Oct 29, 2023 | Active Travel, Marathon Majors
The London Marathon is one of the most iconic and prestigious marathon events globally, capturing the hearts of runners and spectators alike. It is a must run for many UK runners, and inspires the many spectators lining the streets or watching on the TV at home. What...
Oct 5, 2022 | Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Race Recaps, Running
Huge thanks to Flora for the race bib for this year’s London Marathon! Maths is hard, it’s even harder when you’re 3 and a half hours into a marathon and dealing with a GPS watch that has gone haywire around Canary Wharf. I was trying to work out,...
Sep 28, 2022 | Marathon Majors
Best London Marathon 2022 Kit New Balance The official sponsor of the London Marathon and therefore official kit maker. Previously the Boston Marathon jacket was THE jacket to buy but in the last few years, jackets for the other Marathon Majors have become more...
Apr 26, 2019 | Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Running
Bang. The gun goes off for the start of the 2012 London Marathon and I’m standing in the queue for the porta-loo. Thankfully, I remembered that my chip wouldn’t start until I crossed the start line so I went to the loo, then raced to join the ranks of...
Apr 23, 2018 | Marathon Majors, Running
Well that was a scorcher. I know we are lucky to usually run the London Marathon in quite temperate weather, and runners around the world have to deal with much hotter race days…however having trained all winter through snow, sleet, rain and hail, the 23 degrees...
