Am I a POS if I join the masses and run London with no entry? (Hear me out)

There is no point going through all that. I would volunteer to be one of the 2 holding up the finishing tape at the end of the race. Imagine the stories you could tell. Bekele broke the tape I was holding. You could be at the finish line with Bekele. Everyone will want to be your friend, and it will be the best ice breaker ever if you go on a date. Doing the above isn't a good idea.

You’re an awful human being. The worst of the worst. Anyone that would go through this much effort to run without paying is an absolute loser. Look inward and fix your life.

If I decide to run the London Marathon without an official entry, does that make me a terrible person? Hear me out—I'm not trying to take anything away from the registered runners or the charities they support. I wouldn’t be using the aid stations, taking a medal, or crossing the official finish line.

If you don’t cross the official finish line, then you haven’t run the distance. Then your PB is invalidated.

You asked if you're a POS if you do this...YES, you're a POS

lol

Do you even live in London?

People walk into grocery stores pick up armfuls of stuff and shoulder-barge past security who are told not to intervene.

Kids all carry knives but the police aren't allowed to search them due to racial profiling

It's basically lawless.

You think someone jogging a road is going to be dragged out of 50000

You need a reality check

I live in London but don't recognise your description - I think you've spent a bit too much time on social media/right wing news. I've also run the marathon a few times and people do get removed from the course, actually.

FWIW I think this a clearly just some pretty weak trolling on your part. If you could run 3.25, you could run 2.55 with better training - nothing to do with injuries. It's hilarious that you want the marathon to be a meritocracy but whinge about not being able to achieve the standards yourself. From my perspective (championship entry this year) your times are no more valid than someone running 5 hours. Raise some money, do some good, stop relying on dopamine from 'triggering' strangers on the internet for kicks - you're wasting your life...

Ps. "It should be accessible" but ban slow runners/charity entries and do away with GFA?!! Hah is your brain broken or what

No trolling at all I'm frustrated.

Glad you've got your championship entry.

Guess you're OK then eh?

Typical selfish elitist attitude I hate in running, as do others.

Typical elitist runner fool.

Guaranteed I've raised far, far more than you.

How much have you raised? And for what charities please

Again. Nobody cares about your championship running, it's socially worthless.

I played football at a high level and am better than you. Remember that.

Look inward and fix your life brother. You’re a disgrace. Stop trying to illegally run a race

A classic example of someone thinking they are special. There are thousands of people in the same positions as you. If everyone did what you are doing then the race really would be ruined. You are just relying on the fact that these thousands of others are going to play by the rules for the good of everyone else. You aren't special, think of other people rather then yourself. Embarrassing

Don't be a cvnt, there's a good chap.

Not asking permission. Doing it anyway

Not commenting anymore as being accused of trolling by the braindead Brexiters in this thread.

See you there.

Caio

sheeeeesh,,,let us know when you play a real sport like FLAG FOOTBALL~~~"high level football" is for sissies

You want to ban slow runners but I'm the elitist! Haha you don't even know what you're arguing for do you. Definitely a troll.

But if not then the general consensus is a pretty clear yes, you're a POS. A baby crying about not being given something you can't be bothered to work for. Enjoy your jog round London, leach. No one will really be cheering for you, you won't have actually run the full marathon (start to finish) and you'll never know what it's like to line up for your first London Marathon having earned your place. Ultimately you're just cheating yourself.

You could raise the £1.5k to run for charity in 2-3 fundraising events, but you're a lazy crybaby apparently. Less motivation and application than a 10 hour charity runner!

Again, you piece of Sh#t.

I've raised LOTs for charity

You've raised NOTHING with your championship place

Not hard is it?

Still waiting for your list of charity running?

My conscience is absolutely fine

Raised lots

Bore off with your championship place you absolute dweeb

Ps you're still only a runner, get back to me when you've played decent level football

Yeah you're lying about all that aren't you.

If you played football to a decent level (which I did, ironically) then you'd have no trouble achieving a GFA unless your injuries were too severe to run a marathon at all, which apparently isn't the case.

Why not write to the race director and tell them you used to play football and you've raised money for charity before, so you actually deserve a place more than everything else? You're very special and you deserve special treatment. Good luck with it!

Security can't physically touch you in the UK. That's why shoplifters just walk out. Anyway, they won't even notice because there are 10s of thousand of people at marathons. This is the thing.... marathons are a money making racket.. they no longer let people transfer their entry if they get injured or ill. This is because marathons enroll more people than they have capacity for, because they know hundreds won't turn up. It's easy money.

My advice - go for it. I might go to manchester and run the first half as a workout. I see people doing this all the time when they pace their friends.

Remember - marathons are a money making racket and the race organisers are not your friend. They threatened the elite field by saying if you stop your watch on the finish line you'll never run there again. It's all about PR and money. Eff em. Invite all your friends to join in and have a ball. Hell, bring your dog.

This guy gets it! I go down to my local track and run 150% of the 100m WR. Then I strut around and trash talk walkers and joggers.