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Still have those NB V1 but I think 1 more 10k race on grass and they will be done. Magic speeds were done at 500k. Got too firm. I'm surprised you don't think they are firm.

Geez I love buying new shoes

Technology evolves, foams have become lighter and more responsive, and we move along with these improvements. Having said that, i would still consider trading my reasonably late model car for my beloved 84 VK Commodore. No USB ports or drink holders but jeez it sounded good with the extractors on it.

Its like a Its a knockout contest, I have purchased some new shoes and at the end of the year 2 of mind are getting the chop.

I say what's the point in entering any marathon these days, most of them are poorly organized and a rip off money wise. I say go on a nice private run in a place you've never been before, or a hike to a beautiful place. Running a marathon is not like it used to be, just a cash grab now. Have fun, run, hike and forget about these over hyped running events, save your cash and enjoy a new experience.

I'm honouring my Welsh and Irish Forefathers

I like that Sydney is open to all. Think it should be easy for elite and sub-elite to get in. But otherwise, just the Candidacy Club and then public ballot is fine by me.

Great stuff

I’ve only watched this and the Melbourne Gold Coast entry debacle videos, so you easily could have covered this in any of your other videos. Have you ever considered using an official tour operator to get into the majors?

Hi Woody I got an entry to both Gold Coast and Sydney (Candidacy Club entry) and like you struggling with the heat and humidity atm

Great video.. I’m a fan of Stephen Scullion he his very informative. Will have to try his Fartlek soon Woody 👍🏻

Nice presentation woody. Melbourne definitely congested...and Gold coast is fun but securing accommodation can be painful & i agree all the $ add up fast. Sunshine coast new course next year (8mths time) so it should be a ripper. Cheers

how long were the recoveries?

Hey Woody, I am staying at Etty Bay for a week next week and was looking for a place to run. I couldn't find anything local then found a Rail trail up in the mountains. The Atherton rail trail, I am planning on running from Mareeba through to Atherton apparently 38.1kms and was doing some research on it and low and behold you popped up. Haha. Hopefully next week it's overcast or some slight rain as they temps and humidity up here is disgusting at the moment.

Hey Woody any luck with Chicago, I think Sydney will see their 2nd biggest sign up day after the Chicago rejection emails arrive.

Yes the congestion in those latter stages of MM is a nightmare and has always frustrated me, but I cant see how they could shut down roads 2 days in a row. Melbourne city is not the GC which is much smaller thus doable.

$200 to run is a bloody joke you guy's are all nuts

Qualifying times should be required

Mate I got a priory one for Melbourne but still missed out!! (Spewing) GC the same I missed out after website not working! I've now registered today for Sydney Marathon Ballot but not feeling positive about that! And $250.00 if I get in what a complete RIP OFF!!!

also think how long the race organisers have the entry $ in their trust accounts earning interest… great way to make a profit 🤑

I waa fortunate enough to get entry into Melbourne Marathon via the priority queue after a 35 minute wait. It seemed random with wait times, I clicked the email link at 7:57am yet other entrants I knew clicked the link later and had their place within 10 minutes! also very poor form from MM to not update the registration link on their website for the 2pm general sale - instead people were able to access the link from a Facebook post, tough luck if you didn’t have any social media!

Yap. Organisers cooked the entry system this year. Not cool. Eventually got onto the half. Running Ballarat instead.

Priority access for Melbourne was a schmoz. I had to wait until general to get mine. And yes, St Kilda road/Sturt st congestion is a nightmare. Having to weave through slow/walking half runners sucks.

I'm a nobody, got signed onto a priority list for Melb. Marathon a week prior to rego opening (anyone could do this). Was on the website to register when it opened for priority listers, got in the queue, waited 20 min, got my entry. Was easy enough.

Definite money grab. I managed to get a marathon ticket for GC on tier one, but agree that it’s not fair. This is the 3rd year I’ve stayed down at GC for the event and it’s probably the last one. The accommodation prices are double in 2025 than it was in 2023. Money grab all around, pricing people out of these events, especially with cost of living issues for so many.

i feel melbourne is adding more charity /fund raising spots rather then general entry.

GC Mara 2025 Neil. Let's go! You can drag me across the finish once again ;)

I got a Candidacy Club entry for Sydney in September which was super easy. I also got a place for the Gold Coast Marathon, which was difficult. I was logged on at 9am and as you said, it kept crashing after I entered my details. As you say, its a little bit harsh that I ended up with a Tier B entry when I was trying for 4 hours to register. Hopefully next year they upgrade the website and improve the process as it was painful.

Yep, $630 in 6 days, as I got in all 3. My brother lives on the GC, so accommodation is covered. Melbourne, I will have to organise a place to stay. I waited 7 minutes to get a spot in Melbourne. GC was a bit harder, as you said, kept crashing.

The big problem is all the slow wannabe's who are signing up so they can upload to their instagram to brag about their 2 hour half marathons. 😂 They ruin it for real runners. Oh well

Trying to register for the 2025 Melbourne Marathon was an absolute debacle for me. I was refreshing the website from 2pm onwards, but it kept saying “Registrations opening soon” until 3:04pm when it finally let me join the queue, but by the time I got to the front 17 mins later it was completely sold out! Bloody frustrating! 🤬

Hey Woody! I got into Sydney through the candidacy club. It was my first road marathon (2023) in that mad heatwave 34°C+

Hi Woody, my son ran the Melbourne Marathon this year and was offered a priority place, but couldn't get on to the site until they were sold out. I want to run in 2025 as well so he went to the general entry site before 2pm and managed to get an entry for both of us, although it was quite difficult. Still, for those who didn't get a spot, there are still spots available in the Ballarat Marathon. It's a very pretty course, and super flat as well. Mona will be there again. I'm returning from meniscus surgery, so will only run the HM, but if all goes well, I may run the marathon in 2026.

I don't think anyone who signed up for Melbourne Marathon priority access thought they were guaranteed entry. It just gave you access a few hours before it was opened to the public, and that was made very clear by Melbourne Marathon. Every single popular running event that i've entered in the last 2 years has become super popular. Complaining and whinging isn't going to help, you need to decide your goals for the next 12 months and plan ahead!

unfortunately the goldcoast mrathon will be my last time next year as i will be my 10 yr 10km service run but now they have put majority of races on saturday with 5 and 10 km later in the day when its so hot they are going to gt so many conplaints i remeber when they put the 10 km back to 9.30 there were alot of people passing out as its quiete humid at that time of the day and there allso catering more so just for the faster runners in shirt sizes biggest size you can get now is only 2xl im a 5 xl they should be targeting the overweight people to get them out the door but as aalways they dont care anymore unfortunately long time local they have now lost my support ill do sunshine coast and brisbane and sydney from now on .

Grabbed a candidacy club entry for Sydney. Looking forward to it. Hope to see you down there. Also grabbed the GC marathon, GC running festival (31km) and the Melbourne half marathon. Expensive fortnight.

They Melbourne Marathon doesn’t check the entrants on the day of the event too. Lots of bib bandits that add to the congestion. I managed to get an entry for the marathon through the priority access. But it did take me 40mins to get onto the site.

I got into Gold Coast and the Sydney Marathon Candidacy Club entry. Took about an hour to get into the GC website.

On the GC marathon we all new that it was going to sell out fast, unless u live under a rock u needed to purchase day one when the website worked.and it worked most of tge day..... I was lucky day 1 to get my marathon entry, you snooze you loose.... Personally for the internet trollers I'm not that sympathetic.....if pricing was inconsistent well thats a issue, I didn't notice that as I got mine by 10am... Happy running woody 😊

Managed to enter the GC 2025 marathon and half double. Also, secured a spot for Sydney 2025 as a candidacy club member as I ran Sydney 2024.

General public never officially opened on the website - Only found out how to get in when I checked out the FB page, got into the queue 10mins after it opened and still missed out. Going to give Sydney a go but don't like my chances. If this is the future of marathon major events in Australia, I'm going to give up the sport and find another challenge.

I think the problem with Melbourne as well for switching to 2 days to solve the congestion is that a big part of the allure is finishing in the MCG. I'm guessing booking the MCG for 2 days is too costly? Not sure 🤷 I did get into Melb though after waiting 45mins in line 👍

I got a spot into Gold Coast although took a few hours after logging in around 9am for the website to crash on the 2nd page, I only knew Melbourne had sold out when I got an email from a Travel agent offering packages. Will be interesting to see what demand is like for Sydney 35,000 is a lot of people. At least the dates for Sydney you can potentially run all 3.

Your OLD, maybe thats the problem.

Tiered pricing should only be for races that dont sell out within a month. Its to build urgency and ensure races reach capacity or near to. GC 2025 was always going to sell out very quickly so it doesn't really make sense. I got in at 9am and it felt like buying concert tickets 😂

I thought the government was putting things in place to stop Dynamic pricing as it is just price gouging. What you are explaining is exactly what is happening in the concert scene by LiveNation and it's sub companies. People can't get tickets, price's change while waiting online etc Other governments have banned Dynamic pricing and its structure. Another example is hotels/accommodation charging more when something is on