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I was considering entering the virtual London marathon. Do you have to carry your phone when you are doing the virtual race? and do you know if times in the virtual race will count for the proper one the next year?
juanito-
The times count for GFA, according to their FAQs.
They are also pushing their app, but according to this https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a33816236/virtual-2020-london-marathon/ you can submit running watch / Strava as evidence. I hadn't even thought about it until you mentioned it. Sod running about with my phone
doubleodavey
I've entered the virtual London Marathon. It's a bit daft seeing as my longest run in recent memory is 13 miles, and I can't really be bothered to do a load of training, but hey ho, I need a new tshirt.
How many months to get fit? I seem to remember my old training plans lasting around 16 weeks.
I don't think I'll have a crack at sub 3 unless something miraculous happens between now and then, but I might try to improve on my 3:10 PB. Might being the operative word here