Ever presents: six men have run every London Marathon (45 in total) – Chris Finill, Malcolm Speake, Michael Peace, Jeffrey Aston, Bill O'Connor and David Walker.
Charities
First official charity: Sports Aid Foundation (1984)
Total raised for charities by London Marathon participants: more than £1 billion
Highest amount raised by an official London Marathon charity: £4 million (Dementia Revolution, 2019)
Highest amount raised by a single participant: £2,330,159.38 by Steve Chalke (2011)
Amount granted by the London Marathon Foundation (LMF): £98.3 million
Number of projects aided by LMF: more than 1,500
Number of playing fields and facilities purchased by LMF: nine
Celebrities and MPs
Fastest celebrity: Chris Newton (multiple world champion and triple Olympic medallist in road and track cycling), 2:39:27 (2015)