London Marathon Celebrity Fundraisers

The 2010 London Marathon is attracting its fair share of celebrity runners this year. Sir Richard Branson is racing his two children – they have got youth on their side, but will be part of a 32 person caterpillar whilst he will be running unencumbered with Jenni Falconer, Natalie Imbruglia, Michelle Heaton, Ricky Whittle and Tegla Loroupe (Kenyan marathon champion). The group will be raising money for Virgin Unite – a non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group which supports vulnerable young people in Britain.

The Red Arrows will also be taking part – without their planes, and hope to raise around $40,000 for the RAF Association’s Wings appeal ‘Miles More Minute’.  Its not clear whether or not they will be running in formation and any smoke might annoy the other runners.

I can’t find a definitive list of all the celebrity runners in the marathon this year, apparently it will be available from 05 April, previous runners have included Gordon Ramsay, Steve Redgrave and Patricia Potter.

The London marathon raises the largest amount for charity of any one day event in the world, this year marks the event’s 30th anniversary and the cumulative total raised is expected to top £500 million.

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