Since it’s inception, the London Marathon has had 781, 635 finishers! In it’s first year, 6,255 finished the London Marathon, in 2010, 36, 550 finished the Virgin London Marathon. Now, in its’ 31rst year, the 2011 Virgin London Marathon should be a barn burner! Liliya Shobukova is at the top of her game, and, in this viewer’s mind, and that of my keen observer group, seems unbeatable. The men’s race is wide open, in my mind, which should make for a very fast race! See you in London Friday afternoon, and in Boston, Sunday night!
Liliya Shobukova winning the 2010 Virgin London Marathon-can she do it in 2011?
photo by PhotoRun.net.
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Virgin London Marathon
Race Week Daily News
11th April 2011
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FEATURED
London Marathon Charitable Trust
More
than £5.3 million from the record surplus made by the London Marathon
last year was awarded in grants to help build, preserve, refurbish and
purchase sports and recreation facilities, the organisers’ charitable
trust announced today.
Read more…
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WHAT’S NEW
London Marathon Saves Earlsfield Sports Ground
The
London Marathon has helped save another London playing field and
secured the future of two historic community clubs where hundreds of
people play organised sport every week.
Read more…
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Torn Calf Ruins Hayley’s Marathon Dream
Hayley
Yelling has been forced to pull out of the Virgin London Marathon on 17
April after she tore her calf in training last week.
Read more…
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2011 Media Guide Is Now Available
The 2011 Virgin London Marathon Media Guide is now available online Here…
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Race Week
Press Conferences
For the latest press conference schedule, click here.
Course Map
To view the full course map, click here.
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30 Years of the London Marathon
Since it began, 783,185 runners have completed the London Marathon.
In 1981, 6,255 runners completed the course.
In 2010 there were 36,550 finishers.
In total, £506 million has been raised for hundreds of charitable causes by London Marathon finishers since 1981.
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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