London Marathon 2016 entry ballot changes?

[philcray]

I have a place in this year's London Marathon and I saw in the magazine they send you that they are changing the ballot for the 2016 race so it does not shut off after a certain number of entries (125,000 if I remember correctly) but stays open for five days or so.

This obviously makes it less stressful to get your name in the hat but also means that the chances of getting a place via the ballot will be extremely thin as there will probably be at least 3 or 4 times as many names in the draw.

I just wanted to check I have got this right or if anyone else has any info or thoughts?

Cheers

Phil