Unbelievable Facts About The London Marathon
21 Fun Facts About The London Marathon 1. April 24th, 2016, sees the 36th annual London Marathon take place. 2. The London Marathon is the Guinness World Record's largest annual fundraising event in the world. 3. The London Marathon has raised over half a billion pounds for charity since the first race back on the 29th March 1981. 4. The initial race had 7,741 entrants , and 6,225 completed the course. 5. In comparison, last year's event (2015) had over 38,000 participants , including the professional runners, the fun runners, a few Members of Parliament, plus Formula One racing driver Jenson Button. And a dinosaur. 6. Last year 37,740 crossed the finish line. 7. This year (2016), 247,069 people sent in applications to enter the London Marathon. 8. However, not everyone who enters gets to start the race. The organisers draw a ballot at random to decide who...