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Veteran completes 35 marathons in 35 days to commemorate lives lost in war

A veteran who fought in the Iraq war has completed 35 marathons in 35 days to commemorate lives lost in conflict and to raise more than £190,000 for charity. Brian Wood, who celebrated his 42nd birthday on Tuesday, was a former colour sergeant in ...

08 Nov 2022 at 13:57

Solicitor to run London Marathon for heart charity after death of sister, 16

A solicitor whose 16-year-old sister died following a cardiac arrest is running the London Marathon to raise awareness of genetic heart conditions. Hannah Halden’s sister Lona had been diagnosed at the age of 15 with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Rain could dampen prospects for thousands of London Marathon runners

London Marathon runners could be in for a gloomy morning on Sunday with forecasters predicting rain will “never be too far away”. The Met Office said the capital will not see “desperately unpleasant conditions” but warned of cloud and rain ...

01 Oct 2022 at 12:38

Feeling self-conscious puts many younger people off running, poll suggests

Younger people are more likely to let worries about performance or appearance deter them from running, according to research for the TCS London Marathon’s charity of the year. A poll of more than 2,000 British people for Great Ormond ...

20 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Minister pledges ‘robust action’ if climate protesters break law during marathon

A minister has said “robust action” will be taken against climate change protesters if they break the law during the London Marathon. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it would be “terrible” if environmental demonstrations held ...

21 Apr 2023 at 10:51

London Marathon runner dies travelling home from the race on Sunday

A London Marathon runner died as he travelled home from the race on Sunday, the event organiser has said. Steve Shanks, 45, from Bingham, Nottingham, was described as a “very experienced runner” who had completed “many” marathons ...

26 Apr 2023 at 13:05

XR steward says ‘handful of naughty people’ wanted to disrupt London Marathon

An Extinction Rebellion (XR) activist stewarding people near the TCS London Marathon said there were “a handful of naughty people” who would have liked to block the race to protest about the climate situation”. Up to 50,000 XR ...

23 Apr 2023 at 14:08

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Sir Mo Farah will end glittering career after September’s Great North Run

Sir Mo Farah will bring the curtain down on his glittering career at the Great North Run in September. Britain’s greatest distance runner completed his final London Marathon on Sunday, finishing ninth in two hours, 10 minutes ...

23 Apr 2023 at 20:31

Celebrities, politicians and people in costume run in record London Marathon

A record number of people have run in the London Marathon, including celebrities, politicians and people in costume. More than 50,000 people ran the 26.2-mile course through the capital on what was a dry and bright day, ...

21 Apr 2024 at 18:02

£590m raised for good causes last year through JustGiving platform

Around £590 million was raised for 23,000 charities and good causes last year through the JustGiving platform, it has been announced. More than 850,000 new crowdfunding and fundraising pages were set up throughout the ...

02 Jan 2023 at 10:23

London Marathon fundraising will ‘turbo charge’ heart research, charity says

London Marathon runners will “turbo charge pioneering research into regenerative medicine” with their fundraising, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has said. The BHF is the charity of the year for the October 2 ...

27 Sept 2022 at 17:18

Cancer survivor who could barely walk now running to help others

A lecturer who survived stage 4 cancer thanks to a stem cell transplant is running the London Marathon to help others in need. After a year of punishing cancer treatment, Dr Yani Berdeni could barely walk. But ...

12 Mar 2024 at 08:00

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