Young Reporter: London's £40m Marathon - Ilana L. JFS

In 1981, Chris Basher and John Disley sat in a pub with a group of running friends and had the idea for a marathon through London. Now in 2024 the London Marathon is the second-largest annual race in the UK, part of the World Marathon Majors and the single most important date in every runner’s diary.

Young Reporter: London's £40m Marathon - Ilana L. JFS
In 1981, Chris Basher and John Disley sat in a pub with a group of running friends and had the idea for a marathon through London. Now in 2024 the London Marathon is the second-largest annual race in the UK, part of the World Marathon Majors and the single most important date in every runner’s diary.