Over £41 .5 Million Raised for Charity by Runners in Flora London Marathon
5^th October 2006
by: Flora London Marathon

As a fundraising event, there is no other marathon in the world that comes close to the Flora London Marathon, and we are very pleased to announce that over £41 ½  million  pounds was raised for charity by runners in  this year’s event held on April 23^rd 2006. This brings the total amount raised for charity by runners since the race began back in 1981, to a grand total of £315 million pounds.

The Flora London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event in the World and runners take part in the marathon in support of thousands of different charitable causes. Seventy-five per cent of all runners in this year’s Flora London Marathon raised money for charity.

Race Director David Bedford said ‘We are of course very proud to announce this amazing amount – running for charity is a key aspect of the Flora London Marathon.  It’s not only the runners themselves who add colour and excitement to the day, it’s the charity support teams themselves who do so much to make the day as successful as it is for both the runners and charitable causes alike’ .

The Flora London Marathon also featured last week rated seventh in ‘Britain’s Sporting Glory – The Ten Best’ for the 2003 Flora London Marathon won by Paula Radcliffe.  This ranking resulted from research compiled by Professor Gary Cooper, Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at the University of Lancaster.

Entries have now closed for the 2007 Flora London Marathon, which will take place on Sunday 22^nd April 2007.  For further information on the event please go to www.london-marathon.co.uk

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