How I FINALLY got a place in the London Marathon

How I FINALLY got a place in the London Marathon It’s many years since I first began trying to get a spot in the London Marathon. I’d grown up watching the race every year on TV, so now that I was living in London and I was actually a real runner – it seemed ‘sensible’ [...]

2022-10-06T10:40:02+01:0027 June 2013|

Guest blog: London Marathon training update

Guest blogger Mr Nice Guy updates us on his progress as he trains for the 2012 London Marathon.So, just shy of two months to go until I take on the London Marathon and I've just completed my first 14 mile run. I know for you pros out there 14 miles sounds a little short but [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:18+01:0027 February 2012|

Five marathons to do before you die

G'day folks. As I may have mentioned once or twice, I'm running upside down with my new friend Skippy at the moment in Australia where all this cultural stereotyping is going down a treat. If you, like me, want to combine running with a spot of travelling, check out these races. They're top of my [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:20+01:0028 November 2011|

Five marathons to do before you die

G'day folks. As I may have mentioned once or twice, I'm running upside down with my new friend Skippy at the moment in Australia where all this cultural stereotyping is going down a treat. If you, like me, want to combine running with a spot of travelling, check out these races. They're top of my [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:20+01:0028 November 2011|

London’s not the only marathon

So you didn't get into the 2012 London marathon through the ballot, join me and the thousands of other runners that are feeling a bit miffed at the moment.But it doesn't have to be the end of your marathon dream. Did you know that other marathons in the world actually exist? It's true, I've checked [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:22+01:0029 September 2011|

Marathon running: the feminist sport

It's within living memory that women were banned from running marathons. Our bodies were deemed not strong enough and we'd hurt ourselves and, God forbid, maybe even mess up our reproductive system. As women always knew and the world has now acknowledged, this is nonsense that served only to segregate men and women and keep [...]

2011-09-22T09:34:00+01:0022 September 2011|

London Marathon weekend

I've never run the London Marathon but for the past few years I've stood enthusiastically at the side of the road cheering from the first elites until the stragglers plod on home. It's always an emotional thing to watch up close and personal. I once went to watch a World Championship boxing match and had [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:32+01:0018 April 2011|

Raising sponsorship for your race

We run for many reasons: to get fit, to lose weight, because we enjoy it and sometimes to raise money. A lot of people sign up for a race as a way of raising money for a cause that means a lot to them while others might raise money for a cause as a way [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:33+01:0015 March 2011|

How to get a place in the London Marathon

In just over a week, I'll find out whether I've got a place in the London Marathon. It's a long wait: from applying to getting in and then to lacing up your shoes at the start line takes a year in total. For many new runners unaware of the timing and hoop jumping that goes into getting a [...]

2017-06-23T07:40:44+01:0024 September 2010|

Email

I've just recieved this...CommiserationsBy now you should have received the news that your application to run in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon was unsuccessful. This news was contained in our Marathon News “Rejected” magazine which should have been delivered to you by post along with your Virgin London Marathon Rain Jacket.Thank you for donating your [...]

2009-10-05T13:20:00+01:005 October 2009|
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