Beverley Rouse
Health
Runner from London becomes first person in world to complete 1,000 parkruns
Darren Wood, 43, from Carshalton, south London, first took part in October 2004 and has regularly participated in the free weekly event ever since.
30 May 2026
Health
Runner says 1,000-parkrun milestone will celebrate event’s community spirit
Darren Wood, 43, from Carshalton, south London, has taken part in 119 different parkruns in seven countries and has also volunteered 415 times.
30 May 2026
UK
London Marathon runners to be greeted by Marie Curie’s poignant Daffodil Runner
The sculpture is covered with 557 steel daffodils representing the number of people who die each day in the UK without the end-of-life care they need.
21 Apr 2026
UK
Marathon runner says Marie Curie helped mum’s confidence after dad’s death
Peter Howarth died six months after he suffered a stroke during a dog walk and tests revealed he also had stage four cancer.
21 Apr 2026
UK
Runner pays tribute to partner who died aged 35 with marathon for Marie Curie
A Marie Curie nurse cared for Jess Roberts during her final night at home before she died after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
18 Apr 2026
Health
Grateful family gives back to Great Ormond Street Hospital with fundraising run
The family of 11-year-old Harrison Gale, who had brain surgery in March, will be among those taking part in RBC Race for the Kids on October 11.
6 Oct 2025
UK
Tower Bridge and Cutty Sark on Big Half finisher medal designed with refugees
Members of the Coopah Refugee Run Club helped to design the medal and long-sleeved T-shirt for finishers at next month’s half marathon.
7 Aug 2025
Health
Childhood cancer survivors tackle London Marathon for ‘brighter future’
Children with Cancer UK hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person survives their cancer.
26 Apr 2025
UK
Runners and schoolchildren target TCS London Marathon finish line
More than 18,000 children and young people have registered to take part in this year’s TCS Mini London Marathon on Saturday.
26 Apr 2025
Politics
Running makes children more confident, say inspiring London Marathon teachers
Fourteen Team TCS Teachers who have inspired their students to run are taking part in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday.
25 Apr 2025
UK
Ballot opens for 2026 ahead of London Marathon on Sunday
A world-record 840,000 people entered the ballot for this year’s event, with more than 56,000 people expected to take part.
25 Apr 2025
Celebrity News
Marathon training leaves Lisa McGrillis ‘sore’ not cinched for Rivals return
McGrillis is running the TCS London Marathon on April 27 for the British Heart Foundation with her best friend Mary Cann whose husband died suddenly.
18 Mar 2025
Celebrity News
Rivals actress joins best friend for London Marathon tribute to late husband
Lisa McGrillis, who plays Valerie Jones, is fundraising for the British Heart Foundation with Mary Cann whose husband Nigel died from a heart attack.
18 Mar 2025
London13 Mar 2025
London Marathon to become world's largest if it beats New York record
Organisers hope the 45th edition of the iconic race will surpass the 55,646 runners who completed the New York Marathon in November 2024
Showbiz
Emmerdale actor to fulfil wife’s dying wish to run marathon for cancer charity
Tony Audenshaw’s wife Ruth died aged 43 in 2017 and left a note asking him to run for Pancreatic Cancer UK if he did the London Marathon again.
12 Feb 2025
Health
Worrying drug shortage continues for people with pancreatic cancer, charity says
Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (Pert) provides the enzymes people affected by pancreatic cancer need to absorb nutrients.
12 Feb 2025
Health
Dry January finish line is start of a healthier new life for some drinkers
The Dry January 10k in Milton Keynes on Sunday is organised by Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind the initiative to try an alcohol-free month.
30 Jan 2025
Health21 Dec 2024
Cabbies give Christmas trip to kids from Great Ormond Street Hospital
Eight children and their families were collected from the central London hospital by cabs decorated with tinsel and Christmas lights.
Tech
YouTuber DanTDM donates £310,000 so Gosh patients can share his love of gaming
DanTDM, who has more than 32 million followers across his YouTube channels, is funding 120 medical-grade gaming carts for the London hospital.
20 Nov 2024
Health
Wannabe YouTubers must be motivated by ‘passion’ for making videos, says DanTDM
DanTDM, real name Dan Middleton, is one of the world’s most successful YouTube gamers with three channels totalling more than 32 million subscribers.
20 Nov 2024
UK
Exercise has been a ‘lifeline’, says teacher running New York City Marathon
Stephanie Field, a teacher at Moorthorpe Primary in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, will run as part of the Team TCS Teachers initiative.
30 Oct 2024