Nobody has ever suggested that running for over TWENTY SIX MILES, to raise money for a charity, is in any way a 'jolly' for anyone.
No-one has had a pop. No-one is out to get you.
Relax.
Gareth, calm down. You are MILES off the mark on this one.
No-one is suggesting any of that at all. You can put together a team of volunteers off here to run the race, and raise sponsorship for the REMF. That will be great. Those people will all happily apply for places themselves though, and...
They're not saying don't run it Paul. Absoutely, you should register to run yourself, and if you choose to raise sponsorship for REMF that's great.
What they are saying is don't give away these bond spots [which involve basically BUYING your place from a charity in return for a fixed sum...