# Virgin London Marathon 2012 runners raise record £52.8 million

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/09/14/virgin-london-marathon-2012-runners-raise-record-528m/
- Published: 2012-09-14T15:39:27+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Runners in April’s Virgin London Marathon raised £52.8 million for good causes,
bringing the total raised since the race began in 1981 to £610.7 million.**

This is the **sixth consecutive year** that London Marathon runners have **broken
the Guinness World Record for charity fundraising** at a single annual event.

This year’s run, which took place on 22 April 2012, featured a record 36,705 runners
who finished the course. According to the organisers, 74% of them were raising money
for good causes.

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Virgin London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher said: “This is an especially impressive
total and the fact that this figure increased again for the sixth year in a row,
despite the well publicised economic woes, shows just how committed our runners 
are to raising funds for good causes”.

## London Marathon fundraising totals

2007 £46.5 million

2008 £46.7 million

2009 £47.2 million

2010 £50.6 million

2011 £51.8 million

2012 £52.8 million

## Virgin London Marathon 2013

Next year’s Virgin London Marathon takes place on Sunday 21 April 2013. The official
charities will be Age UK and YouthNet.

www.runforit.org.uk

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