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The first London Marathon was held on 29 March 1981, London
property search more than 20,000 applied to run. 6,747 were
accepted and 6,255 crossed the finish line on Constitution
Hill. The Marathon's popularity has steadily grown since then.
In 2008 34,497 people crossed the line, the biggest field
since the race began. 711,260 people have completed the race
since its inception. [5]
The first wheelchair marathon race was London property search
held in 1983 and the event was credited with reducing the
stigma surrounding disabled athletes.[6]
The race is currently organised by former 10,000m world record
holder David Bedford as Race Director and Nick Bitel as Chief
Executive. Bedford and Bitel have overseen a period of great
change for the race, including amendments London property
search to the course in 2005 which saw the famous cobbled
section by the Tower of London replaced with a flat stretch
along the Highway.[7]
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London property search whilst it is a serious
athletic event, with large prize money attracting elite athletes,
public perception of the race is dominated by club and fun
runners. Only the summer British 10K race closes the centre
of London similarly to the marathon. Sometimes in ludicrous
fancy dress and often collecting money for charity, these
make up the bulk London property search of the 30,000+ runners
and help to draw crowds of half a million on the streets.
Nine people have died in relation to running the London Marathon
since the event began, with the most recent being a 22-year-old
man[8] who died of hyponatremia.[9]
On 19 April 2003, former boxer Michael Watson, London property
search who had been told he would never be able to walk again
after a fight with Chris Eubank, made headlines by finishing
the marathon in six days, becoming a national hero in England.
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In 2006 Sir Steve Redgrave (winner of five consecutive Olympic
Gold Medals) set a new London property search Guinness World
Record for money raised through a marathon by collecting ?1.8
million in sponsorship. This broke the record set the previous
year by the founder of the Oasis Trust, Steve Chalke MBE,
who had collected over ?1.25 million. Steve Chalke London
property search recovered the record in 2007, raising
at least ?1.85 million.[10]
A small number of runners, known as the "Ever Presents",
have completed each of the London Marathons since 1981. By
2008 their number had shrunk to 22. As of 2008, the oldest
runners amongst them are 74 year old Kenneth Jones and Jeffrey
Gordon, whilst the youngest runner is 49-year-old Chris Finill.
They are all male. [11]
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