Which celebrities deserve your respect for their dedication to training for the 2011 Virgin London Marathon and who saw it more as a huge photo opportunity. Find their finishing times here.
Want to know which celebrities to look out for running the 2011 Virgin London Marathon and when to expect to see them. Check out our run down with their predicted finishing times and the charities they are running for.
The standard entry for this year’s Kilomathon race from Derby to Nottingham is £45 equal to a whopping £2.76 mile. Although promoted as a London Marathon training race to reduce the fee to £5 you need to fund raise £260, on top of the £1,500 plus many runners are raising to run London. With the popularity of the general public participating in challenging sporting events and the reduction of people giving to charities is this the start of companies seeing runners as an easy target for raising money through sponsorship and increased entry fees.
The deadline for Good for Age entries for the 2011 Virgin London marathon is approaching. Check the qualifying times to see if you can apply and avoid the ballot.
Which celebrities deserve your respect for their dedication to training for the 2010 Virgin London Marathon and who saw it more as a huge photo opportunity. Find their finishing times here.
Photos of some inspirational and fancy dress runners raising money for charities in the Virgin London Marathon 2010.
Leaving home before travelling to the Virgin London Marathon? Check out what things you really shouldn’t forget for the big day.
Posted on October 20th, 2009 in Competitive Sport, Exercise, Health, Marathons, Running, Science, Sport
The three tragic deaths during the Detroit marathon this weekend, following the death last week of a runner in the Baltimore highlights the physical demands of the event. Are they all due to undiagnosed conditions or are there common risk factors that can be avoided?
Tags: athlete, cardiac, CRY, diagnose, disease, Health, heart, sudden cardiac death, Virgin London Marathon
