMODATION IS NOT REQUIRED THANKS)