London Marathon,
April 17th, 2011
RPMF is seeking marathon runners to fill the last few places left for the London Marathon next April 17th. In exchange for each entry, we request that you raise at least £1,000 for the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund.
Every penny you raise will be given out in grants to talented young athletes aged 15 to 23 while they are in education. Our grants are intended to help them with training & equipment expenses, thereby encouraging them to stay in the sport and realise their potential.
Our support has become an established element at the grass roots of athletics and over the past 19 years the Fund has given more than £1 Million in various grants to participants in the sport. More than 80% of today's Great Britain track & field teams are former recipients of RPMF grants - including Jessica Ennis, Phillips Idowu and Dai Greene.
Andrew Lemoncello, another former recipient of our grants, was the first British runner at the finish of the 2010 London Marathon in his first attempt at the distance. It was a fitting tribute to all those marathon runners in our "Run for Ron" teams over the years that have provided most of the sponsorship that has kept the Fund going.
Come and join Andrew in the 2011 event and help future young athletes to follow in his footsteps! Contact Jean Pickering on:
