Run With Jo

In 2019, Kerrie Aldridge made headlines around the world when her attempt to run the London marathon was ruined by an experience organisers later had to apologise for. The runners who finished in times slower than seven and a half hours found the route being cleared around them and some reported called "fat" and "slow" by contractors and volunteer marshalls, another received a chemical burn as cleaning took place as they completed the event.The outcry led to a organisers apologising offering free places to everyone who had a finishing time of more than seven hours, and in 2020, she was able to compete again. Kez shared her story afterwards and her running journey has become an inspiration for so many.

Jake Smith is a prominent British long-distance runner currently competing for the dsm-firmenich Running Team. After a significant career break due to RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) & multiple stress fractures, he made a successful competitive comeback in 2025 & is now targeting the 2026 London Marathon. As of February 2026, Smith is in a heavy training block, recently completing a high-volume camp in Monte Gordo, Portugal.London Marathon 2026: He has publicly set a target time of 2:09:29 for the race on 26 April 2026.Coaching: He is currently coached by the husband-and-wife team of Gav and Jo Pavey.Immediate Schedule: He is preparing for the Barcelona Half Marathon in February 2026 as part of his build-up.

Paralympic Gold Medalist, public speaker, ambassador, and marathon runner. James has completed 100 marathons - he's a World Record holder (2:21) and an inclusion and diversity champion. His inspirational, incredible journey just keeps on going.

As a former professional athlete Becky Lyne has experienced the highs and lows of a career at the top of her game. Her list of achievements includes 4th in the 800m at the 2006 Athletics World Cup in Athens and 3rd in the 800m at the European Championships, Gothenburg , in a season that saw her voted Britain's Female Athlete of the Year.

Hear how a Judge starts a running club on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and helps its members get a second chance at life as they battle their addictions. The Skid Row Marathon documentary on Amazon is an inspirational must see. Proudly sponsored by Muscle Mechanics. Their wide range of natural, award winning, pain relief balms and mood-enhancing inhalers are here to save your day, every day, working for you on hard days, fighting pain away.

Louise was training for the virtual London Marathon in 2022 when she was diagnosed with Lobular Breast cancer, it was a complete shock as her mammogram had been clear three weeks earlier. Breast cancer broke her and her family but she was determined not to let it take away her dream of running the Virtual London Marathon so she carried on training throughout both her Mastectomies and Radiotherapy. Louise will be running for 'Breast Cancer Now' in London 2024. It has been her dream to run in London and spread her important messages, to raise awareness of breast cancer, reduce the stigma of scars and promote body positivity. Louise is topless and will be the first woman in the world to run a Marathon topless so this is a massive moment for her and for history. "I am grateful that I can run, that I am alive and that I have been given the chance to see my kids grow up. I owe my life to it."

After a few months of feeling unwell, Sara's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour. Following a haemorrhage and major brain surgery that left her unable to walk, with impaired vision and balance, as well as permanent profound hearing loss, she has been focused on getting back everything the tumour took away from her, and much more.