Wednesday 29 September
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Time | What's on | Description |
10:25 | EXPERTS SHOW
MAKE THE MOST OF EVENT DAY |
Geoff Wightman, Commonwealth Games marathoner and London Marathon announcer, will guide you through the plans to make and the pitfalls to avoid on Event Day |
10:45 | PREPARE YOUR MIND & BODY | Motivational marathon coach Martin Yelling will reveal how to adopt a positive mindset to run 26.2 miles and fine-tune your final preparations |
11:00 | FUEL TO RULE | Sport and exercise nutritionist and author Anita Bean will advise you on what to eat and drink in the lead-up to Event Day and during the marathon itself |
11:15 | MATT DAWSON | Matt is one of The London Marathon Charitable Trust runners celebrating its 40th anniversary. Matt is a trustee of inclusive sports charity Access Sport, and his marathon place forms the final challenge in the ‘Tri With Access Sport’ series. In June, Matt and a team cycled 330K across the country from the east to west coast, in August he swam 17K in Lake Windemere, and he’s finally finishing the Tri Series with the Virgin Money London Marathon. |
12:25 | EXPERTS SHOW | See above for details about the Experts Show speakers |
13:15 | AMRIT GHATORA | Amrit is one of the participants featured in our We Run Together campaign video. After starting his running journey back in 2008, this will be his 10th London Marathon and he has completed the six Abbott World Marathon Majors, earning his Six Star medal |
14:00 | TANYA FRANKS | EastEnders star Tanya ran her debut London Marathon in 2019 as part of the Dementia Revolution team, having never ran before she started her training. She’s back this year for her second Virgin Money London Marathon and is continuing raising awareness of Alzheimer’s and fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research UK |
14:15 | SCOTT MITCHELL | Scott is running for Alzheimer’s Research UK in memory of his late wife, Dame Barbara Windsor. He led the 2019 team of runners for Dementia Revolution, who raised more than £3 million |
14:40 | EXPERTS SHOW | See above for details about the Experts Show speakers |
16:00 | VIRTUAL – DAVID WEIR | David is the most successful elite athlete in the history of the London Marathon, with an amazing eight victories. Incredibly, 2021 will also be his 22nd consecutive London Marathon since his debut in 2000 |
16:15 | VIRTUAL – VINCENT KIPCHUMBA | Vincent came close to winning the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon on his debut in the event, but was outsprinted in the closing metres by Shura Kitata and had to settle for second place. He’s back this year to take on Kitata again |
16:40 | EXPERTS SHOW | See above for details about the Experts Show speakers |
17:30 | ESMEE GUMMER | A former dancer, Esmée was about to start a scholarship at a dance college when complications during a hernia operation resulted in a seizure that left her paralysed. From teaching herself to walk again Esmée has gone on to tackle extreme adventure feats, from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and appearing on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins. She is set to take on her third London Marathon on Sunday |