Andy Birkett BBC News, South West BBC Neil Williams will run his 500th marathon on his birthday A man who vowed he would never run again after completing his first race is set to run his 500th marathon later. Neil Williams, from Plymouth, who ran his first marathon in 2011, is expected to reach the...
Donald Trump has met with dozens of officials in Saudi Arabia, as part of his first major diplomatic international visit of his second term as US president. A timelapse shows a huge queue of people waiting to shake hands with the president. Trump is in Saudi Arabia as part of a four-day trip to the...
Charlie Jones BBC News, Suffolk John Fairhall/BBC Ros Speake says she will never stop Mac from running the marathon, even though she worries about him One week ago, Mac Speake lined up at the start of the London Marathon and prayed his body would carry him to the end. At 83, the retired GP is...
Running hasn’t always been popular. It wasn’t until the mid-late 1970s when a jogging boom took off across the UK. Inspired by trends in the United States, there was a surge in interest in road running as a leisure activity and way of keeping fit and healthy. An estimated one million people now consider themselves...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West SwoopPTM Mr Wetherill received a certificate from Guinness World Records after completing the race A former Team GB Paralympian has broken the record for running a marathon on crutches in the fastest time. David Wetherill, who played table tennis at three Paralympic Games, has used crutches every day since...
The fathers of two girls killed in the Southport attack have completed the London Marathon in an emotional tribute to their daughters. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe entered the race to raise money for projects set up in their daughters’ memory. Alice Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, were killed last...
Two people have been arrested for throwing powder paint on Tower Bridge as the men’s elite runners were passing during the 45th edition of the London Marathon. A group called Youth Demand said two of its supporters jumped over the barriers and threw the substance on the bridge at about 10:35 BST. The Metropolitan Police...
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa surged to victory in a world record for a women’s only field in the London Marathon. The Olympic silver medallist burst clear of 2021 winner Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya with 10km to go before crossing the line in two hours 15 minutes and 50 seconds. Assefa beat the previous record, set by...
A man from Devon is set to compete in the London Marathon and attempt to break a world record in memory of his two babies who died. James Ashforth, 35, from Axminster, will take on the marathon on Sunday for his children Luca and Leila who were still-born. He has raised more than £6,000 so...
Watch: Starmer delivers message to dads of Southport victims running London Marathon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has wished luck to two fathers whose daughters were killed in the Southport attack as they prepare to run the London Marathon. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe entered the race to raise money for projects set up in...
FAMILY HANDOUT Lucy will run the London Marathon in memory of her mother, who died of cancer The youngest participant in the 2025 London Marathon will celebrate her 18th birthday on race day. Lucy, from Hull, will run her first marathon on Sunday alongside her dad to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Charity in memory...
Eilish McColgan says she is simply looking to complete her marathon debut in London with “no mishaps” but then quickly admits to having a couple of “loose goals”, which turn out to be significant targets. One would be setting a new Scottish record and, if she does that, it will take care of number two...
Eliud Kipchoge, who became the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours in 2019 and is widely regarded as the greatest distance runner in history, returns to the London Marathon for the first time since 2020. The record four-time winner is joined in the elite men’s race by defending champion Munyao and...
Four-time British Olympian Paula Radcliffe has secured the Six Star Medal upon completing the Boston Marathon. Radcliffe, 51, finished Monday’s race with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds, placing her 117th out of 12,447 women that took part. The Six Star Medal is awarded to runners who complete all six of the...
World record holder Ruth Chepngetich has pulled out of the London Marathon along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir. Kenya’s Chepngetich, 30, became the first woman to clock a sub-two hour 10 minute time at the 2024 Chicago marathon, but said she was not ready for next weekend’s race. Chepngetich said she was “very sad to...