Virgin London Marathon 2013

Ian Brennan with his medal at the finish

Like many, every year I like to get up early to watch the London Marathon on television. This year I was even more excited; I got up early to see if I could spot our two runners for the Child Brain Injury Trust. The male runners set off at about 10.00am and unfortunately my eye site wasn't good enough to pick out Alex Radford and Ian Brennan from the the 30,000+ runners also setting off.

People travel from all over the world to take part in this iconic race and our runners were no different. Ian Brennan travelled over from Northern Ireland and managed to complete the race in 4 hour and 4 minutes; whereas Alex Radford came all the way from Spain to join us on race day; completing the marathon in 4 hours and 28 minutes.

We thank both of the runners for their support, and congratulate Alex Radford for raising over £5,000. Alex chose to take part in the London Marathon to celebrate his 40th birthday. He said: "I have never run a Marathon before and I am absolutely terrified and delighted at the prospect of participating in the race and raising funds [for the Child Brain Injury Trust]."

Alex Radford raised over £5,000

Alex is still fundraising for the Child Brain Injury Trust; if you would like to show your support simply go to www.justgiving.com/LondonMarathon-Alex and make a donation.

We would like to extend our appreciation to all the runners who took part this year; without them this would not be the event it is. One can only imagine the dedication and passion you need to run a marathon, so a huge well done to everyone.

We would like to give specials thanks to Alex Radford, Irwin Mitchell and Ian Brennan for their support and hope they enjoyed the experience!

If you are interested in running in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust, check out our website to see what we can offer or contact emilyhoney@cbituk.org to discuss further.


Posted by Emily Honey, Fundraising Assistant.