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London Marathon Ever Presents

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Ever Presents
Formationc. April 20, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-04-20)
Membership
Runners of all London Marathons since 1981
AffiliationsLondon Marathon
Websitewww.everpresent.org.uk

The Ever Presents are a group of people who have run the London Marathon at each event since the first event in 1981.[1][2][3] In 1995 the group was first recognised with 42 members. A person is considered to no longer be an Ever Present if they do not run the race in a given year. After the 2024 race, there were six remaining members of the group.

The group's youngest member is Chris Finill who, from 1981 to 2013, completed every race in less than three hours, earning a Guinness World Record for this consistent high performance.[4]

Beginning with the 2020 London Marathon, which was elite-only on the London track, virtual participation (running a tracked marathon on the same day elsewhere) has been sufficient to maintain Ever Present status.[5]

Members

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Original members

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The group was first acknowledged in 1995 after the 15th marathon with 42 members who had run each event.[6][7]

Name Club Age in 1981 Time in 1981 Final race[nb 1]
Christopher Adams Orion Harriers 38 02:49:37 2002
Alastair Aitken Highgate Harriers 41 02:53:01 1999
Jeff Aston Les Croupiers 33 02:49:53 Ever Present
Geoffrey Balfour Huncote Harriers 31 02:45:00 2000
Reginald Brown SLH 49 03:07:38 2000
Reginald Burbidge Highgate Harriers 55 03:54:17 2007
Rainer Burchett Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers 41 02:58:30 2011
Harold Chadwick Bournemouth /TH&H 34 02:24:10 1996
David Clark Newbury AC 45 02:53:55 2010
Charles Cousens Vale of Aylesbury 38 02:58:13 2020
Patrick Dobbs Thurrock Harriers 42 02:41:37 2014
Erik Falck-Therkelsen Woking AC 40 02:59:59 2001
David Fereday Barnet & District 42 03:13:55 2014
Chris Finill Harrow AC 22 02:32:55 Ever Present
Derek Fisher Newport Harriers 45 02:56:22 2004
Jeffrey Gordon Thames H&H 47 03:13:42 2013
Peter Greenwood Canterbury Harriers AC 38 02:46:53 2002
John Hanscombe Ranelagh Harriers 45 02:54:29 2008
Jan Hildreth Thames H&H 48 03:25:37 2005
Raymond Johnson Kimberley & Dist. Striders 48 03:11:00 2006
Kenneth Jones Orion Harriers 47 03:18:37 2023
Max Jones Birchfield Harriers 53 03:51:52 2002
John Legge Orion Harriers 50 03:02:35 2000
Roger Low Highgate Harriers 37 02:47:55 2020
Dale Lyons Massey Ferguson RC 44 03:10:03 2018
Terence Macey New Eltham Joggers 32 03:17:56 2020
Lionel Mann Belgrave Harriers 40 03:06:07 2002
Don Martin Royal Parks Police 40 04:10:00 2005
Roger Mawer Lowestoft 40 02:58:04 2009
Mick McGeoch Les Croupiers 25 02:24:19 2002
William O’Connor Queen's Park Harriers 35 02:35:52 Ever Present
Michael Peace Ranelagh Harriers 31 03:11:45 Ever Present
Mike Peel Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC 39 02:40:30 2012
Derrick Pickering East Hull Harriers 44 02:38:38 2010
Bryan Read Orion Harriers 40 03:24:05 1998
Peter Shepheard Blackheath Harriers 38 02:29:47 2005
Malcolm Speake Bildeston Bounders 39 02:47:58 Ever Present
Michael Starr St Albans Striders 37 03:47:11 2002
Tony Tillbrooke Victory AC 41 03:42:24 2012
David Walker Chalfont & Chiltern 35 03:06:11 Ever Present
Steve Wehrle Dulwich Runners AC 32 03:51:26 2016
Michael Wilkinson Duke Street Runners 42 02:52:51 2007
  •   — no longer a member
  •   — still a member

Current members

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Six people have completed every London Marathon up to and including the 2024 event.[7]

Name Club Age Most recent time (2024)
Jeff Aston Les Croupiers 76 08:06:07
Chris Finill Harrow AC 65 03:07:55
William O'Connor Queen's Park Harriers 78 06:41:45
Michael Peace Ranelagh Harriers 74 04:48:36
Malcolm Speake Bildeston Bounders AC 81 09:54:06
David Walker Chalfont & Chiltern 78 08:41:17

References

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  1. ^ "1981: Racing into the history books". BBC. 29 March 1981. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ Curtis, Joe (23 April 2013). "Former Chingford councillor and 'Ever Present' Jeffrey Gordon runs in 33rd London Marathon". This Is Local London. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ^ Goad, Ryan (20 April 2012). "Amazing Pat to continue his ever present record at London Marathon". The Echo. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Chris Finill: an extraordinary ever-present". Virgin Money London Marathon. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Ever Present". Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ^ Media Guide. London: Virgin London Marathon. 2003. p. 169.
  7. ^ a b "Ever Present Performances". Ever Present. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Final race" denotes last complete race; some runners started the following year's race but failed to finish
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