On Sunday 29 March 1981 the first London Marathon took place in the British capital. As the participants started on that damp and drizzly morning, they could not have known their 26.2-mile challenge would become the world’s most popular marathon.
Before Robbie died in October 2024, he had signed up to run the 2025 Brighton Marathon – his hometown marathon – for the mental health charity Mind, to raise money for a charitable cause close to his heart.