London Marathon,
April 22nd, 2012
RPMF is seeking marathon runners to fill our guaranteed places left for the next London Marathon on April 22nd. 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 20 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 2012 event and help future young athletes to follow in his footsteps! Please send an email expressing your interest to:
