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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
600th marathon was ‘massive’, says runner ahead of 38th in London
Gina Little ran her 600th marathon in Berlin on Sunday but is now readying herself for her 38th London Marathon and Chicago the following weekend.
30 Sept 2022
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Solicitor to run London Marathon for heart charity after death of sister, 16
Hannah Halden’s 16-year-old sister Lona collapsed and died after a cardiac arrest at their family home.
27 Sept 2022
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London Marathon fundraising will ‘turbo charge’ heart research, charity says
The British Heart Foundation is the TCS London Marathon’s charity of the year and hopes to raise more than £3 million for regenerative medicine.
27 Sept 2022
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Nursery nurse who lost father to heart attack to run London Marathon for charity
Hannah Evans is raising money for the British Heart Foundation in memory of her father Stephen Evans who died in 2010 aged just 59.
27 Sept 2022
UK
London Marathon ballot hopefuls offered non-binary gender option for first time
The ballot for the 2023 TCS London Marathon will open on Saturday October 1, the day before this year’s event.
14 Sept 2022
UK
King pays tribute to ‘steadfast devotion to duty’ of his ‘darling wife’ Camilla
Charles said he has come to rely on his wife ‘so much’ and would count on her ‘loving help’ during a time of change for his family.
9 Sept 2022
UK
Sarah, Duchess of York said she will miss Queen ‘more than words can express’
Sarah Ferguson married the Queen’s second eldest son Prince Andrew in 1986 but the couple split up in 1992.
8 Sept 2022
UK
Archie, six, rings bell to celebrate end of 42 months of cancer treatment
Archie Wilks’ parents hope he can enjoy a more normal life after completing his treatment for rare childhood cancer neuroblastoma.
19 Jul 2022
UK
Landmark 600th race beckons for woman, 77, who has run most London Marathons
Gina Little, who lives in Greenwich, has run the London Marathon 37 times, more than any other woman.
3 Jul 2022
UK
RideLondon cycling festival to return after pandemic with new route into Essex
The event will return on Sunday May 29 after a near three-year absence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
18 Feb 2022
UK
‘Extraordinary’ day ahead as 40,000 runners return to London Marathon city route
The annual charity spectacular could not go ahead on its traditional city centre route last year due to coronavirus restrictions.
3 Oct 2021
UK
London Marathon to celebrate ‘togetherness’ as mass event returns to city centre
The annual charity spectacular has not been held on the traditional city centre route since 2019 due to coronavirus restrictions.
2 Oct 2021
UK
Volunteers prepare for ‘great day’ as essential part of London Marathon
Many of those handing out drinks and shepherding spectators have told how they just enjoy being part of the event.
2 Oct 2021
UK
Widow marks wedding anniversary among Macmillan’s London Marathon runners
Mariam Ayad’s husband Billy Hookway left her a list of challenges, including the London Marathon, when he died from bile duct cancer aged just 36.
1 Oct 2021
UK
Marathon challenges planned post-lockdown for charity fundraisers
A third of those who said they plan to challenge themselves said they want to embrace life following the Covid-19 lockdowns.
18 Jun 2021