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VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON 2017

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Starters & Finishers

Year Total Accepted Starters Running Wheelchair Para WC Total finishers applicants applicants finishers finishers finishers 1981 20,000 7,747 7,055 6,255 0 6,2551982 90,000 18,059 16,350 15,116 0 15,1161983 60,000 19,735 16,500 15,776 17 15,7931984 70,000 21,142 16,992 15,649 26 15,6751985 83,000 22,274 17,500 15,841 32 15,8731986 80,000 25,566 19,261 18,030 37 18,0671987 80,000 28,364 21,485 19,545 41 19,5861988 73,000 29,979 22,469 20,889 43 20,9321989 72,000 31,772 24,452 22,652 49 22,7011990 73,000 34,882 26,500 24,953 60 25,0131991 79,000 33,485 24,500 23,393 42 23,4351992 83,000 34,250 24,500 23,783 50 23,8331993 68,000 35,820 25,000 24,448 47 24,4951994 72,000 37,379 26,000 25,194 48 25,2421995 79,000 39,097 27,000 25,326 51 25,3771996 68,000 39,173 27,134 26,761 45 26,8061997 78,000 39,813 29,500 29,135 54 29,1891998 96,000 42,228 30,663 29,924 48 29,9721999 87,000 43,774 31,582 30,809 40 30,8492000 93,000 42,596 32,620 31,658 40 31,6982001 92,000 43,517 31,156 30,286 32 30,3182002 99,000 46,083 33,297 32,906 44 32,9502003 111,000 45,629 32,746 32,281 43 32,3242004 108,000 45,219 32,746 31,983 29 32,0122005 132,000 47,969 35,600 35,260 40 35,3002006 119,000 47,020 33,578 33,224 26 33,2502007 128,000 50,039 36,396 35,698 31 35,7292008 120,000 48,630 35,037 34,602 35 34,6372009 155,000 49,995 35,884 35,366 38 35,4042010 163,000 51,378 36,956 36,632 34 36,6662011 163,926 50,532 35,303 34,836 36 34,8722012 170,150 50,200 37,227 36,774 38 36,8122013 167,449 48,323 34,631 34,311 46 24 34,3812014 169,682 49,872 36,337 35,911 41 25 35,9772015 172,888 51,696 38,020 37,641 53 99 37,7932016 247,069 53,152 39,523 39,091 61 32 39,1402017 253,930 53,229 1,001,896 1,397 180 1,003,473

There have been 1,003,473 finishers since the London Marathon started in 1981. A record 39,140 finished in 2016 after 39,523 started, the largest field so far.

Marathon first-timer Shannon Foudy from Hemel Hempstead became the London Marathon’s one millionth finisher when she crossed the line in 2016. The 39-year-old was raising money for the Luton & Dunstable Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that saved the life of her premature daughter. She finished in 5:45:18.

“I knew about the #oneinamillion campaign and it’s unbelievable that I am the millionth finisher,” said Foudy, a serving police officer who works as a schools and youth engagement sergeant in Barnet. “I ran to say thank you to the Luton & Dunstable NICU and it is the most worthwhile thing I have ever done.”

Just under 56% of the record number of 253,930 applications for 2017 came from people who have never run a marathon before. More than 43% were from women (also a record).

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Mass Facts & Figures

Finishers’ medals – main race 40,000 Finishers’ medals – mini marathon 2,000Finishers’ bags for runners – main race 40,000Finishers’ bags for runners – mini marathon 2,000Goody bag items 600,000Pink Lady apples 40,000 (in finishers’ bags)

Operational vehicles (hired) 115TNT lorries transporting runners’ kit 40Renault cars carrying media, VIPs and staff 20Portable toilets (incl. start, course, mini marathon and finish) 1,263Urinal bays at start 400

Blue line paint marking the course 300 litres – 3-stripe lineBarriers in metres 50,000 metresBarrier Tape 116,000 metresSigns around the course 1,189Ball bearings in finish cones 3.2 millionCable ties 68,900

Marshals at the start 1,000Marshals at the finish 2,000Marshals on the course 1,500Marshals at drinks stations 2,500

St John Ambulance volunteers 1,200 (incl. 30 cycle response specialists and 200 healthcare professionals)Ambulances 45St John Ambulance treatment centres 59First aid stations 52First aid kits 100sStretchers 300Sterile gloves 5,000 pairsIce packs for sprains and strains 730Petroleum jelly 250 tubs; 100lbsBaby oil 200 bottlesPlasters 2,000Foil blankets 40,000Ponchos 6,300

Water stations 23, one every mile from three milesElite drink stations 8 – for the elite runners where their chosen drinks are placed if requiredLucozade Sport stations 5 – isotonic energy drink is available to runners at 5, 10, 15, 19 and 23 miles; 149,100 100% recyclable 380ml bottles Lucozade Sport (isotonic energy drink) 38,000 bottles of isotonic drink are distributed at the start and 38,000 in finishers’ bags.Lucozade Sport Carbo Gels 50,000 at miles 14 and 21Tables at drink stations 671Bottles of Buxton Natural Mineral Water Around 750,000 recyclable bottles in total are distributed at the start, on the course and at the finish

Pubs on or near to the course 84Pubs hosting charities as part the London Marathon scheme 50Live music sites on the course 42Official cheering zone mile 23

Rubbish bags filled after the race more than 5,000Runners’ blogs 7,200 – c. 20% of runners

Road closure leaflets delivered 200,000



Celebrities

The challenge of completing the London Marathon has attracted many well-known names and famous faces over the years, and celebrities have become an increasingly visible and important part of the charity fund-raising element of the mass race.

Emmerdale actor Tony Audenshaw and model Nell McAndrew are two of the quickest celebrities ever to complete the course – Audenshaw once romped home in 2:55:06 while in 2012 McAndrew finished in 2:54:39, more than good enough to mix it with the serious club runners in the UK championship race.

Chris Newton became the quickest celebrity ever in 2014, the world champion cyclist finishing well ahead of the field in 2:45:10. Newton went even quicker in 2015 when he crossed the Finish Line in 2:39:27. He couldn’t quite match that pace last year, but he was still the fastest celebrity at 2:44:37.

Dame Kelly Holmes was the quickest woman celebrity in 2016, Britain’s double Olympic champion surprising even herself as she transferred her old track speed into a highly respectable marathon time of 3:11:27. BBC News presenter Sophie Raworth was the second female celeb in 3:35:20.

Her BBC colleague, Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, beat his 2015 time when he crossed the line in 4:39:53 while actress Natalie Dormer of Game of Thrones fame came home in 3:51:21.

Finishing times are only one concern for celebrity entrants, of course, as the race to raise funds is often the primary goal. Former rower Sir Steve Redgrave once held the record for most money raised in a single London Marathon. The Olympic legend amassed £1.7 million, later surpassed by Steve Chalke who raised £2,330,159.38 for Oasis UK in 2011.

Celebrities Running in 2017

A typical array of celebrities will be running in 2017. Coming from the worlds of TV, show business, film, music, sport and media, they all have their own target times and will aim to raise as much money and publicity as possible for their chosen charities. A full up-to-date list of all the celebrities entered for this year’s race, and their charities, can be found in the Media Resources section of the London Marathon website.

Here are a few names to look out for:

Scouting for Girls: The English pop-rock band burst onto the scene in 2007 with their self-titled debut album, which went straight to the top of the UK album chart thanks to hit singles ‘She’s So Lovely’ and ‘Heartbeat’. They have now released four studio albums, sold more than two million records and been nominated for four Brit Awards and one Ivor Novello Award. All three members of the band – Roy Stride, Pete Ellard and Greg Churchouse – will be running for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Chrissie Wellington OBE: The four-time Ironman Triathlon world champion won that gruelling race in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. She is the current world record holder for the Ironman distance and remarkably was never beaten in 13 Ironman events. She first ran the London Marathon in 2002 before becoming a triathlete, and surprised herself by finishing in three hours eight seconds. Astonishingly, on her way to the Ironman world record of 8:18:32 in 2011 (a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, 26.2-mile run), she ran a marathon split of 2:44. Since retiring from elite competition, Wellington has been concentrating on charity work and she runs this year for the Epilepsy Society and Cancer Research UK. She gave birth to her first child, Esme, in December 2015 and works as head of participation at parkrun, responsible for the development of junior parkrun events across the UK.

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning: The double Olympic rowing gold medallists won the women’s coxless pairs title at London 2012 and at Rio 2016. In the four years between they were invincible on the water, going unbeaten at World Championships, World Cups and European Championships. Now the pair are looking at other challenges and first on their to-do list was the London Marathon. Stanning is running for the Royal British Legion Industries and Glover for the Brain and Spine Foundation, although both admit their biggest motivation is the desire to beat each other.



News and sports presenters are well represented this year led by BBC News’ Sophie Raworth who returns for her fourth London Marathon. Raworth has been getting faster each year, running her PB of 3:35:20 in 2016. She has become something of a marathon fanatic in recent years – after completing the Tokyo Marathon in February, she needs only to run the Chicago Marathon to achieve her ambition of finishing all six of the World Marathon Majors.

Jonathan Pearce: One of the best-known voices of football, Pearce is heard by millions of fans each week commentating on the BBC’s Match of the Day. He will be running his sixth London Marathon on the 10th anniversary of the formation of the charity dear to his heart, The Lily Foundation. Named after his niece, Lily – who tragically died of mitochondrial disease aged just eight months – the foundation was set up because Pearce and his family believed that Lily’s short life had a purpose. The Lily Foundation is committed to finding a cure for the disease through funding research, raising awareness and family support.

Mark Chapman: A rising star of BBC Sport, Chapman presents Match of the Day 2 on Sunday nights, as well as the corporation’s Rugby League and NFL coverage. He is also one of the main sports presenters on BBC Radio 5 Live. This year he released his second book, The Love of the Game: Parenthood, Sport and Me, which followed up his 2010 release, Heroes, Hairbands and Hissy Fits: Chappers’ History of Modern Football. He has run the London Marathon twice before, in 2008 and 2010. He will be raising money for the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Vassos Alexander: Best known as sports presenter on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2, Alexander has also worked on Radio 5 Live as a presenter, reporter and commentator and on BBC TV, BT Sport and Eurosport. He is running for Children in Need.

Chris Evans: One of the UK’s most famous presenters and current host of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2, Evans shot to fame in the 1990s as the host of Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and then TFI Friday. Evans also presented Top Gear and The One Show on the BBC. He is part of this year’s Children in Need squad.

Jenni Falconer: A popular TV and radio presenter, Falconer is no stranger to the London Marathon and this is the sixth time she has run the race. Falconer made her name presenting travel shows Holiday and How to Holiday, and Entertainment Today on GMTV which she hosted for eight years. She is currently a DJ on Heart Radio every morning between Sunday and Friday and a regular contributor to This Morning. Cancer Research UK is her charity.

Sports stars and actors are also ever present on the London Marathon’s celebrity list, and 2017 is no different.

Cyclist Chris Newton has been setting ‘records’ as the fastest celebrity for the last few years, his best being 2:39:27 in 2015. The multiple world track champion and triple Olympic medallist runs for Anthony Nolan this year.

England and Great Britain rugby league captain Jamie Peacock takes on the 26.2-mile challenge after a stellar career that saw him become one of the most successful players in Super League history. Peacock played for Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos, winning nine Super League championships and four Challenge Cups. He won Super League’s Man of Steel award in 2003 and is now head of rugby at Hull Kingston Rovers. He runs for Sue Ryder Wheatfields.

Pamela Relph: The first-ever two-time Paralympic rowing gold medallist, won the mixed coxed fours at London 2012 and Rio 2016. She also won four world titles. She is raising money for Arthritis Research UK.

Adam Woodyatt, who has played Ian Beale in Eastenders since the BBC show first began in 1985, will be running alongside his 19-year-old son, Sam, for the Air Ambulance. Just months ago, Sam needed the ambulance himself after being hit by a car.

Jessica Ransom, who is running for Bloodwise, is best known for her role as medical receptionist Morwenna Newcross in the popular ITV drama Doc Martin. She has also appeared as Mary, Queen of Scots in the children’s TV programme Horrible Histories.

The full lists of celebrities and media presenters running the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon are available in the Media Resources section of the London Marathon website: www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com.

ScoutIng for Girls (l to r): Greg Churchouse, Roy Stride & Pete Ellard



Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking, has supported many individuals who have attempted records while running the marathon. Since 2007 Guinness has officially partnered the London Marathon to adjudicate record attempts in the mass event and present successful record-breakers with certificates.

A team of eight Guinness officials are on the course throughout the day to judge any records and provide immediate news of successful efforts.

More Guinness World Records were broken in 2011 than at any previous London Marathon with 35 successful attempts. In 2016, 70 runners made record attempts and 31 new records were achieved, 30 on terra firma and one in space where astronaut Tim Peake completed the Digital Virgin Money London Marathon on board the International Space Station where he was working for the European Space Agency.

Peake set a Guinnness World Record for running a marathon in space when he completed the treadmill challenge in 3:35:21 watched closely by Guinness World Records’ Head of Records, Marco Frigatti who said of Peake’s historic record: “Running the fastest marathon in space, on the only day off from his gruelling schedule is a fantastic accomplishment. Tim is a true inspiration and someone we can all look up to, literally.”

Back in London, a four-person fire engine, a 3-D dinosaur and a horse and jockey were among the finishers who earned the treasured GWR certificate.

Sean Fitzpatrick was fastest of the Earthlings as he broke the record for wearing a film character costume when he finished in 2:39:08 dressed as Elsa from the film Frozen. He was followed closely by Alistair Smith, who clocked 2:45:37 as the fastest in a nurse’s uniform.

Naomi Flanagan was the quickest woman, clocking 3:08:34 sporting a Tinkerbelle costume to become the fastest dressed as a book character.

Peake wasn’t the quickest spaceman of the day as Martin Hewlett clocked 3:06:26 to become the fastest marathon runner dressed as an astronaut, while Peake’s ESA colleagues Jonathan Scott and Libby Jackson both completed the distance wearing their replica space suits.

Katie Godof was almost hare-like as she donned a tortoise costume to run the fastest marathon in an animal costume (female) in 3:15:39, while Richard Kell (above) never crumbled despite wearing a biscuit outfit as he became the fastest gingerbread man to run a marathon, clocking 3:29:21.

Chris Shirley brought up the rear, but then he was wearing a 100lb pack. Shirley carried his heavy weight across the line in 7:47:00.

The London Marathon is a Guinness World Record breaker in its own right as it is officially the largest single annual fund-raising event in the world. It first set the record in 2007 and has broken it every year since, a remarkable 10-year sequence. In 2016 runners raised £59.4 million for charities, meaning that a total of more than £830 million has been raised by London Marathon runners since 1981.

A list of all the 2016 Guinness World Record Breakers can be found at: www.guinnessworldrecords.com.



This Year

Some 50 runners will be going for Guinness World Records in this year’s race.

These attemptees have all registered on the Set a Record section of the Guinness website: www.guinnessworldrecords.com/set-a-record

Everyone who registers receives a response from Guinness, including guidelines on how to try to break the record and the time they need to beat.

Among the many records being attempted this year are:

• fastest marathon dressed as an emoji – Liam White is the man who hopes to be smiling at the end.

• fastest marathon dressed as a love heart (male) – Richard Kell will be wearing it on his sleeve … and his shoulders, and his legs.

• fastest marathon wearing Wellington boots – Damian Thacker is the runner in the green rubber footwear.

• fastest marathon in a sleeping bag – David Smith is ready to get all tucked up for 26 miles.

A gingerbread man, a strawberry, Minnie Mouse and a horse drawn carriage carrying a queen will also be making their way from Blackheath to The Mall. You might also spot Batman and Robin locked together in one costume, a lobster, a telephone box, at least two nuns, a pair of monks and a handful of chefs.

For a full list of this year’s Guinness World Record attemptees go to the Media Resources page of www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com.

Staff from Guinness World Records will be based at the media centre on race day, confirming records and awarding certificates. The GWR and London Marathon press offices can provide the stories behind various record-breaking runners.

More information, including a full list of the record attempts planned this year, is available from the VMLM and GWR press teams.

GWR press officer: Doug MaleTel. 07866 371615Email: [email protected]: www.guinnessworldrecords.comTwitter: @GWR



MPs who ran in 2016 TimeAlun Cairns Con, Vale of Glamorgan 3:28:02 PBDan Jarvis Labour, Barnsley Central 3:43:38 PBEdward Timpson Con, Crewe and Nantwich 3:50:37Jamie Reed Labour, Copeland 4:22:38 PBGraham Evans Con, Weaver Valley 4:25:36 PBSimon Danczuk Suspended Lab, Rochdale 4:49:11 PBAlistair Burt Con, Bury North 6:01:34Amanda Solloway Con, Derby North 7:16:51 PB

MPs running in 2017 PB CharityJon Ashworth Labour, Leicester South Debut National Association for Children of AlcoholicsHannah Bardell SNP, Livingstone Debut Michelle Henderson Cervical Cancer Trust & Jaks DenSir Kevin Barron Labour, Rother Valley Debut Age Concern RotherhamAlun Cairns Con, Vale of Glamorgan 3:28:02 (2016) Heads Together & Age ConnectsChishti Rehman Con, Gillingham and Rainham Debut Cancer Research UKNic Dakin Labour, Scunthorpe Debut Pancreatic Cancer & Lyndsey Lodge HospiceSimon Danczuk Independent, Rochdale 4:49:11 (2016) Rochdale Connections TrustMims Davies Con, Eastleigh Debut CRYJonathan Djanogly Con, Huntingdon Debut Cancer Research UKChris Evans Labour, Islwyn 5:07:51 (2015) Contact a FamilyGraham Evans Con, Weaver Vale 4:25:36 (2016) ABF & Muscular DystrophyChris Green Con, Bolton West Debut Bolton HospiceDan Jarvis Labour, Barnsley Central 3:43:38 (2016) The Barnsley HospiceScott Mann Con, North Cornwall Debut Friends of Bodmin, Launceston & Stratton HospitalsAmanda Solloway Con, Derby North 7:16:51 (2016) Baby Unit at Royal Derby HospitalEdward Timpson Con, Crewe & Nantwich 3:42:24 (2014) ABF & Muscular Dystrophy

Politicians

Seventy Members of Parliament have run the London Marathon since 1981 and MPs have been present in all 36 races bar one, each of them encouraged and ably organised by former lobby correspondent Mike Steele.

Matthew Parris holds the record as the fastest MP, a fact of which he is enormously and rightly proud. His five London Marathon times (1981-85) are all faster than the next best, Doug Henderson.

Having run 10-apiece, Dick Douglas, Gary Waller and Alistair Burt jointly hold the record for the highest number of London Marathons completed as an MP. Douglas went on to complete a further 11 London Marathons after he left Parliament, then at the age of 70 decided that his 21st in 2002 would be his last.

Burt ran his 10th London Marathon last year, an incredible 32 years since his first in 1984. In fact, Burt holds the record among MPs for the longest period between his first and his most recent Marathons and has completed at least one in each of the last four decades.

Conservative Alun Cairns was the fastest in 2016, as he was the year before, and the Vale of Glamorgan MP improved his 2014 PB to move up to seventh on the all-time list. Labour’s Dan Jarvis improved his best for the third time to come in ahead of Cairns’ Tory colleague Edward Timpson who was third quickest for the second year in a row.

In fact, six of the eight starters last year ran their fastest times, including Labour’s Jamie Reed who has since resigned as an MP.

Six of last year’s finishers are in this year’s line-up, including Cairns, Jarvis and Timpson. Weaver Vale’s Tory MP Graham Evans and independent Simon Danczuk are also among 2017’s record entry list, as is Amanda Solloway, back for another go after taking seven hours in 2016.

In all, 16 MPs are running this year, smashing all previous records for MP entries. There is a record number of women MPs too – three in all, including one from the Scottish National Party, Hannah Bardell, the first SNP Member ever to run.

As usual, the Conservative Party provides the majority of the running politicians with nine to Labour’s five, although in 70-year-old Sir Kevin Barron, Labour does boast the oldest and the first knighted MP to run. There are no Liberal Democrats.

Cairns will again start as the fastest entrant. The minister for children and families was just 15 minutes faster than Jarvis last year when Timpson was another seven minutes slower. Graham Evans, Danczuk and Solloway also produced their best times in 2016. No fewer than nine of this year’s entrants are London Marathon debutants.



The fastest MPsMatthew Parris Con, Derbyshire West 2:32:57 1985Doug Henderson Lab, Newcastle upon Tyne North 2:52:24 1989John McFall Lab, Dumbarton 3:08:24 1988Rhodri Morgan Lab, Cardiff West 3:14:44 1988Paul Marsden Lib Dem, Shrewsbury & Atcham 3:18:01 2004Dennis Canavan Lab, Falkirk West 3:19:04 1985Alun Cairns Con, Vale of Glamorgan 3:28:02 2016Robert Spink Con, Castle Point 3:31:15 1995Jim Murphy Lab, East Renfrewshire 3:31:44 2013Chris Bryant Lab, Rhondda 3:34:19 2007Howard Stoate Lab, Dartford 3:36:28 2000Chris Pond Lab, Gravesham 3:37:54 1999Alan Howarth Con, Stratford-on-Avon 3:41:41 1985Edward Timpson Con, Crewe and Nantwich 3:42:24 2014Greg Mulholland Lib Dem, Leeds North West 3:42:51 2012Jonathan Aitken Con, Thanet East 3:43:00 1982Dan Jarvis Lab, Barnsley Central 3:43:38 2016David Lock Lab, Wyre Forest 3:44:36 1998David Heathcoat-Armory Con, Wells 3:55:45 1987Jo Swinson Lib Dem, East Dunbartonshire 3:57:00 2011

MPs who have run the London MarathonSitting MPs who have run 24 (16 Con, 6 Lab, 1 Lib Dem, 1 Ind)Former MPs no longer at Westminster 47Former MPs now peers 1Former MP, now deceased 1Total 73

A full record of all the MPs who have run the marathon can be found in the Media Resources section of the London Marathon website: www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com

The 2016 line-up of marathon-running MPs



Name Age group 2016 time London PB1 Chris Finill 55-59 2:56:05 2:28:272 Michael Peace 65-69 3:52:29 2:38:233 Roger Low 70+ 4:25:45 2:33:474 Terence Macey 65-69 4:47:19 2:58:185 Charles Cousens 70+ 5:00:23 2:55:296 Stephen Wehrle 65-69 5:18:01 2:59:597 Malcolm Speake 70+ 5:18:04 2:45:108 William O’Connor 70+ 5:18:35 2:34:299 David Walker 70+ 5:46:17 2:45:4810 Jeffrey Aston 65-69 6:09:31 2:29:3411 Kenneth Jones 80+ 6:45:54 2:55:3812 Dale Lyons 70+ 6:52:33 3:06:48

Twelve made the photo call at the Green Start for the 36th London Marathon on 24 April 2016. Top row: Ken Jones, Bill O’Connor, Dale Lyons, Jeff Aston, Chris Finill, Roger Low, Charles Cousens, Terry Macey. Bottom row: Mac Speake, Steve Wehrle, David Walker, Mike Peace.

The Ever Presents

Twelve of the many hundreds of thousands of people who have run the London Marathon over the years have finished every race from the first in 1981 to the 36th on 24 April last year. They are known as the ‘Ever Presents’.

This informal group was first acknowledged after the 15th London Marathon in 1995, when it numbered 42. They were awarded with a special commemorative medal, a sweatshirt and guaranteed acceptance in future London Marathons. They cover a whole spectrum of running backgrounds, come from all walks of life, different locations and assorted occupations, although many are now retired.

At the top of the list is Chris Finill who received a Guinness World Record certificate in 2010 for ‘the most consecutive editions of the same World Marathon Majors marathon completed in under three hours’.

All but one of the remaining 12 have broken three hours on at least one of their London Marathons. At 83, Kenneth Jones is oldest Ever Present still running and in 2017 he has the honour of being the oldest male runner in this year’s race which falls less than a month before his 84th birthday.

The Real Marathon Men: London Marathon Everpresents, written by Dale Lyons, one of the surviving 12, was published in January 2014. As well as providing a factual record, it tells the stories behind the Ever Presents’ stats – the tales of triumph and disappointment, the lives away from running, and the spirit that keeps them going.

Below is a full list of ever-present names with their times from the 2016 race and their London PB. More information at www.everpresent.org.uk.



Human Interest Stories

For more than three-quarters of all runners at the London Marathon their #ReasonToRun involves raising money for charity, and more than £50 million is raised every year. The event itself holds a Guinness World Record for one-day charity fundraising, a record it has broken each year for the last 10 years. The 2016 record total was £59.4 million while the total raised over the last 36 years is approaching £1 billion and now stands at more than £830 million.

Many of those who run to raise money do so because they, or someone close to them, has experienced illness or tragedy, and they want to honour someone’s memory, or give something back to the organisations and charities which helped them. For many, taking on the marathon is just one challenge in a whole host of others over a period of time, or merely one stage in an ongoing fund-raising campaign; for others, it’s the climax of a personal journey. All of them have a unique #ReasonToRun.

You can find summaries of many of this year’s ‘human interest’ stories in the Media Resources section of the London Marathon website. Here are just a few:

Dan Farnworth and Richard MortonThis pair so inspired HRH Prince Harry with their harrowing and inspirational speech at an event to mark World Mental Health Day that the Prince asked them to run the Marathon for Heads Together, the campaign he leads with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Dan was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after the pair, both paramedics in Blackpool, were called to a horrific incident where a child had died. Richard was there for Dan when he admitted he was suffering and the pair have been advocates of promoting mental health and awareness ever since. They will be running for the Blue Light campaign, run by Mind, one of the Heads Together partners.

Jackie Scully and Duncan Sloan Jackie and fiancé Duncan will become one of the London Marathon’s wedding couples when they get married on the Cutty Sark at 07:30 on Race Day. Then they will then hot foot it to the Start Line at Blackheath, Jackie wearing a specially-designed marathon-friendly wedding dress and Duncan his groom’s suit, to start a 26.2-mile journey to The Mall.

This pair have already completed a remarkable and heart-warming journey, however. Jackie, who had her pelvis rebuilt in 2007, found out just three weeks after getting engaged that she had breast cancer. She had a mastectomy and started to run “to feel alive at a time when my body had other ideas”. Duncan soon joined her as a running partner and when their thoughts turned to planning their wedding, they decided to exchange vows before the race “to thank the people who helped us find our way back to happiness, both during and after treatment”. The couple will be running for Breast Cancer Care and The Willow Foundation.

Zamzam FarahWhen Zamzam Farah (below) ran for Somalia in the 400m at the London 2012 Olympics she did so with a passion to show her country that women could and should be able to compete on an equal footing with men. When she returned home, however, she and her family received death threats. Fearing for her safety, she fled to the UK and was granted asylum.

Her attempt to start a new life was not always easy, however. Initially, she stayed with relatives, but they did not want her to pursue an education or career, so she left and initially struggled to find somewhere to live. Eventually, she discovered The Running Charity, the UK’s first running-orientated programme for homeless and vulnerable young people, and their partners, DePaul.

Through her passion for running and positive spirit, she soon became a committed member of the Running Charity and is now employed, rents privately and is proud to be the charity’s nominated runner for this year’s London Marathon. The Running Charity receives funding from London Marathon Events Ltd.

Pippa, Henrietta and Will Creasy Pippa Creasy is running for CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably) with two of her four children, Henrietta and Will, in memory of her husband, Dr Terry Creasy, who committed suicide four years ago following an acute battle with depression. Suicide is the biggest cause of death among men under 45 in the UK, and Pippa is keen to encourage more people to talk about mental health as part of the wider Heads Together project. CALM, one of the Heads Together partners, is dedicated to preventing male suicide.

For more information on these and many other human interest stories go to the Media Resources section of the London Marathon website, or contact a member of the London Marathon media team.



Runners by Age

Age Group Men Women All18-19 191 159 35020-29 5,142 5,088 10,23030-39 10,228 7,035 17,26340-49 10,262 6,160 16,42250-59 4,621 2,434 7,05560-69 1,130 448 1,57870-79 243 72 31580-89 13 3 16

Totals 31,830 21,399 53,229

Oldest Runners

The oldest man is:Kenneth Jones, 83, born 19 May 1933(He is also an Ever Present, see page 125.)

The oldest woman is:Eleanor Draper, 81, born 1 May 1935

Youngest Runners

The youngest man is:Thomas Hodges, 18 years 8 days, born 15 April 1999

The youngest woman is:Bronte Randle-Bissell, 18 years 3 days, born 20 April 1999

Runners who have birthdays on Race Day

Men Women Total95 78 173

Oldest & Youngest All Time

Oldest winner (men): Allister Hutton (GBR) 1990 (35 yrs 278 days)

Oldest winner (women): Joyce Smith, (GBR) 1982 (44)

Youngest winner (men): Sammy Wanjiru (KEN)2009 (22)

Youngest winner (women): Małgorzata Sobanska (POL)1995 (25)

Oldest finisher (men): Fauja Singh 2004 (93)

Oldest finisher (women): Jenny Wood-Allen 2002 (90)

Fauja Singh: the London Marathon’s oldest finisher



Runners by OccupationOccupation Men Women TotalAccountant 1,439 846 2,285Actor 68 40 108Administrative and Clerical Support 330 1,079 1,409Administrator 266 691 957Advertising 107 104 211Agriculture 47 11 58Airline Cabin Crew 10 28 38Airline Pilot 29 6 35Ambulance Service 27 22 49Analyst 241 131 372Apprentice 16 5 21Architect 201 48 249Armed Forces 311 70 381Artist 77 91 168Banker 683 285 968Banker (City of London) 256 59 315Beautician / Hairdresser 21 98 119Builder / Construction 601 18 619Building Society 28 8 36Building Trade 302 8 310Business Owner 699 238 937Business Owner / Entrepreneur 388 157 545CEO / COO 137 20 157Catering 139 68 207Catering - Professional 91 50 141Catering - Support 15 27 42Chairman / President of Company 171 29 200Civil Aviation - Cabin Crew 16 27 43Civil Servant 175 115 290Clergy 26 2 28Clerical 51 63 114Communications 131 109 240Construction 469 19 488Consultant 1,066 402 1,468Data Processing / MIS Manager 38 4 42Data Processing / Systems Analyst 104 35 139Data Processing Engineer 29 4 33Data Processing Manager 74 6 80Data Processing Programmer 46 7 53Dental Assistant 0 18 18Dentist 75 56 131Designer 294 197 491Doctor 193 207 400Doctor - GP 79 71 150Doctor - Specialist 146 113 259Driver 377 16 393Economist 33 20 53Editor 58 55 113Education - Support 86 309 395Electrician 299 3 302Engineer 1,254 96 1,350Engineer - Civil 189 30 219Engineer - Electrical 189 10 199Engineer - Mechanical 302 17 319Events and Operations 56 89 145Film Maker 56 17 73Finance and Investment - Support 156 89 245Financial Analyst 468 154 622Firefighter 295 33 328Forestry / Game Keeping 13 1 14Haulage 32 2 34Health Service 140 285 425Health and Fitness 104 221 325Healthcare - Professional 281 725 1,006Healthcare - Support 85 182 267Homemaker 30 388 418Hospitality 51 46 97Hotel 66 24 90Hotel and Leisure Industry 42 24 66Housewife 4 381 385IT Professional 988 117 1,105IT Support 112 23 135Insurance 244 113 357Investment Broker 47 4 51Labourer 106 9 115Lawyer / Barrister 166 192 358



Lecturer 135 125 260Legal - Support 27 63 90Legal Profession 354 339 693Librarian 10 9 19Local Government 114 96 210Machinist 9 0 9Machinist / Plant worker 114 8 122Manager 1,163 532 1,695Manufacturing - Production Management 127 16 143Manufacturing - Shop Floor 38 5 43Marketer 185 245 430Marketing 394 463 857Mechanic 34 3 37Media and Publishing 191 151 342Military Services 196 34 230Musician 92 42 134Newsperson 24 12 36Nurse 114 714 828Other 3,919 2,624 6,543Paramedic 30 11 41Pharmacist 46 19 65Photographer 28 17 45Physician 10 5 15Physiotherapist 34 81 115Pilot 25 1 26Plumber 67 0 67Police 548 273 821Politician 22 4 26Postal Worker 43 12 55Printer 26 0 26Programmer 56 9 65Psychiatrist 4 6 10Public Relations 100 132 232Public Service - Manager / Professional 374 283 657Public Service - Support 128 108 236Public Transport 39 7 46Publishing 44 28 72Radio / TV 104 61 165Recreation Worker 5 3 8Restaurants 74 36 110Retail - Manager 154 90 244Retail - Support 103 162 265Retail Trade 306 171 477Retired 635 285 920Sales - Support 30 28 58Sales - Professional / Manager 557 181 738Sales - Support 42 18 60Sales Manager 626 196 822Salesperson 374 168 542Scientist 254 205 459Secretary 10 240 250Security 40 5 45Self Employed 394 308 702Shop Worker 23 25 48Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery 73 18 91Social Worker 30 82 112Solicitor 66 65 131Sportsperson 212 72 284Stock Exchange 12 2 14Stockbroker 28 3 31Student 609 802 1,411Surveyor 185 42 227Systems Analyst 36 9 45Taxi Driver 28 1 29Teacher 655 930 1,585Teacher / Education 638 983 1,621Trade and Craft - Professional 111 28 139Trade and Craft - Support 9 6 15Transportation 146 16 162Travel 53 49 102Travel and Tourism - worker 38 38 76Unemployed 94 77 171Waiter / Waitress 11 21 32Web Designer / Developer 44 6 50Writer / Journalist 76 69 145Youth / Community Worker 40 54 94

Total 31,830 21,399 53,229



Runners by Nationality

Country Code Men Women TotalAland Islands ALA 1 0 1Albania ALB 0 1 1Andorra AND 1 0 1Angola ANG 0 1 1Argentina ARG 13 7 20Australia AUS 85 70 155Austria AUT 11 1 12Bahamas BAH 0 1 1Bangladesh BAN 1 0 1Barbados BAR 1 0 1Belgium BEL 70 23 93Bermuda BER 5 7 12Botswana BOT 1 1 2Brazil BRA 40 15 55Canada CAN 61 59 120Cayman Islands CAY 0 1 1Chile CHI 20 3 23China CHN 142 60 202Colombia COL 5 3 8Costa Rica CRC 1 0 1Croatia CRO 1 0 1Cyprus CYP 6 4 10Czech Republic CZE 7 5 12Denmark DEN 66 20 86Dominican Republic DOM 2 0 2Ecuador ECU 3 0 3Egypt EGY 2 0 2England ENG 161 116 277Spain ESP 202 39 241Estonia EST 5 5 10Finland FIN 16 15 31Falkland Islands FLK 2 0 2France FRA 452 161 613Faroe Islands FRO 1 1 2United Kingdom GBR 28,155 19,626 47,781Germany GER 229 90 319Guernsey GGY 6 5 11Ghana GHA 1 0 1Gibraltar GIB 3 1 4Guadeloupe GLP 0 1 1Greece GRE 9 1 10Guatemala GUA 10 3 13Hong Kong HKG 79 35 114Hungary HUN 5 2 7Isle of Man IMN 8 3 11Indonesia INA 18 5 23India IND 29 5 34Ireland IRL 275 146 421Iceland ISL 7 6 13Israel ISR 8 2 10Italy ITA 340 73 413Ivory Coast CIV 1 0 1British Virgin Islands IVB 0 1 1Jersey JEY 9 10 19Jordan JOR 1 0 1Japan JPN 59 31 90Kenya KEN 8 3 11South Korea KOR 8 2 10Saudi Arabia KSA 2 0 2Kuwait KUW 0 1 1Latvia LAT 0 2 2Lebanon LIB 3 3 6Liechtenstein LIE 1 0 1



Lithuania LTU 1 4 5Luxembourg LUX 4 3 7Madagascar MAD 0 1 1Morocco MAR 4 1 5Malaysia MAS 2 1 3Mexico MEX 52 14 66Macedonia MKD 2 0 2Malta MLT 1 5 6Monaco MON 0 2 2Netherlands NED 105 41 146Nepal NEP 0 1 1Nigeria NGR 3 1 4Northern Ireland NIR 22 12 34Norway NOR 52 48 100New Zealand NZL 17 24 41Paraguay PAR 0 1 1Peru PER 4 0 4Philippines PHI 12 7 19Poland POL 53 18 71Portugal POR 31 6 37Puerto Rico PUR 2 1 3Qatar QAT 2 0 2Reunion REU 2 0 2Romania ROU 1 3 4South Africa RSA 101 37 138Russia RUS 26 9 35Scotland SCO 32 6 38Senegal SEN 1 0 1Singapore SIN 25 19 44Slovenia SLO 5 2 7San Marino SMR 1 0 1Serbia SRB 1 0 1Sri Lanka SRI 1 0 1Switzerland SUI 94 42 136Slovakia SVK 5 4 9Sweden SWE 75 31 106Tanzania TAN 1 0 1Thailand THA 5 2 7East Timor TLS 1 0 1Taiwan TPE 21 5 26Turkey TUR 2 0 2United Arab Emirates UAE 7 7 14Ukraine UKR 3 2 5United States Minor Outlying Islands UMI 2 0 2Uruguay URU 1 1 2United States USA 366 347 713Venezuela VEN 3 0 3Wales WAL 24 13 37Zambia ZAM 0 1 1Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 1

Total 31,830 21,399 53,229



Race Day Temperature (°C)

Race Date 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:0029 Mar 81 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.909 May 82 10.5 11.1 13.4 14.017 Apr 83 10.1 10.0 10.4 10.013 May 84 8.6 10.4 12.2 13.021 Apr 85 6.0 6.9 8.0 8.620 Apr 86 8.1 10.2 15.6 17.010 May 87 10.0 10.6 12.0 12.417 May 88 10.6 13.2 14.6 16.423 Apr 89 8.4 8.5 8.7 10.122 Apr 90 9.4 10.0 10.2 10.921 Apr 91 5.8 7.1 9.4 9.112 Apr 92 11.3 12.1 13.2 13.818 Apr 93 11.8 12.2 13.1 13.817 Apr 94 5.9 6.6 7.5 7.602 Apr 95 8.3 9.6 12.0 14.121 Apr 96 17.6 20.3 20.1 21.013 Apr 97 9.9 11.2 12.0 13.326 Apr 98 11.1 11.2 13.0 12.718 Apr 99 5.9 6.8 7.6 8.416 Apr 00 6.6 8.7 9.9 11.322 Apr 01 7.6 8.4 8.6 10.414 Apr 02 7.6 9.2 10.6 11.213 Apr 03 9.5 11.5 15.0 16.418 Apr 04 9.6 10.2 10.3 11.217 Apr 05 7.7 9.4 10.9 12.323 Apr 06 11.1 11.3 12.1 12.722 Apr 07 16.3 18.6 20.5 21.713 Apr 08 10.4 12.1 8.9 9.526 Apr 09 14.1 14.9 16.1 16.225 Apr 10 11.8 13.8 14.4 15.617 Apr 11 14.1 15.9 18.3 19.922 Apr 12 8.8 10.4 12.5 13.421 Apr 13 7.0 8.9 10.4 12.813 Apr 14 10.5 11.3 12.7 13.726 Apr 15 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.024 Apr 16 6.8 7.4 8.0 9.0

Marathon Weather

Runners will be hoping for a fine spring day to help them get around the 26.2 mile course on 23 April. A mild, not hot, day with a light breeze will help the mass runners, most of whom will complete the race in the afternoon. Those conditions will also help the elites run at close to world record pace.

Average weather conditions for the London Marathon up to 2016 give some indication of what to expect:• average maximum temperature: 14.9°C• average minimum temperature: 8.9°C• average rainfall: 1.3mm• average sunshine: 5.4 hours.

The event has seen some extremes of weather in the past. In 2004 it was particularly wet and windy. Evans Rutto, the eventual winner of the men’s race, was just one of the runners who slipped and fell in the poor conditions.

The highest temperature of 22.2°C was recorded on two Race Days – in 1996 (21 April) and 2007 (22 April); the lowest of 5.3°C on 18 April 2004.

The wettest Race Day on record was 18 April 2004 when 12.4mm fell, while the sunniest was 26 April 2009 with 12.3 hours of sunshine.



Race Day Relative Humidity (%)

Race Date 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:0029 Mar 81 89 91 94 9409 May 82 65 56 52 5117 Apr 83 87 87 87 7913 May 84 70 56 45 3021 Apr 85 75 74 68 6520 Apr 86 96 94 93 7110 May 87 65 61 56 5017 May 88 80 64 62 5723 Apr 89 92 88 88 7522 Apr 90 93 91 91 8821 Apr 91 62 58 50 5112 Apr 92 82 78 64 6018 Apr 93 81 82 73 6417 Apr 94 84 78 66 5402 Apr 95 78 72 61 5421 Apr 96 51 36 33 2813 Apr 97 58 56 47 4326 Apr 98 72 71 61 6718 Apr 99 83 74 65 5716 Apr 00 75 65 57 5122 Apr 01 68 63 80 4614 Apr 02 58 49 38 3113 Apr 03 77 69 55 5018 Apr 04 89 88 90 8517 Apr 05 64 54 46 4423 Apr 06 78 81 78 8122 Apr 07 48 43 35 3013 Apr 08 65 54 80 7326 Apr 09 55 49 46 4225 Apr 10 82 79 80 7717 Apr 11 68 58 51 4422 Apr 12 76 69 61 5521 Apr 13 67 55 46 5113 Apr 14 55 49 48 4826 Apr 15 80 88 86 7924 Apr 16 67 54 55 46



The Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon is a series of races for girls and boys aged between 11 and 17, divided into three age categories.

It is run over the last three miles of the marathon course, starting at Old Billingsgate and finishing under the finish gantry in The Mall. The runners race along Victoria Embankment, through Parliament Square, down Birdcage Walk, and past Buckingham Palace.

The race started in 1986 involving children from all 33 London boroughs. In 2001, selected teams from English counties were invited, based on their performances at the English Schools Cross Country Championships. From 2005, teams representing Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland were added.

In 2009, a new format was introduced. The English county teams were replaced by regions, while the top finishers from the London boroughs scored points for a ‘united London team’ in the regional competition. In 2011, the races were adopted as the official British Athletics Road Running Championships for young athletes. More than 2,000 boys and girls take part in three age groups – under 13, under 15 and under 17.

The following London boroughs compete in the London competition:Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, City of Westminster.

The following regional teams compete in the UK Road Running Championships: East England, East Midlands, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humberside; Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales.

Mini London Wheelchair MarathonThere are also four wheelchair races along the same course, open to youngsters aged under 14 and under 17 from all parts of the UK. They race as individuals rather than members of a team.

Future starsOver the years the Mini Marathon has unearthed a number of future stars of British athletics. A quick glance through the list of medallists reveals some young racers who have gone on to gain major international honours:

Mo Farah, the Olympic, world and European 5000m and 10,000m champion, was a Mini Marathon winner for Hounslow three years in a row between 1998 and 2000. He went on to win gold medals in 5000m and 10,000m at the 2010 and 2014 European Championships, the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and the 2013 and 2015 World Championships, among others. He broke the English record on his London Marathon debut in 2014.

Scott Overall, who was third in the Mini Marathon in 2000, ran the marathon for Britain at the 2012 London Olympics and is one of the leading British competitors in this year’s London Marathon.

Freya Ross was fifth in the Mini Marathon in 2001 (as Freya Murray). She went on to represent Britain at London 2012 where she was 44th in the marathon.

David Weir won the Mini Wheelchair Marathon seven times in his youth, and has since won the senior London Wheelchair Marathon six times and claimed six gold medals at Paralympic Games.

Shelly Woods won the mini event twice before rising to become senior champion in 2007 and 2012. She won a marathon silver medal at the London 2012 Paralympics.

Hannah Cockroft also won the event twice, in 2009 and 2010, before going on to break world and Paralympic records on the track for T34 100m and 200m, and to win gold medals at the London 2012 and 2016 Paralympics.

The Mini London Marathon has also been a seedbed for talented athletes who have gone on to succeed in other sports, such as Alistair Brownlee, the double Olympic triathlon champion, who ran the Mini Marathon in 2002 and 2005, his brother Jonathan Brownlee, the Olympic triathlon bronze and silver medallist, and Non Stanford, four times a Mini Marathon winner between 2001 and 2005, who won the 2013 world triathlon title in London’s Hyde Park.

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2017 Medallists

Boys 1st 2nd 3rdU17 Thomas Mortimer (South West) 14:14 Jake Heyward (Wales) 14:15 James Edgar (Northern Ireland) 14:20U15 Josh Cowperthwaite (North East) 14:48 Lachlan Wellington (South East) 15:00 Joseph Owen (London) 15:01U13 Osian Perrin (Wales) 16:03 Harley Norman (London) 16:05 Angus Williams (South East) 16:11

GirlsU17 Sabrina Sinha (London) 16:23 Lucy Pygott (South East) 16:29 Laura Stark (Scotland) 16:33 U15 Faye Ireland (North West) 16:57 Claudia Lance-Jones (Sth East) 17:00 Grace Brock (South West) 17:02U13 Amelia Kane (Northern Ireland) 17:23 Eve Jones (Yorks & Humb) 17:35 Morgan Squibb (London) 17:44

Wheelchair BoysU17 Jack Agnew 12:18 Isaac Towers (Aks Lytham) 12:24 Michael McCabe 12:32U14 Zien Zhou 17:46 Morgan Woods 19:28 Andrew Greer 17:46

Wheelchair GirlsU17 Kare Adenegan (Coventry) 13:40 Eden Rainbow-Cooper 15:08 Catherine Stott (Saddleworth) 20:27U14 Shauna Bocquet 15:20 Courtney-Lea Daly 20:33 Murran Mackay 22:48

What Happened in 2016

In an event that has unearthed a number of future British superstars, it was Josh Cowperthwaite who marked himself as one to watch in 2016. The North East athlete set an impressive new course record in the Under 15 boy’s race when he finished in 14:48, taking six seconds from Euan Gillham’s 2012 mark.

Lachlan Wellington of the South East was second as he held off London’s Joseph Owen by just one second in 15:00.

Thomas Mortimer of the South West was crowned champion in the Under 17 boys’ race, finishing in 14:14, one second ahead of Welsh teenager Jake Heyward, but 14 seconds shy of the course record set in 2015 by Ben Dijkstra. James Edgar from Northern Ireland came home third in 14:20.

Osian Perrin of Wales won the Under 13 boys’ race in 16:03, just two seconds ahead of Croydon’s Harley Norman with Angus Williams of the South East third in 16:11.

Sabrina Sinha stepped up from second in 2015 to take the 2016 Under 17 girls’ title, the British international winning a Mini London Marathon race for the sixth time. The Londoner crossed the line in 16:23, well outside Jessica Judd’s 15:38 course record from 2011.

Lucy Pygott of the South East was runner-up in 16:29 with Scotland’s Laura Stark third in 16:33. Judd’s younger sister Jodie, an Essex cross country champion herself, finished 17th, 55 seconds behind the winner.

Katy Ann McDonald’s joint course record of 16:28, set last year in the Under 15 girls’ race, was safe for another year as Faye Ireland of the North West won that event in 16:57, three seconds ahead of the South East’s Claudia Lance-Jones who moved up from third in 2015. Grace Brock of the South West was third this time.

The biggest victory of the day went to Northern Ireland’s Amelia Kane who won the Under 13 girls’ race in 17:23, 12 seconds clear of Eve Jones of Yorkshire and Humberside. Morgan Squibb from the London borough of Bromley was third.

Jack Agnew was champion of the Under 17 boys’ wheelchair race. A previous Under 14 victor, he won in 12:18, six seconds ahead of Isaac Towers, another former Under 14 champion. Michael McCabe was third, another eight seconds behind. Zien Zhou and Andrew Greer tied the Under 14 boys’ wheelchair race, both finishing in 17:46, with Morgan Woods well behind in third in 19:28.

In contrast, Shauna Bocquet won the girls’ Under 14 wheelchair event by more than five minutes in 15:20. She moved up from second in 2015 to beat Courtney-Lea Daly with Murran Mackay third in 22:48.

British elite wheelchair racer Kare Adenegan made it a hat trick of Mini London Marathon wins by coming out on top in the Under 17 girls’ race in 13:40. Eden Rainbow-Cooper was second in 15:08 after being Under-14s runner-up in 2015. Catherine Stott was third for the second year in a row, clocking 20:27.



The 2017 Races

The 2017 Mini London Marathon participants will be the first to cross the line on the morning of Sunday 23 April giving early spectators something to shout about as they wait for further action later in the day.

Trials have been held over the winter months in 33 London boroughs and nine regions in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to determine age-group teams to represent each area over the three-mile races in three age categories – under 13, under 15 and under 17.

Each London borough, region and home nation team enters 36 runners, six for each of the race categories. The best athletes from across the country will come together in a battle to win the coveted title and join legends such as Farah and Weir as Mini London Marathon victors.

The start times and T-shirt colours this year are:

WHEELCHAIR GIRLSUNDER 17

Start time: 08:40Intense Pink

WHEELCHAIR BOYSUNDER 17

Start time: 08:40Sandstorm

WHEELCHAIR GIRLSUNDER 14

Start time: 08:42Collegiate Purple

WHEELCHAIR BOYSUNDER 14

Start time: 08:42Forest Green

BOYSUNDER 17

Start time: 08:55Black

BOYSUNDER 15

Start time: 09:02Collegiate Royal Blue

BOYSUNDER 13

Start time: 09:09Victory Red

GIRLSUNDER 17

Start time: 09:16White

GIRLSUNDER 15

Start time: 09:23Sun Yellow

GIRLSUNDER 13

Start time: 09:30Collegiate Blue

Current Course Records

BoysU17 14:00 Ben Dijkstra East Midlands 2015U15 14:48 Josh Cowperthwaite North East 2016U13 15:42 Tommy Dawson Yorkshire & Humberside 2015

GirlsU17 15:38 Jessica Judd East 2011U15 16:28 Annabel Mason Yorkshire & Humberside 2012 16:28 Katy-Ann McDonald London 2015U13 17:05 Almi Nerurkar South East 2014

Wheelchair BoysU17 11:35 Nathan Maguire Kingston & Poly Harriers 2015U14 13:22 Isaac Towers Aks Lytham 2013

Wheelchair GirlsU17 12:39 Jade Jones New Marske Harriers 2013U14 12:41 Kare Adenegan Coventry 2015

More information and full results from past races can be found at: www.minimarathon.co.ukAlso, see the Mini London Marathon Facebook page: www.facebook.com/VirginMoneyGivingMiniLondonMarathon

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