# Charities wish their runners well in 36th Virgin Money London Marathon - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/24/charities-wish-runners-well-36th-virgin-money-london-marathon/ - Published: 2016-04-24T11:02:38+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Charities have wished their runners well in today’s Virgin Money London Marathon, the 36th year that the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event has been run.** This year’s theme is **#oneinamillion**, because at today’s race, the one millionth runner to take part in a London Marathon will cross the finishing line. Participants who were one of this first million have been able to [buy the t-shirt](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/04/oneinamillion-london-marathon-t-shirts-to-raise-funds-for-charity/) to claim their status. Watch them put their finger in the air as they cross the finish line to signify this status.   ## Advertisement British ESA astronaut and digital marathon runner Tim Peake was the official race starter this year.   https://www.instagram.com/p/BEiUSDho7rn/?taken-by=londonmarathon   ## Total number of runners > The numbers are in, they have been verified and we can now reveal how many runners > have registered for tomorrow! [pic.twitter.com/uB8y947WF2](https://t.co/uB8y947WF2) > — TCS London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) [April 23, 2016](https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon/status/723945577168424961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Virgin Money Giving is encouraging supporters to track friends and family taking part and to share their messages of support with the official event hashtags of # LondonMarathon and #oneinamillion. https://twitter.com/VMGiving/status/724121205813481472 https://twitter.com/VMGiving/status/724120558712008705 ## Charities wishing their runners good luck Plenty of charities have posted encouragement to their teams of runners this morning. > Let's do this [#TeamSFH](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamSFH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). > [pic.twitter.com/gsf8kTe7jP](https://t.co/gsf8kTe7jP) > — Saint Francis Hospice (@SFHUK) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/SFHUK/status/724119472437624832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   https://twitter.com/oxfamgb/status/724119476820664320   > It's the biggest & best fundraising day of the year! [@AnthonyNolan](https://twitter.com/AnthonyNolan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Fundraising Team: £600k in a day? Let's do it. 👊 > — Catherine Miles (@Cadders68) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/Cadders68/status/724107668399468544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > A HUGE good luck to every single one of our [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)@ > TeamCLICSargent superstars. You're doing a great thing. [pic.twitter.com/oGyb26c9UA](https://t.co/oGyb26c9UA) > — Young Lives vs Cancer (@YLvsCancer) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/YLvsCancer/status/724120736496009216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Good luck and thank you to all those running [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > for [@Childrens_Trust](https://twitter.com/Childrens_Trust?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > today. Truly awesome heroes. > — John Tranter (@johntranter99) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/johntranter99/status/724116066834743296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Ready to cheer our [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners? > Follow them here [https://t.co/aWoYADLwMQ](https://t.co/aWoYADLwMQ) [#MSSuperstars](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSSuperstars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#MSSuperheroes](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSSuperheroes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/hQ6m0FKyl7](https://t.co/hQ6m0FKyl7) > — MS Society UK (@mssocietyuk) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/mssocietyuk/status/724120698520739840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Best of luck to Team Hospice UK! You're fab, and we'll be cheering for you! [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/tKWh1aIMKl](https://t.co/tKWh1aIMKl) > — Hospice UK (@hospiceuk) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/hospiceuk/status/724121034417385473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Gd luck to the 35 runners who are taking on 26.2 miles in the [@LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > for [#TeamDemelza](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamDemelza?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > watch out for those red & white dotty vests! > — Demelza Charity (@DemelzaCharity) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/DemelzaCharity/status/724123233423740929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Good luck to the [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners. Did you know Mexican Free-Tailed Bat can reach speeds of 40-60mph [https://t.co/8WKJPpPO5R](https://t.co/8WKJPpPO5R) > — Bat Conservation Trust (@_BCT_) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/_BCT_/status/724128825580392448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Today is the day! GOOD LUCK [#TeamMencap](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamMencap?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/e2vcT8UoEo](https://t.co/e2vcT8UoEo) > — Mencap (@mencap_charity) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/mencap_charity/status/724130920215810048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Wishing our brave [#TeamVariety](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamVariety?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners the best of luck today at the [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > You can do it! [pic.twitter.com/GuRU3Y2aTv](https://t.co/GuRU3Y2aTv) > — Variety, the Children’s Charity (@VarietyGB) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/VarietyGB/status/724166377364422656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Good morning and good luck to our amazing [#TeamShelter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamShelter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners in today's [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > hoping to raise £450,000 [pic.twitter.com/9eth2jZZMm](https://t.co/9eth2jZZMm) > — Shelter (@Shelter) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/Shelter/status/724129414921990144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) It’s not just events teams cheering them on. Here’s an encouraging tweet from a charity CEO: https://twitter.com/markflannceo/status/724150413533020161 And another: > Love this! Go, go [#TeamTeenageCancer](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamTeenageCancer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/hUGxg4J8ys](https://t.co/hUGxg4J8ys) > — Kate Collins (@KateCollinsUK) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/KateCollinsUK/status/724169864575889408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   In wishing runners luck, there’s always an opportunity to invite more people to show their support by donating: > Support our [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners today by texting HERO to 70660 to donate £3. T&Cs: [https://t.co/y069yeGCmv](https://t.co/y069yeGCmv) > [pic.twitter.com/DgoVy74ah4](https://t.co/DgoVy74ah4) > — Breast Cancer Now (@BCCare) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/BCCare/status/724130791526162433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## Support from others Organisers and others are offering to give public support for particular runners. > [@LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Can > we get a [#oneinamillion](https://twitter.com/hashtag/oneinamillion?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > shout out for the 570+ runners who are part of [#TeamWhizzKidz](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamWhizzKidz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > supporting disabled young people? > — Whizz Kidz (@WhizzKidz) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/WhizzKidz/status/724121402501148672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Becky's running for [@FintansFund](https://twitter.com/FintansFund?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > in memory of Fintan – [https://t.co/iPZ5EcPBVy](https://t.co/iPZ5EcPBVy) [#PoweredByPeople](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PoweredByPeople?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/YPnanfHPLT](https://t.co/YPnanfHPLT) > — JustGiving (@JustGiving) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/JustGiving/status/724150663391916032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## Support for individuals Other charities are highlighting individual runners who are raising funds for them this morning. > On your marks! Cat is running the [@LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > for GamesAid. Donate: [https://t.co/PhHsKXfjhJ](https://t.co/PhHsKXfjhJ) [pic.twitter.com/thlhdopYks](https://t.co/thlhdopYks) > — Games Aid (@GamesAid) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/GamesAid/status/724145873731522560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > The banana is on his way – come on @teamRLSB [pic.twitter.com/omyaLjMNEY](https://t.co/omyaLjMNEY) > — Lizzie Haigh-Reeve (@lizhaighreeve) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/lizhaighreeve/status/724169539139866624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   And recognition for individual volunteers too: > Brian one our favourite knitters is at our cheering point at Embankment (he also > makes Macminions) [#VLM2016](https://twitter.com/hashtag/VLM2016?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/wqsQNv8FoV](https://t.co/wqsQNv8FoV) > — Macmillan Cancer Support (@macmillancancer) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/macmillancancer/status/724169933446348801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## More London Marathon fundraising Twitter emojis are in evidence too this year. > [#TeamWhizzKidz](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamWhizzKidz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 🎽 [https://t.co/2jrB17aOI5](https://t.co/2jrB17aOI5) > — Whizz Kidz (@WhizzKidz) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/WhizzKidz/status/724150735164858368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Happy [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > morning everyone – we'll see all you runners soon! 😀💙 [#TeamMND](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamMND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > — MND Association (@mndassoc) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/mndassoc/status/724133412555108352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Good luck to all the [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners! Look out for the Starlight cheer points at mile 15 & 26 🌟🌟🌟 [pic.twitter.com/lgsseisJx6](https://t.co/lgsseisJx6) > — Starlight (@starlight_uk) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/starlight_uk/status/724169143029776384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Save the Children UK has explained why people choose to take part in the London Marathon to raise funds: > There's more than one reason to run. Thank you to every incredible supporter running > the [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > tomorrow! [https://t.co/qQ8yALGvo4](https://t.co/qQ8yALGvo4) > — Save the Children UK (@savechildrenuk) [April 23, 2016](https://twitter.com/savechildrenuk/status/723942207347122176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) If some of your work is about to be viewed by TV viewers around the world, it makes sense to let people know: > Best of luck to [@LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners. Lots of HLF-supported heritage to look at en route, including [@CuttySark](https://twitter.com/CuttySark?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/l7vyQcjHGc](https://t.co/l7vyQcjHGc) > — The National Lottery Heritage Fund (@HeritageFundUK) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/HeritageFundUK/status/724130843187277826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   If running isn’t your thing, then the BBC shares details of how you can get involved in charity events as a volunteer: > Could you [#DoSomethingGreat](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DoSomethingGreat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > and volunteer at an event like the [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)? > [https://t.co/AV43TfcQvn](https://t.co/AV43TfcQvn) [pic.twitter.com/bBLto12Goe](https://t.co/bBLto12Goe) > — BBC (@BBC) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/BBC/status/724183630180945920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > Great atmosphere at [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > [pic.twitter.com/lpdcYJyGkJ](https://t.co/lpdcYJyGkJ) > — Kirsty Marrins (she/her) | Copywriter (@LondonKirsty) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/LondonKirsty/status/724169500367687680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Here’s a nod to the very first London Marathon in 1981: > Still inspires: for 1st [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 1981 Dick Beardsley & Inge Simonsen clasped hands to finish as joint winners [pic.twitter.com/0siURTQrec](https://t.co/0siURTQrec) > — Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/susannareid100/status/724168714065707008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) And we simply like this tweet from JustGiving: > Conscientious monkeys or [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > runners on the loose? [pic.twitter.com/0hgIuuapqV](https://t.co/0hgIuuapqV) > — JustGiving (@JustGiving) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/JustGiving/status/724155476716474369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## More fundraising today There’s more exertion going on today to raise funds for charities, including the Kiltwalk in Scotland: > Here we go…. [pic.twitter.com/urNezGuN9o](https://t.co/urNezGuN9o) > — Kiltwalk (@thekiltwalk) [April 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/thekiltwalk/status/724143936806236160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) * **[Runners’ favourite charities revealed](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/26/runners-favourite-charities-revealed/)**( 26 April 2016) * **[One millionth London Marathon finisher is a hospital fundraiser](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/10/one-millionth-london-marathon-finisher-hospital-fundraiser/)**( 10 May 2016) * **[JustGiving’s #RunningforGood hub inspires London Marathon runners to fundraise](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/01/justgivings-runningforgood-hub-inspires-london-marathon-runners-to-fundraise/)**( 1 February 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)