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• London Marathon Foundation invests £1m in junior parkrun in new partnership

  By Catherine Anderson, Chrissie Wellington| Inkl@ According to a statement by LMG, the three-year funding partnership could lead to “more than 300,000 additional children” participating in the free events by 2026. Junior parkrun is a weekly event in which children aged four to 14 tackle a 2km course. There are currently 405 events across the UK, with 22,000 children taking part every Sunday.

  By Catherine Anderson, Chrissie Wellington · Inkl

  Sep. 30, 2023

• Wheelchair-bound athlete with motor neurone disease enlists world champ for London Marathon bid

  By Chrissie Wellington| Dispatchist@ Sam Perkins, from East Leake, near Loughborough, will have a support team led by Britain's four-time Ironman triathlon world champion, Chrissie Wellington Video Loading A wheelchair-bound former athlete struck down by motor neurone disease has enlisted the help of a world champion in his quest to complete the London Marathon.Introduced at last October's TCS London Marathon event, the initiative was adopted to give those unable to complete the course under their own steam the chance to be part...

  By Chrissie Wellington · Dispatchist

  Feb. 19, 2023

• London Marathon Foundation invests £1m in junior parkrun in new partnership

  By Catherine Anderson, Chrissie Wellington| Inkl@ According to a statement by LMG, the three-year funding partnership could lead to “more than 300,000 additional children” participating in the free events by 2026. Junior parkrun is a weekly event in which children aged four to 14 tackle a 2km course. There are currently 405 events across the UK, with 22,000 children taking part every Sunday.

  By Catherine Anderson, Chrissie Wellington · Inkl

  Sep. 30, 2023

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