Virgin London Marathon 2010
We smashed our target of £55,000!
This year’s London Marathon took place on Sunday 25th April and AICR was proud to have a team of 31 dedicated runners running on behalf on our charity. We interviewed many of them when they finished, you can watch the videos here.
Please take a look at the short video below and find out how our runners felt after they had completed the race.
Virgin London Marathon 2010 from AICR on Vimeo.
A big hello to our marathon class of 2010; Alex, Anjali, Ben, Chris, David B, David S, Debbie, Greg, John, Katherine, Keren, Lee, Lucy, Mary, Michael, Mike G, Mike K, Neil, Nicola, Nigel, Oliver, Paul G, Paul H, Paul W, Robert, Sarah, Thomas, Tom D, Tom W, Will and Zoe.
The London Marathon is one of AICR’s biggest fundraising events and this year we wanted to raise more money for research than ever before! That’s why we set a sponsorship target of £55,000 – almost double the amount of money raised in the 2009 London Marathon! We are delighted that as things currently stand, we are on course for almost £60,000!
What does this money mean to AICR?
This money will pay for an entire year’s research into cancer by an experienced scientist.
Next year, we'd like to raise even more money to fund vital cancer research and we'd like to enlist your help. The more runners AICR has in the race, the more money will be raised. The ballot for places in the 2011 Virgin London Marathon opens on 4th May (next Tuesday) and we'd like you to consider putting your name in for a place. Or perhaps some of your friends and family have always wanted to take part? Well here is your big chance. It's a simple process which only takes a few minutes and if you are selected, you will get the chance to be part of the greatest marathon in the world. All you have to do is click this link and fill in the form on Tuesday. Those lucky enough to win a place will be notified in October - plenty of time to start training for the race.
Places are limited and may be gone by the end of the day, so please make a note to logon to http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com on Tuesday!
If you use your ballot place to run for AICR you will receive;
- A welcome pack including a running vest, t-shirt and tips and advice on fundraising
- Full training support in the run up to the big day including tips, email updates, and first-hand advice from staff who have run the marathon
- Unsurpassed support on race day from us and support materials for your family/friends
- Post race reception with buffet, drinks and shower facilities
- An extraordinary feeling of pride, knowing that you are playing your part in changing the history of cancer research
If you would like to join our team please email events@aicr.org.uk or contact Suzanne on 01334 477910.
