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The London Marathon (known through sponsorship as the Virgin Money London Marathon) is a long-distance running event held in London, United Kingdom, part of the World Marathon Majors. The event was first run on 29 March 1981 and has been held in the spring of every year since. Since 2010, the race has been sponsored by Virgin Money. The most recent event was the 2015 London Marathon on 26 April 2015.
The race was founded by the former Olympic champion and journalist Chris Brasher and athlete John Disley. It is organised by Hugh Brasher (son of Chris) as Race Director and Nick Bitel as Chief Executive. Set over a largely flat course around the River Thames, the race begins at three separate points around Blackheath and finishes in The Mall alongside St. James's Park. Since the first marathon, the course has undergone very few route changes. In 1982, the finishing post was moved from Constitution Hill to Westminster Bridge due to construction works. It remained there for twelve years before moving to its present location at The Mall.
London i/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2) medieval boundaries and in 2011 had a resident population of 7,375, making it the smallest city in England. Since at least the 19th century, the term London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms Greater London, a region of England governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The conurbation also covers two English counties: the small district of the City of London and the county of Greater London. The latter constitutes the vast majority of London, though historically it was split between Middlesex (a now abolished county), Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire.
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At the 2013 Virgin London Marathon we fitted a GoPro to the Timex lead car ahead of the elite women's race. We've sped the footage up so you can experience the entire London Marathon course in just 5 mins. Whether you're running, spectating, or volunteering share your marathon experience at http://www.extramile.co.uk
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Why Kate Middleton Refused Author Bryony Gordon's Persuade to Run the London Marathon The writer met Kate at the launch of the Heads Together campaign - which is the official charity of next year's marathon - at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park in May. She asked the Duchess if she would be running it and Kate apparently smiled politely and said that it probably wouldn't be possible because of 'a few security issues'. She added: 'Looking back I can only put my offer down to a moment of monarchy-induced madness in a period of general insanity.' However, the author of Mad Girl, which deals with her struggle with mental illness, including depression, OCD, bulimia and drug abuse, had committed to raise £10,000 for Heads Together by running the 26.2 miles in 2017. And she has praised Kate, Willi...
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My mum and 3 other friends of hers run the Royal Parks Half Marathon London in a time of 2:15:10! Instagram- james.chalklen_ Music: The Score - Unstoppable
Myself and Neil are running the London Marathon 2017 for the mental health charity Heads Together This will be the first of our training vlogs where you can follow our progress and get involved too! If you would like to and are able to sponsor us we would love your support! The money will be split between various mental health and suicide prevention charities that are part of Heads Together: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=JonnyandNeil&isTeam;=true
The UK based running wonder is the oldest marathon runner in the world. He is the oldest Marathon runner in the world. Meet 104-year-old Fauja Singh who on Sunday participated in the Mumbai Marathon. “I am very much delighted and happy to participate in the marathon. I want to congratulate the company which is organising this marathon. I am very happy to be a part of it,” Singh told the reporters here. Known as ‘Turbaned Tornado’, Singh took up the sport when he was in his eighties after moving to London. Singh, a living legend, who continues to inspire people of all age group, is the world’s oldest marathon runner. He has done, what a lot of people who know him, say is impossible. But for Fauja Singh, age seems to be just a number. At 93, Fauja Singh, the London-based father of four and g...
Sign up to join Team Macmillan for the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon. Event: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising-events/event-detail/1119/virginmoneylondonmarathon Macmillan website: http://www.macmillan.org.uk
Join our 2017 London Marathon team and help us fight for every childhood. Every mile you run and every penny you raise will mean that when a child needs us, we’re there. Find out more, here: http://bit.ly/1XcsFA4
Accidental Nest Discovery OMG. Hi guys, we have done hundreds of hours Pokemon Go hunting in Luton .... so we decided time to try for different ones in London. We discovered lots of new things. We got the Pokemon Go Bug. A new chapter, this is going to be a summer to remember. GREATEST SUMMER HOLIDAY OF ALL. Father & Daughter Adventure begins here and hope you can join us and watch regularly to keep an eye on where we are. We will be going to all sorts of place trying to collect them all. If you Like Please HIT Like, Comment, Subscribe to help us grow. Thank you for getting this far and reading this. THANK YOU for Watching & Supporting. Our very first youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgqbPwR49o Our Igloo short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNmih0o3Uw Our AMAZING ...
Hi guys, we have done hundreds of hours Pokemon Go hunting in Luton .... so we decided time to try for different ones in London. We discovered lots of new things. It was a massive AWESOME day. We got the Pokemon Go Bug. A new chapter, this is going to be a summer to remember. GREATEST SUMMER HOLIDAY OF ALL. Father & Daughter Adventure begins here and hope you can join us and watch regularly to keep an eye on where we are. We will be going to all sorts of place trying to collect them all. If you Like Please HIT Like, Comment, Subscribe to help us grow. Thank you for getting this far and reading this. THANK YOU for Watching & Supporting. Our very first youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgqbPwR49o Our Igloo short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNmih0o3Uw Our AMAZING s...
One of our Team Leonard Cheshire 2016 London Marathon runners, Nicky Ashwell talks to the BBC about her reasons for running the marathon and why she chose to support our charity.
With the London Marathon being four weeks before the main race of my season (Ironman Lanzarote) I needed a distraction to make me treat the London Marathon as a training run and not a race. I decided on a GoPro. The idea was to do a long run and film bits and pieces as I went along. This video is the result of my little day out. If you want to read my 'race report' from the day then please visit http://rowerunning.co.uk/2013/04/virgin-london-marathon-21-april-2013/
Exciting finishes in both the mens and womens events..Antonio Pinto from Portugal narrowly grabs victory from Italy's Stefano Baldini and Sth Africa's Josia Thugwane with all three breaking Steve Jones' previous course record....on the womens side another close finish with Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba finishing 1 second ahead of Scotland's Liz McColgan
Elite male runners 1. Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:03:05 2. Stanley Biwott (Kenya) 2:03:51 3. Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 2:06:36 4. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (Eritrea) 2:07:46 5. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) 2:07:52 6. Tilahun Regassa (Ethiopia) 2:09:47 7. Sisay Lemma (Ethiopia) 2:10:45 8. Callum Hawkins (Britain) 2:10:52 9. Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) 2:11:44 10. Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom (Eritrea) 2:11:56
Ceron (Mn) and McColgan (Wm) show their class