Amazing day out running the @LondonMarathon today -- perfect temperature and fantastic crowds as always. There's no marathon that compares for atmosphere. A massive congrats to the 18 MPs and 2 peers who ran ---and completed the course. (Brace yourselves, stats geeks:)
The 18 MP finishers is a record -- beating 16 from the 2017, 2019 and 2021 @LondonMarathon editions. (I don't have detailed stats for peers, unfortunately). @AlunCairns was first MP home for a record 7th time.
@DehennaDavison was first woman around. And she was also the third of this year's debutants to finish, making her the 100th MP to complete the course over the 44 @LondonMarathon s.
@AlunCairns and @edwardtimpson both completed their 12th @LondonMarathon as MPs -- a joint record. (Timpson has done a few more out of office also.) @DanJarvisMP completed his 8th, and @DavidLinden his sixth.
@ThangamMP is the fifth woman MP to complete multiple @LondonMarathon editions. She joins @ASollowayUK, @CatSmithMP and @charlotte2153 on two; @RuthCadbury is on three.
@mathewparris3 (If that is indeed his Twitter handle!) still holds the MP record at the @LondonMarathon on 2h32"57 -- from 1985. Can anyone ever beat him? In fact he holds the five fastest times by an MP, and Doug Henderson is the only other MP to go under 3 hours.
@joswinson hold's the women's MP @LondonMarathon record on 3h37"00 -- no other female MP has been under 5 hours, let alone 4.
Here are Sunday's results! You can find clickable sponsorship links on my thread here: x.com/alexjfmorales/…
Here are Sunday's results! You can find clickable sponsorship links on my thread here: x.com/alexjfmorales/… https://t.co/qlibUrNsN9
And I also ran the @LondonMarathon. Here's me brushing shoulders (corners?) with the elite. You can sponsor me for @AlzResearchUK here: justgiving.com/page/alexmoral…
Finally a massive thanks to @JasminKParis and Kelly Holmes for 1) being two of the most inspiring athletes around 2) enduring my fanboying and posing -- and smiling -- for selfies with me before the start.