For the first time, more than 40,000 runners completed the Virgin Money London Marathon after record numbers left the Start Line yesterday morning, making the 38th edition of the race the biggest in its history.
By 19:00 last night, 40,255 had conquered the hottest Race Day on record to cross the Finish Line in The Mall and pick up their hard-earned medals and souvenir finishers’ T-shir
Record numbers are expected to start the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon this morning, after more than 41,000 registered for the race over the last four days.
When registration desks at the Virgin Money London Marathon Expo at ExCeL London closed at 17:00 yesterday, a total of 41,469 ac
For the majority of those running this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon it will be a once in a lifetime experience. Not for Steve Edwards, from Gloucestershire, who will complete his 23rd London Marathon, number 820 in his quest to set a new world record for running 1,000 official marathons in the fastest average finish time, sub 3hr 30.
