The London Marathon ballot results were released earlier this week, and there’s a scramble for those seeking an alternative marathon to take on in 2022!
Virtual London Marathon
Breathing Matters has a few places left for the virtual London Marathon – you run on the same day, but at a place of your choice over 24 hours. You will feel just as involved as you get your own bib number, finisher’s medal and finishers T-shirt. Email us at breathingmatters@ucl.ac.uk to secure your place.
Alternative Marathons
Our event partners, Run for Charity, have arranged extensions on their existing registration deadlines to give you as much choice as possible.
Please see below a list of 10 marathons you could register for with these new registration deadlines:
Manchester Marathon – Friday 18th March 2022- Paris Marathon – Monday 21st March 2022
- Brighton Marathon – Tuesday 22nd March 2022
- Milton Keynes Marathon – Friday 25th March 2022
- Barcelona Marathon – Friday 8th April 2022
- Edinburgh Marathon – Saturday 21st May 2022
- Brighton Trail Marathon – Saturday 21st May 2022
- Yorkshire Marathon – Friday 5th August 2022
- Amsterdam Marathon – Friday 12th August 2022
- Chester Marathon – Friday 19th August 2022
You can register for all the above alternative marathons at: https://runforcharity.com/charity/breathing-matters
All marathon places are £50 – plus a pledge to raise a minimum of £450 for Breathing Matters.
Be proud to run for Breathing Matters and wear one of our T-shirts available from our online shop
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