Virgin London Marathon ballot closes in record time

Comments

• Overwhelming demand? More like overwhelming lack of planning. I love this race but the entry system this year and last was a joke. It took longer to fill up last year because they closed the entry process down for a week because they couldnt cope so to c**k it up again and then try to impress with talk of it being so popular etc... Bunch of jokers.
  
  I suspect behind this PR Spin people will lose their job over this as the London Marathon messed up and they know it. It couldnt be a worst start for Virgins sponsorship.
  
  Posted by Anon, London
• I was building up my rejections so that eventually I could gain a place. This is a joke. I am being put back by yet another year. Posted by Patrick, UK
• I emailed the site on the day of the 2009 Marathon and was told the entries were not open, but I would be notified when they were. I never received that email and have now missed out. Posted by Anon, uk
• This was my first time registering for the London Marathon. I tried to register the first day it opened but was told to try back within two to three days. I didn't wait the two to three days but tried again within 24 hours and was able to apply. I've run 12 marathons within the United States and will be running the Berlin Marathon in September. I'm hoping to run London as one of the 5 major marathons. ps-I didn't find the website difficult at all. Posted by Robert Harris, USA
• I don't know what you the moaning is about. I went onto the site and registered with no hassle at all. Posted by Deborah Williams, UK