Can you introduce yourself? Dr Steve Ward-Smith, I work for a scientific instrument company, looking after large customers and have been working there for 30 years. I've been running for three years now, I had started stationary bike classes during lockdown and running seemed next step, especially as many of my closest [...]

I’m Adele from Shropshire and this will be my first ever Marathon! I’m excited, nervous and happy all at once going into serious training now. We have a 2-year-old yellow Labrador called Harry. He is a gorgeous boy who joins me on shorter runs. I previously worked as a [...]

Can you introduce yourself? My name's Rob and I'm very excited to be running the London Marathon for the first time. I'm a chef and have cooked for the likes of Pamela Anderson and the New Zealand All-blacks. I've completed many half marathons and managed to get around the Yorkshire Marathon [...]

Hi, I’m Lesley and am a retired police officer. I started running when I was 16 years but moved on to other sports and activities when I hit 20 and didn’t return to running until much later in life. I always love to try new things and love the challenge this brings [...]

By Pauline Reid Hello! My name is Pauline Reid, and I’m from a small town near Aberdeen, Scotland. Recently, I held a fundraising event to support my chosen charity, and I’m thrilled to share that we raised a fantastic total of £1,200. It was a delightful afternoon tea event, attended by family, [...]

My name is Hayden Smith from Sawbridgeworth, I am running the 2025 London Marathon for VICTA (hopefully in 3 hours and 30 minutes). I work in finance and my hobbies include golf and football. What were the steps you took to organise this event? The first step was to get [...]

Returning runner Mitzy, who ran for #TEAMVICTA in the TCS London Marathon in 2019 and is running again in 2025, is a solicitor based in Norwich, Norfolk. She organised a fundraising event in October at a social Club in Saxlingham Nethergate. “I wasn’t expecting this amount of success, we raised £921, raffle tickets alone fetched [...]

Can you introduce yourselves? I’m Molly and 20 years old and she’s Millie (she’s 19 years old), we’ve been friends for quite a few years and we decided to run the London Marathon together! I was diagnosed with a rare genetic eye disease when I was eight years old. This is an incurable condition which [...]