# The 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon in six tweets - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/24/10-charity-runners-costumes-2017-virgin-money-london-marathon/ - Published: 2017-04-24T11:52:28+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **The 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon saw a record number of runners take to the streets of London, many of them raising funds for charity. Here are just a few of the tweets from the day.** ## 1. Spirit of the London Marathon For thousands of runners the London Marathon is about raising money to help others. This spirit was exemplified by Matthew Rees who stopped to help David Wyeth, who was in distress, finish the last 200m to the finish line. Rees told the BBC: “It’s just being a human”. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) _[Tweet at https://twitter.com/Garrygen/status/856114080247107585 no longer available]_ Want to see it again? > This is exactly what the [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > is all about👏🇬🇧 [pic.twitter.com/fRhkzMflB5](https://t.co/fRhkzMflB5) > — TCS London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) [April 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon/status/856144430688075777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## 2. Superhuman effort Sometimes even superheroes find running in a costume too much. > Someone got halfway and decided to finish as Peter Parker… [#VMLM2017](https://twitter.com/hashtag/VMLM2017?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#londonmarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/londonmarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/lGGGfMRk4g](https://t.co/lGGGfMRk4g) > — Stephen Clark (@SteveClarkEsq) [April 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/SteveClarkEsq/status/856113693419069440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## 3. Mobile giving triumphs JustGiving reported that on Marathon Day the vast majority of donations were being made on mobile devices. The giving platform has been reporting the steady rise of mobile giving for several years. > 84% of traffic on [@JustGiving](https://twitter.com/JustGiving?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > coming from a mobile or tablet right now [#londonmarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/londonmarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#stats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/stats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > — JustGiving Causes (@JGcauses) [April 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/JGcauses/status/856117705367310336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## 4. Virgin Money Giving Virgin Money Giving, the official online giving platform for the Virgin Money London Marathon, crashed for a while on the evening before the race and then for some of the day itself.  > Virgin Money Giving, which hosts thousands of pages raising cash for good causes, > is down on [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > day: [https://t.co/upQ02Rfae7](https://t.co/upQ02Rfae7) > — PA Media (@PA) [April 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/PA/status/856101630860812288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) BT, which the Press Association links to above, sponsors BT My Donate, the online giving platform.   ## 5. Runners’ relief > Always sound advice! [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/cKNfiaRTsD](https://t.co/cKNfiaRTsD) > — Joe Jenkins (he/him) 🧡 (@MrJoeJenkins) [April 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/MrJoeJenkins/status/856113294968487936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## 6. There’s always next year The 2017 London Marathon is over. Charities are already encouraging supporters to think about running the 2018 event for them – or indeed other races and events. > Want to take the [#LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonMarathon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > on next year? Sign up here: [https://t.co/lcelmAszmn](https://t.co/lcelmAszmn) > [pic.twitter.com/HBzDADKMsn](https://t.co/HBzDADKMsn) > — The Children's Society (@childrensociety) [April 24, 2017](https://twitter.com/childrensociety/status/856436813958971392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## Bonus tweet Hospice UK have helpfully pointed out that every runner can relive the moment they crossed the finishing line. > If you completed the [@LondonMarathon](https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > and want to see yourself finish, you can do so on [@BBCiPlayer](https://twitter.com/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw): > [https://t.co/etafoPQt2D](https://t.co/etafoPQt2D) [#hospicerunners](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hospicerunners?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > — Hospice UK (@hospiceuk) [April 24, 2017](https://twitter.com/hospiceuk/status/856475590458736641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## WATCH: #TeamAN takes on the London Marathon 2017    * **[£2.3 million donated on JustGiving over London Marathon weekend](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/05/2-3m-donated-justgiving-london-marathon-weekend/)**( 5 June 2017) * **[Over £20 million raised by 2019 London Marathon runners on JustGiving](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/04/29/over-20m-raised-by-2019-london-marathon-runners-on-justgiving/)**( 29 April 2019) * **[Virgin Money & Mencap announce partnership to bring people together through sport](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/18/virgin-money-mencap-announce-partnership-to-bring-people-together-through-sport/)**( 18 June 2019)