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London Marathon Ever Presents

London Marathon Ever Presents

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The Ever Presents are a group of people who have run the London Marathon at each event since the first event in 1981.[1][2][3] In 1995 the group was first recognised with 42 members. A person is considered to no longer be an Ever Present if they do not run the race in a given year. After the 2024 race, there were six remaining members of the group.

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The group's youngest member is Chris Finill who, from 1981 to 2013, completed every race in less than three hours, earning a Guinness World Record for this consistent high performance.[4]

Beginning with the 2020 London Marathon, which was elite-only on the London track, virtual participation (running a tracked marathon on the same day elsewhere) has been sufficient to maintain Ever Present status.[5]

Members

Original members

The group was first acknowledged in 1995 after the 15th marathon with 42 members who had run each event.[6][7]

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  •   — no longer a member
  •   — still a member

Current members

Six people have completed every London Marathon up to and including the 2024 event.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1981: Racing into the history books". BBC. 29 March 1981. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Curtis, Joe (23 April 2013). "Former Chingford councillor and 'Ever Present' Jeffrey Gordon runs in 33rd London Marathon". This Is Local London. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. [3]
    Goad, Ryan (20 April 2012). "Amazing Pat to continue his ever present record at London Marathon". The Echo. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Chris Finill: an extraordinary ever-present". Virgin Money London Marathon. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Ever Present". Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. [6]
    Media Guide. London: Virgin London Marathon. 2003. p. 169.
  7. [7]
    "Ever Present Performances". Ever Present. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

Footnotes

  1. [N 1]
    "Final race" denotes last complete race; some runners started the following year's race but failed to finish
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