This Sunday the 5th largest marathon in the world will be taking place on the streets of London. 37,000 runners will be taking part in the 26.2 mile race (42km), and there will be no shortage of hustle and bustle!
The London Marathon was founded in 1981 by former Olympian Chris Brasher and Welsh athlete John Disley. The event's competitors participate for a number of reasons, the main one being to raise money for charity. It provides the public the opportunity to dig deep and donate what they can to the friends, family and colleagues taking part. Quite often one of the conditions of sponsorship is that the runner must dress up in an amusing costume.
Among the runners will be British long distance runner, Mo Farah, tipped to win this year's event, following his magnificent performance in the Olympic games last summer.
Here at OISE Oxford, we wish all of Sunday's runners the very best of luck!
