Gabby Logan, 48, limbers up for her Olympic marathon where she will front the BBC coverage for next two weeks from Salford By Eleanor Sharples For The Daily Mail Published: 17:00 EDT, 22 July 2021 | Updated: 17:09 EDT, 22 July 2021 Gabby Logan is limbering up for her own Olympic marathon, with the former … Read more
Nipsey Hussle’s estate and Crips LLC reach accord over ‘The Marathon Continues’ statement By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 00:06 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 00:06 GMT, 26 March 2021 The estate of late rapper Nipsey Hussle and the Crips gang have come to a legal agreement over use of the phrase ‘The Marathon Continues.’ Samiel … Read more
Eddie Izzard has revealed that she was surprised by George Clooney during her 32nd marathon in 31 days. The comedian, 59, who prefers to use she/her pronouns, admitted that she had no clue George, 59, was going to appear via Zoom until 30 seconds beforehand. Earlier this year, Eddie completed 32 marathons on a treadmill in 31 days alongside … Read more
After adventurer, author and former soldier Jordan Wylie rowed solo, unsupported and unarmed across the most dangerous body of water on the planet – the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (aka the Gate of Tears) – he described the 13-hour 42-minute voyage, from Djibouti to Yemen and back, as ‘the toughest thing I’ve ever done’. And at … Read more
An endurance athlete has gone missing just days after completing a marathon running challenge for a mental health charity. Sarah Thomson, 28, ran a marathon a day for a week for the charity Mind, completing her final run last Tuesday in three hours and 40 minutes. She took on the challenge to help her own … Read more
Eddie Izzard was left frustrated when gatecrashers tried to interrupt his marathon run in the last few moments. The comedian, 58, who prefers to use she/her pronouns, is running 31 marathons in 31 days for charity. Eddie shared a clip of the ‘dramatic’ moment on social media as she ran on a treadmill in a … Read more
Ambitious plans to allow 100,000 people to take part in this year’s London Marathon have been announced. A record 50,000 people will run in central London on October 3 with another 50,000 running 26.2 miles at a location of their choice for the virtual event. Hugh Brasher, the marathon’s event director, said he was confident … Read more
Great-grandmother, 104, has nearly finished walking marathon distance of 26.2 miles for charity after being inspired by NHS hero who raised £32m Centenarian Ruth Saunders aims to walk 104 laps of the roads around her home She got the idea after she started going on walks during lockdown She says she got inspired by the … Read more
A woman ended up walking for nearly 50 miles in the virtual London marathon due to a problem with the official app she downloaded to record her performance. Jodey Hopcroft, 38, from Great Yarmouth on the Norfolk coast was among 38,000 amateurs entered into this year’s event who used the Virgin Money London Marathon app on their own … Read more
The Countess of Wessex donned her trainers to run the first 1.5 miles of the Mencap team’s virtual London Marathon in Windsor today. Sophie, 55, joined the team’s run in Great Windsor Park alongside Tomas Cardillo-Zallo, one of the 312 people running for the charity. Dressed in black running leggings and sporting a pink and … Read more