Hello, I’m Ryan, 29 years old and London will be my first ever Marathon! I’ve already been on quite the journey this year, losing 20kg (4 stone) and completely changing my approach to eating & drinking. I’ve completed the Thorpe Park triathlon, 2x half marathons, Yorkshire 3 peaks and numerous 10k races. I live [...]

Hi I’m Santhosh Kundukulangara and I’m running the 2026 London Marathon as part of #TEAMVICTA. I'm into Bonsai’s and I collect Vinyl (I’m a big time heavy metal / hard rock fan!) When it came time to run the 2026 London Marathon for charity, I decided I [...]

I’m Kayleigh I’m 25 and I’m running the London Marathon for VICTA in 2026! I’ve always been into sport even when I wasn’t very good at it and one of the highlights of my school years was sports day. So when it came to thinking of [...]

I’m Kuldip Matharu from Birmingham, UK. I love to train (running and gym) and I also like my beer! Tell us your story! I am a new inductee to the renowned Hall of Fame after finishing all Six Abbott World Marathon Majors – London, Berlin, New York, [...]

Hi! I'm Denise Nolan and I'm a 42 year old mum of three. Running the London Marathon with #TeamVICTA will be my 4th marathon!  I live in Massachusetts, just a few minutes from where I grew up. Can you describe your fundraising events? March Madness: Every March [...]

My name is Kate.  I live in Cardiff and run a Leadership & Management Development business with my partner. We have two children; my daughter Holly is 25 and my son Josh is 18.  In my younger years I was not a fan of exercise and [...]

Hi, my name’s Patrick and no doubt I’ll be one of the oldest of VICTA’S (London Marathon) team members as I turn 70 in August. My running journey began way back in 1979 and I’ve been on the roads and off roads) for the 46 years since discovering one [...]

My name is Charles (Chuck) Tornow, I'm a 43-year-old runner and board-gamer from the greater Detroit area. Can you describe the fundraiser? For my main fundraiser (beyond personal pledges from friends and family) I ran a boardgame tournament (Bloodbowl) and prize raffle. My main [...]

My name is Nora, I’m from the North of Ireland and I chose to run for VICTA as I’m an NHS support worker and I have a lovely client who is vision impaired. I’ve previously run the Dublin marathon and plan to finish [...]

Can you introduce yourself? Dr Steve Ward-Smith, I work for a scientific instrument company, looking after large customers and have been working there for 30 years. I've been running for three years now, I had started stationary bike classes during lockdown and running seemed next step, especially as many of my closest [...]