Traa-dy-lioar

Manx for 'time enough'. In other words, 'I'll do it later, there's time'.
Well, there isn't!
Entry fee goes up at midnight tomorrow, Saturday 31st August by £50.
Not really; it does go up but only by £5 so don't procastinate too much!

There have been 25 entries today
Ian Dunbar
Michaela Ellison
Paul Morrell
Stephen Arrowsmith
Zahed Miah
Chloe Duke
Lorraine Duke
Ashley Cowin
Russ Kent
Holly Minards
Selena Bostock
Mairi King
Louise Jones
Selwyn Callister
Tony Edwards
David Rads Quayle
Robbie Callister (snr)
Peter Whipp
Caroline Cain
Colin Crennell
Simon Gibney
June Melvin
Terry Brown
Russell Walker
Colin Freeman

that's a total of  296.
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10 days until entries close

Its funny how time seems to simply evaporate when you are focussing on an event or race which starts off in the distant future and remains there for some time only for it to sneak up on you when you aren't looking. Christamas is like that; it is currently almost 5 months away and therefore not high on anyone's agenda. Suddenly, it will be 4 days away and panic buying of presents will ensue. Posting of presents will also be left until the last second of the last minute. That's human nature, I suppose.
I will shortly be sending out an email to past entrants of the End to End Walk reminding them entries will go up by £5 on September 1st and entries will actually close eight days later at midnight on September 9th.
There have, however, been quite a few entries sisnce the last blog and here they are:
Sarah Callin
Dave Walker (who is one of the Manx contingent competing in France the weekend before the E2E!)
Ali Ward
Helen Gibson
Mark Notman
Kevin Whittaker
Christopher Brew
Ray Hughes
Mark Saunders
Jane Corkill
Ian Ashcroft
Stephanie Christian
Denise Hannay
Tom Mansell
Paul Phillips
Frank Feeney
Jamie Pappova
Ludmilla Smith
Tom Bateman
James Ian Robertson
Mike Readshaw
Rebecca Stride
Brian Goldsmith
Ann-Marie Watson
Sandra Halpin
Peter Griffiths
Steve Bassil
Peter Lawther
Neil Helmer
Elizabeth Helmer
Stella Corlett
Scott Concannon
Lisa Mallon
Michelle Clark
Paul King
Michael Shipsides

These entrants bring the total up to 271 so it looks like there will be a mad rush at the end as per usual.....

30 days to go....

...but only 16 left to get your entry in!
Entries will close at midnight on Sunday September 9th.
There is no way of entering the event after this date.
We're up to 235 today. Latest entries are:
Eric Kissack
Richard Beech
Peter Beighton
Maura Kelly
David Williams
Adrian Kinrade
Gustav Rober
Natasha McKenzie
Ladies winner in 2003, 2005 and 2008 Sue Biggart
Stuart Ridley
Mark Harrop
Stephen Harvey
Peter Lovekin
Matthew Gregson
six time finisher Gordon Erskine
Sue Ackroyd
Malgorzata Dedman
Caroline Maddrell
David Maddrell
Jenny Smith
Kerri Williams
David Hinks
Anne Dooley
Kurt Jaeger
Anne Corrigan
Brendan Corrigan
John Tyson
Steven Barrett
Mark Storry
Jim Reid
Julie Thomas
Terry Moffatt
Mark Bannan
Maureen Kelly
Pauline Clague
Noel Ash
Simon Mason
John Verrall
Amy Gelling
Lana Gardner
Lucy Rosengrove
Chris Hall
Kevin Moore
Graham Greenwood
Adie Corlett
Angela Corkish
Richard Highfield
Edward Marshall
Richard Kinley
Eben Carswell
Amy Burns De Yoxall
Gary Burns De Yoxall
Hannah Kneen

Entry update

Just a quick one tonight. Too much Olympics to watch!
A further 30 entries since the last blog.
2009 winner Michael George is on the list.

Andrew Dawson
Ruth Phillips
Flora Balangan
Elsa Hicklin
Tufty Nash
Davey Gawne
Rosie Allen
James Aire
Trish Lovekin
Lynne Quayle
Jacalyn Riding
Jane Howland
Laura Clarkson
Kate Cowley
Jayne Farquhar
Dale Farquhar
Louise Hollings
Paul De Weerd
Darren Gorry
Jonathan Kneen
Keith Green
Andrew Cregeen
Colin Stephen Moore
Claire Parsons
Michael George
Irene George
Jennifer Smith
Victoria Logan
Jackie McCulloch
Paul Doherty

55 days to go....

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It just took me about ten minutes to write that short sentence!
Anyway, the latest entries are:
Emily Quirk
Tony Mackintosh
Sharon Howell
Maria Dimsdale
Katherine Ruddick
Nikki Fowden
Donna Quirk
Darrin Oldam
Suzanne Booth
Sally Harvey
Carol Stevens
Michael Bonney
These take the total to 152.

New entries and new info

An important change for this year's event is the scrapping of the 50k dibbing point. Always set up as an 'optional' dibbing point, it was located approximately half way between the Round Table and the top of the Sloc. It's purpose was twofold:

• To give competitors a time over a recognised athletics walking distance of 50k; and
• To provide the final cut off time and place prior to continuing on to The Sound.

The weather last year at the 50k point was atrocious resulting in most people actually missing the dibbing point entirely. It wasn't much fun for the marshals there either!
The committee have therefore decided to scrap it.
The final check point before starting the final 12 miles to the finish at The Sound will be at St James' church in Dalby. This point is sheltered and there are toilets as well as mobile phone reception!
The cut off time for here will be 15:00  (15:30 for those finishing at this point) and will be strictly enforced by the marshals and race director.
This time is fairly generous and is adequate for someone walking at slightly under 4mph to complete the full course within the allowed time.


Entries are creeping up with the total now standing at 139.

New entries since the last blog:
Louise Molyneux
Jane Foster
Tony Artz
Stephen Sutherland
Sara Vaughan
Anthony McNally
Claire Sayle
Craig Blenkinsop
Phil Smith
David Peach
Richard Curphey
Brian Kelly
Stephen Kelly
Ray Harris

July entries...so far

Entries are coming in steadily and we are up to 126. The latest entrants (24 so far in July) are:
Sophie Cowley
Sharon McCarrick
Joanne Hetherington
Leila Dobbie
Roisin Cummins
Angela Clegg
Kate Davies
Charlotte Williamson
Ed Miles
Karen Malone
Bernie Cowin
Vivien Danaher
Yvonne Moore
Sarah Kirk
Tessa Sloane
Jessnell Forsythe
Julie Matthews
Leslie Calder
Nicola McLarney
Lauren McLarney
Nick Dermott
Julie Levers
Simon Briggs
Barbara Cohen

Have you entered yet?