London Marathon 2012 triumph

23rd April 2012

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Congratulations to the intrepid team of 17 runners who pulled on their British Forces Foundation vest to take part in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon - and successfully completed the gruelling 26 and a bit miles.

Months of training paid off in every sense of the word, as the team's incredible efforts will have raised well in excess of £30,000 for The British Forces Foundation's morale-boosting work for troops.

First across the line for The BFF was Abby Essien in a fantastic sub four hour time of 3:57:09. She was followed by Stephen West in 4:08:30, with Fraser McMillan just behind in 4:14:.12 and James Phipps and Jack Kyle across the line in 4:23:29 and 4:25:31 respectively. Satwant Sandhu also fnished the race in under four and a half hours with a time of 4:28:50.

Team BFF runners Andrew Battman, Ollie McComb and Franz Saez all completed the challenge before the five hours were up and they were followed by Richard Exon, Niki Arnold Drewett, Matthew Salter, Malcolm Durrant, Ian Owens, Lynda Harper, Catherine Owens and David Bellman.

Massive congratulations go to them all for their stirling efforts.

Do you have what it takes to tackle the challenge of the Virgin London Marathon? Have you got the determination to complete the 26.2 miles of the most famous race in the world? If you're up for it then why pull on a BFF vest at the starting line in 2013. The charity is entering a team among the 30,000 plus runners.

We're not necessarily looking for the fastest but certainly the most committed. Not only must our runners be prepared for the physical feat there's also the sponsorship challenge too.

The BFF hopes that every member of its team will pledge to raise a minimum of £1,500 for the charity. The task is not for the faint-hearted but for those determined to succeed please visit the website address below.

If you want to apply to be a British Forces Foundation marathon runner go to www.crunch.org.uk/bff. When you register your interest you must indicate that you've come through the British Forces Foundation. There is a registration fee of £50.  Please also email us at info@bff.org.uk to inform us of your application.