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London Marathon: Veteran who served alongside Prince Harry describes the pain of losing his daughter to suicide

Trevor Bygate was 5,000 miles away serving in the Army when he got the call no one should ever receive – his daughter Chloe had taken her own life. “It’s something no... Read more »
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Record Breaking London Marathon for St Mary’s Athletes

Athletes and alumni of St Mary’s University, Twickenham continued the University’s strong history in the London Marathon, smashing a number of personal bests in the 2021 race. BA History and Endurance Performance... Read more »
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Nine London Marathon runners raise more than £14k for Stafford charity

Pictured above are Lacey Glover and Hollie Ridgewell with her son James Bassett Among the 80,000 runners pounding the capital’s streets in this year’s record-breaking London Marathon were six raising money for... Read more »
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Eccleshall man drops three stone and completes London Marathon for charity

An Eccleshall businessman has taken on the London Marathon after he sent a semi-serious entry in 2019. Tom Court was surprised when his entry was accepted, at 6ft 6ins and 19 and... Read more »
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Croydon Harriers club record broken at London Marathon

Submitted for publication in the Croydon Advertiser Seven Croydon Harriers took part in the London Marathon, with Madeleine Armstrong-Plieth breaking the club W40 record with a time of three hours, 25 minutes... Read more »
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Runner’s epic recovery from being ‘laid up’ with Covid to breaking marathon record

A man from Hornsea has achieved his third world record at the London Marathon, despite battling coronavirus a month earlier. Mark Williamson, 51, collected a third Guinness world record at the London... Read more »

London Marathon runners generate 20 tonnes of litter

London Marathon runners left 20 tonnes of litter on the route through the East End for road sweepers to clear — roughly two tonnes for each mile.  The 40,000 taking part dropped 100,000 disposable water bottles for Tower Hamlets Council’s army of... Read more »
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London Marathon raises £1bn for charity by pounding streets of London – South London News

BY TOBY PORTER [email protected] Sunday’s London Marathon welcomed just over 36,000 mass-event runners to the traditional street course – and another 40,000 runners took part remotely, logging their distance via a tracking... Read more »

Maidstone mummy runner breaks Guinness World Record at London marathon

Forget walking like an Egyptian – one Maidstone businessman broke a Guinness World Record at the London Marathon by running as one. But Andrew Roberts, from Boxley Road, only earned the title... Read more »
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London Marathon: Full race returns to the capital

The London Marathon is undoubtedly one of the biggest events to be held in London. From the runners to the volunteers, the race attracts people from all over the country from all... Read more »