The Virgin London Marathon 2013

• When: Sunday 21 April 2013
• Where: London
• Distance: 26.2 miles
• Registration fee: £100
• Minimum sponsorship: £1,625.

The experience of a lifetime

With over 35,000 runners taking part, hundreds of thousands of spectators lining the streets, and a course taking in some of London’s most famous sights, the Virgin London Marathon is one of the world’s iconic sporting events.

We have now filled all of our places but if you would like to register your interest in the London Marathon 2014, please get in touch at events@sja.org.uk.

We would like to wish our runners the best of luck in the marathon – we know you will be fantastic and raise lots of money to support our charitable work, teaching life saving skills in schools and communities across the country.

How you can be part of our team

‘Completing my second attempt at the Virgin London Marathon was an extra special achievement for me. The previous year, I’d blacked out after 24 miles but two hours later, after receiving first aid from St John Ambulance volunteers, I was able to get up and finish the course. So it was important to me that I dedicate my second attempt at a marathon to St John Ambulance.

The St John Ambulance team supported me every step of the way. They regularly keep runners updated with nutritional, fundraising and training advice as well as letting you know how other SJA runners are getting on. It really makes you feel part of a great team.’

BBC newsreader and St John Ambulance supporter, Sophie Raworth

Own Place runner

If you already have a place in the London Marathon, and would like to raise money for St John Ambulance, we’d be delighted to welcome you onto our team as an Own Place runner.

You will be able to enjoy the same comprehensive, personal support package as we offer to our Charity/Golden Bond place runners. All we ask in return is that you pledge to raise £250 in sponsorship.

If you’re interested, and would like to find out more, contact us on 020 7324 4173, or via email at events@sja.org.uk.

With you every step of the way

We’ll be there to help you meet all your targets, and help you make the most out of your participation. Our support package includes:

• A fundraising and training pack
• A running top and iron-on name letters
• Fundraising support from the St John Ambulance Events team
• Publicity support and advice from the St John Ambulance PR team
• A regular enewsletter
• Cheers from the St John Ambulance team out on the course – including our 1,400 volunteers!
• Runners’ thank you party with refreshments and massage, just a few minutes’ walk from the finish line
• A fabulous St John Ambulance goody bag to enjoy after your run
• Prizes for the top fundraisers.

How your support will help us save lives

Every year, up to 140,000 people die in situations where first aid could have given them the chance to live. Yet less than 10% of the population is trained in first aid.

St John Ambulance believes that no one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. That’s why we’re committed to teaching life saving skills to as many people as possible.

As an organisation that receives no government funding, we rely on the support of people like you to help us continue our vital charitable work, teaching first aid in schools and communities, and providing people with access to free first aid information and guidance.

We are dedicated to ensuring that, wherever and whenever a first aid emergency occurs, someone is equipped with the skills to be the difference.

The difference between a life lost, and a life saved.