London Marathon
About London Marathon
The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April, although it moved to October for 2020, 2021, and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The largely flat course is set around the River Thames, starting in Blackheath and finishing at The Mall. Hugh Brasher is the current race director and Nick Bitel its chief executive.
On the show — 3 mentions total
There were 73 world records attempted at this year's London Marathon, and 39 were broken.
from No Such Thing As A Meringue-Utan, 2017-11-01 at 00:11:41 · read transcript
Other times London Marathon came up
I was thinking you could do it by car, but then obviously not back then, and actually probably not now, certainly at the London Marathon, because the average speed in central London at the moment for cars is 7.6 miles an hour, whereas the average speed for runners in the marathon is 12 miles an hour. In fairness, the London Marathon is on a Sunday, so the traffic won't be so bad, but bad news, they close all the roads because the marathon's on.
225: No Such Thing As An Interesting Riddle, 2018-07-13 · listen
I was thinking you could do it by car, but then, obviously not back then. Actually probably not now, certainly at the London Marathon, because the average speed in central London at the moment for cars is 7.6 miles an hour, whereas the average speed for runners in the marathon is 12 miles an hour. In fairness, the London Marathon is on a Sunday, so the traffic won't be so bad. That's true.
No Such Thing As An Interesting Riddle, 2018-07-13 · listen
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