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
UK
Life is better without alcohol, say Royal Parks Half Marathon charity runners
Gillian Silverthorn, Patrick Fox and Carl Davey stopped drinking alcohol and are running the Royal Parks Half Marathon for charity Alcohol Change UK.
9 Oct 2024
UK
I joined to run but community keeps me going, says man with record parkrun tally
Darren Wood, 42, from Carshalton, south London, has taken part in 913 parkruns at 96 different locations and has also volunteered 410 times.
4 Oct 2024
UK
Parkrun is about community spirit, founder says ahead of 20th anniversary events
Paul Sinton-Hewitt started parkrun when he organised a free timed 5k run at Bushy Park in south-west London on October 2, 2024.
4 Oct 2024
Health
Parkrun celebrates 20 years of making people healthier and happier
The idea for parkrun started on October 2, 2004 when 13 runners joined a free timed 5k Bushy Park Time Trial in south-west London.
1 Oct 2024
UK
Woman who was in wheelchair after surgery as a child to run first half marathon
Jamilla Blake, now 20, had surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital after a mass was discovered on her spine when she was seven.
26 Sept 2024
UK
London Marathon raises record £73.5 million for charity
Fundraising passed £67 million the day after more than 53,700 people crossed the finish line on April 21.
25 Sept 2024
Health
Runner fundraising for Cancer Research UK after baby scan revealed growth
Janine Edgar, from Suffolk, discovered she had bladder cancer when a growth was spotted at the 20-week ultrasound scan for her first baby.
20 Sept 2024
Health
Four-year-old girl happy to start school after recovering from cancer treatment
Yumna Abdul, from Bethnal Green, east London, had just turned two when she was diagnosed with stage four high-risk neuroblastoma in December 2021.
11 Sept 2024
UK
Prince George celebrates 11th birthday
Prince George Alexander Louis was born in the private Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, at 4.24pm on July 22 2013.
22 Jul 2024
London25 Jun 2024
Record number of applications for London Marathon
For the first time in history, more than three quarters of a million people applied to take part in a marathon, with 840,318 applicants.
UK20 Apr 2024
Ballot opens for 2025 London Marathon on eve of this year’s event
A world record 578,000 people entered the ballot for the 2024 event, making it the most popular marathon in the world.
Health
Father says daughter’s cancer treatment ‘million times harder’ than marathon
Benedict Barton is running the London Marathon for Great Ormond Street Hospital which treated his daughter Sky, now four, with targeted chemotherapy.
19 Apr 2024
UK
Adding physical activity to all subjects can help children engage – headteacher
Tyrone West, 35, who is running the TCS London Marathon, started his career as a PE teacher.
17 Apr 2024
UK
Running has helped me to navigate grief, says teacher ahead of London Marathon
Charlotte Jones said she hit ‘rock bottom’ after her father Chris died in 2016 and she is also mourning former pupil, Malika, who died in an accident.
17 Apr 2024
Politics
Important for children and schools to aim high, says teacher running marathon
Ryan Thomas is planning for some of his TCS London Marathon fundraising to go towards a whole-school seaside trip to Hunstanton.
17 Apr 2024
UK
Marathon run important to show trans and non-binary people can join in – teacher
Cel Smith said running has become a ‘celebration of being myself’ as they prepare for their first marathon on April 21.
17 Apr 2024
Politics
Team of teachers use London Marathon to inspire children to aim high
Fifteen Team TCS Teachers who are acting as healthy role models for their pupils will take part in the TCS London Marathon on April 21.
17 Apr 2024
London15 Apr 2024
'Dad is with me' says London Marathon runner supporting Samaritans
The day of the marathon will mark 15 years since Kate Rouse’s father Pete Bristow died by suicide
Celebrity News
Rylan and Dame Kelly Holmes join Samaritans training session for London Marathon
Rylan and Dame Kelly have both spoken about having suicidal thoughts in the past.
12 Apr 2024
Politics
RAF officer running London Marathon for Samaritans says ‘life is worth living’
Squadron Leader Tamsin Wakeham, who has experienced suicidal thoughts in the past, is a listening volunteer for the charity.
9 Apr 2024