Rob Duncombe News Today

It is expected to be the final time that the event takes place in October with the race due to return to its regular spring slot in 2023.

The London Marathon is taking place today - and with more than 50,000 people set to take part, it's on course to break records for the world's largest.

Cheering crowds lined the streets of the capital today to spur on the mass of runners, some of whom sporting colourful costumes, as they set off for the 26.2-mile run.

More than 40,000 runners have competed in the 26.2-mile London Marathon, cheered on by crowds lining the streets for the world-famous event.

Rob Duncombe, chief pharmacist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, is to take on the running event dressed as an oak tree.

2020 including Japan, Berlin and a return day trip to Jersey. My taking part encouraged my husband and son to give it a go, and whilst my attendance has been hit and miss my husband is now stuck on 248 parkrun’s. Apparently, it’s my fault that he hasn’t reached 250 due to my refusal to get up for Lanhydrock (which is in the Top 15 of toughest courses, very hilly and it was raining that day) and not doing the double on New Years Day 2020 At the beginning of lockdown 1.0, I was recove...

The latter was of some concern when the run director wished me luck with getting back to the UK! It turned out that luck did play its part as we got the second last flight out of Perth to the UK and arrived back on lockdown day, the 23rd March! I first heard about parkrun from our son Graeme in Australia in 2012 and thought it was an Australian ‘invention’. ’50 runs and you get a tee shirt Dad’. I laughed! I was still playing cycling, but was no runner. A little bit of jogging had b...