Mo Farah Not Running The Marathon
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AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
Both fair points.
Who knows, maybe he's been secretly training like a lunatic and is about to knock in a worldie. That would be some impressive psyching out!
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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- Northumberland
Is the London Marathon a shamelessly profit orientated event which people pay to run in, which happens to provide individuals with the opportunity [like CarlP's partner- well done her] to raise money for their own charities if they so choose, or, is it a charity fun run which isn't set up or organised to pay shareholders and/or stakeholders and provides as much vital money, for all sorts of research and charity support, as it can.
My reaction to Mo running for appearance money will be different depending on the answer.
My reaction to Mo running for appearance money will be different depending on the answer.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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- ...on the slake
Right next time I go to the pub and get a pint I'm only drinking half of it.
No wait, that's not quite right!
No wait, that's not quite right!
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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- Northumberland
Sounds like the organisers pocket it then... possibly Brendan Foster, Steve Cram and the backers and sponsors... blood's starting to get heated....
Wonder if the 'bucketeers', who collect cash from the crowds lining the streets, specifically give what they raise to charities or to the generaltakings?
Wonder if the 'bucketeers', who collect cash from the crowds lining the streets, specifically give what they raise to charities or to the generaltakings?
MrJamie
Oaf on a Bike
They also make charities pay extortionate prices for places, which they then have to attach high minimum sponsorship sometimes of around £1500 iirc. Because places are so hard to get and so limited outside of elite and charity places, people will often go for the charity places. Then you've got to pester people for lots of sponsorship, which youll get taken to court for if you don't come up with, so it's not uncommon for people to have to later do another sponsored event to raise enough to pay off their London Marathon place, of which a big chunk goes to the organizers. There are plenty of cheaper marathons though, so no ones forced into anything 
02GF74
Über Member
Why? I can only guess it is so that the TV companies and other advertisers will pay to organisers .... but the my view is the event is to raise money for charidee not to then hand it back to perfeshional athletes.
thom
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- The Borough
Aye. In my opinion, Mo can pretty much do whatever the hell he wants, (within the confines of legality mind - why do I feel the need to qualify that ?).
The guy is a double Olympic Champion runner, a startling achievement. Sure he has sponsorship now but ffs, the training he does, the role model he is and the lack of cash in athletics - its bonkers to begrudge him trousering a month's premiership footballer wages.
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
FTFY.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
That's a bit ungrateful, half a million offer ruined by random act of cannibalism
