London Marathon Draw Rules

London Marathon award Reading Roadrunners guaranteed entries for two reasons.  Firstly we are given a batch in recognition of our efforts with marshalling the race.  Secondly we are given another batch as a UKA registered club.

The allocations are based on the number of marshals and size of the club, but have dropped over the years.  Currently we receive two marshalling places and two UKA registered places.  The club has two draws to allocate these places: the Marshal Draw and the Club Draw.  The following rules apply to these draws.

Rule	Marshal’s Draw	Club Draw
You must have marshalled at this year’s event	Applies	Does not Apply
You must explicitly opt to be included in the ballot	Applies	Applies
You must provide proof of rejection from the public ballot for places	Applies	Applies
You will have been a fully paid-up 1st Claim member of the Club for a period of no less than 12 months on 1 November of the year prior to the date of the race, regardless of the date on which the ballot is held [1]	Does not Apply	Applies
You shall not have won a place in the previous year’s Club ballot.	Does not Apply	Applies

[1] This rule is to prevent anyone from joining solely to gain access to the ballot.

Timetable
February – Marshal requests are issued
April – London Marathon – with Reading Roadrunners members in attendance as marshals and participants.
April, shortly after race – Ballot for next year’s event opens.
July – Ballot results are issued.
July – Request for rejection slips will be issued. Tip – keep hold of your rejection emails.
July – Confirmation of Marshal allocation. Marshal Draw.
August – Confirmation of Club allocation. Club Draw. Note – reserve places are drawn should the drawn members not need a place, which can occur if they get a place through “good for age” or another route, or they no longer want a place.
November – Registration portal opens for successfully drawn members.