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MUSIC: The Trap by Ron Goodwin | 0:00:01 | 0:00:03 | |
We've seen, born in London today, what is surely destined | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
to become one of the greatest events in British sport. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
Tufa of Ethiopia heading for victory! | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
It's one of the greatest pieces of running we've ever seen. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
Shoulders burning, fingertips pushing! | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
The London Marathon belongs to Eliud Kipchoge! | 0:00:39 | 0:00:43 | |
The hand of friendship after 26 miles. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:46 | |
A sight to behold every single year. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
Hello and welcome to the start of this weekend's coverage | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
of the Virgin Money London Marathon. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
Behind me there is the unmistakable skyline of the City of London. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
So many great global sporting events have been held here in recent years, | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
and once again, tomorrow, thousands of athletes will take to the streets | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
running 26.2 miles past those iconic landmarks. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:20 | |
It promises to be another stirring day. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
Well, tomorrow is the 36th running of this great race. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
And, at some point in the afternoon, | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
the millionth finisher will cross the line. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
It could be you, your mum, your dad, | 0:01:35 | 0:01:37 | |
your cousin or a colleague from work. It could be anyone. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
Over the next half an hour or so, | 0:01:40 | 0:01:42 | |
we'll be looking at some of the incredible inspirational characters | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
who are going to be lining up - all for their very own reasons. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
Whoever you are, though, whether you're intending to win the race, | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
or run it in under four hours, or maybe even jog round in eight - | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
you've all got to start here. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:56 | |
This is where you pick up your race number, you register, | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
and you might just pick up a few last-minute tips. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
Hello, you all right? | 0:02:08 | 0:02:09 | |
Whilst they're here, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
runners can get information on all kinds of things. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
Preparation, hydration, even psychology. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
And it's been very busy here all day, | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
because running a marathon is one of the great physical challenges. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
So, how about 401 marathons in 401 days? | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
No! Who'd do that?! | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
Ben Smith of Bristol, that's who. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:48 | |
He's embarked on the challenge of all challenges | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
for his very own personal reasons. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
But, along the way, he's been inspiring many others. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
The challenge, I suppose, is quite simple. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
I'm running 401 marathons in 401 consecutive days, | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
and I'm doing it to raise £250,000 | 0:03:05 | 0:03:07 | |
for two anti-bullying charities. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
I went away to school at the age of ten. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
I'd come from quite a close-knit family, | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
and I went into an environment that was quite cold, | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
I became quite shy and quite reclusive | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
and I became quite a prone target for bullying. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
The bullying was very mental, | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
it was quite physical, as well - I was beaten up. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
And that turned towards an attack on my sexuality. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:31 | |
And I... | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
I didn't know that I was gay at that time, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
but when I did figure it out, I was scared. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
The bullying got so bad while I was at school | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
that, at the age of 18, I tried to take my own life. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
And it wasn't a cry for help. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:45 | |
I just genuinely didn't want to be here. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
When I was 29, | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
I suffered from a transient ischaemic attack - an incompleted stroke. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
I was a bit overweight, I wasn't very happy, I was depressed, | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
and I was in this state thinking, "This can't be my life." | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
And then, it was a mate of mine | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
that actually dragged me along to my local running club. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
And I fell in love with it. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:06 | |
This project started to grow about two years ago. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
I thought, "Let's raise some money for two anti-bullying charities." | 0:04:09 | 0:04:13 | |
It just seemed like two perfect things to put together | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
to make what's happening now. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
Hello, Ben. 401 marathons in 401 days? Good luck to you. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
Good luck for London, Ben, and the next 164 marathons! | 0:04:23 | 0:04:27 | |
So, after London, I've done 237 back-to-back marathons, | 0:04:27 | 0:04:31 | |
which has taken me all over the UK. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
Total miles for the 401 Challenge is 10,506.4, | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
which is the equivalent distance between London and Sydney. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:42 | |
The first five weeks for me were complete hell. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
My left knee swelled up to twice the size, | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
I had severe tendinitis in my left shin, | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
I lost the feeling in my left foot. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
I had a stress fracture in my big toe on my left foot. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
Everything that could go wrong went wrong! | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
We love you. | 0:04:58 | 0:04:59 | |
It has been epic. I've met some amazing people. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
I've had people, complete strangers, | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
offer me a bed for the night in their house, or a meal! | 0:05:03 | 0:05:06 | |
I've ran with over 4,300 people | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
over the past 237 days. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
That's insane! | 0:05:12 | 0:05:13 | |
Day 192 and I'm about to cross the Scottish border. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
-BAGPIPER PLAYS -And look! | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
They've brought a piper! | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
And then, I've got all the storms I've been through! | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
They've been pretty memorable! | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
So, I've found the flooding. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
I'll never forget memories like those. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
# Running, running, running, running... # | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
I engage quite a lot with the people that I run with, | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
so I'm always chatting. You can't shut me up half the time. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
I think they just can't wait to get away from me at the end! | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
Oh, you've done it! | 0:05:43 | 0:05:44 | |
Food! | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
Where did you get chips from? | 0:05:46 | 0:05:47 | |
It is literally get my hands on whatever I can eat. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
So, I roughly go with about 6,500 calories a day. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
I'll only have 6,000 calories to eat after this. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
And we've done over 50 school visits now. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
-Hello! -APPLAUSE | 0:05:59 | 0:06:00 | |
It's me again - Ben. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 | |
-Are you Ben, as well? -Yeah. -Oh, wicked! | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
They're the best thing that I look forward to. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
Do we think bullying is good, or do we think bullying is bad? | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
ALL: Bad! | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
It really fills me with faith | 0:06:11 | 0:06:13 | |
that our kids are now being brought up in a way | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
which gives them the opportunity to be who they want to be. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
Do my legs hurt? Yeah, every day. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
'Running gave me back my confidence' | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
and it gave me back my self-esteem | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
and it helped me deal with a lot of the stuff | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
that had happened to me in the past. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
And without it, you know, I wouldn't be here. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
And I'm grateful for that. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:32 | |
Well, an incredible story, and we wish Ben the very best of luck. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
It's still a long way to go for him, | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
and who knows what time he'll cross the finish line. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
But time is important for the elite runners, | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
and none more so than two of Britain's best marathon runners, | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
Sonia Samuels and Scott Overall. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
And the reason time is important on Sunday is because this race, | 0:06:56 | 0:07:01 | |
effectively, could seal the deal for you in terms of your ticket to Rio. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
So, explain to us what you have to do, Scott. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
So, the qualifying for British Athletics to go to Rio is | 0:07:07 | 0:07:12 | |
you have to finish in the top two British athletes at London | 0:07:12 | 0:07:15 | |
and run the qualifying time of 2.14 for the men. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
So, I've run the qualifying time already, so... | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
I say "just", I just have to be in the top two on Sunday | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
and that will guarantee my ticket to Rio. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
And a similar scenario to you - a different time, of course. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
But, Sonia, the time's in the bag? | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
Sunday's just a straightforward race | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
between you and the best of British women. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
It's good to have the time in the bag, | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
but, like Scott says, you have to be top two. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
So, it's going to be down to the race on the day | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
against the other girls | 0:07:42 | 0:07:43 | |
who are potentially going for those top two spots. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
This whole place here is incredible, isn't it, | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
in the build-up to the marathon? People are getting excited, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:51 | |
people who are going to cross the line in six hours. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:53 | |
They're over there, getting their supplements and feeling excited. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
You guys, it's a very different mind-set, I imagine, | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
when you're in those final hours preparing. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
How are you feeling right now? | 0:08:02 | 0:08:03 | |
I think it's a bit of a mixed emotion. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
You're excited, but you're also very nervous. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
You're just trying to... It's a mental game, more than anything, | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
these last few days before the race. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
And I think you just have to find something | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
that will take your mind off it, | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
watch a movie, read a book, whatever... | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
Just try and not focus so much on the race. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
Conditions will determine the kind of race it is. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:23 | |
-It's going to be a bit chilly, Scott. -You try not to, | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
but you keep an eye on the weather | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
throughout the whole week leading into it. And, yeah, I looked | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
and it was supposed to be two degrees on the start. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
Very best of luck to both of you and to all the British athletes. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
I look forward to interviewing you when you cross the finish line | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
looking as sparkly and relaxed as you are right now. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
And, of course, these two here, Scott and Sonia, | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
are just part of really strong fields | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
in both the elite men's and women's race - | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
one of the strongest ever assembled at any marathon. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
Here's Phil Jones with a look at the runners and riders. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
Eliud Kipchoge is the sixth-fastest marathon man of all time. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
His record since 2013 - | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
six marathon starts, five wins, one second place. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
He defends his London crown. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
Wilson Kipsang was defeated in a sprint finish last year. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
Twice a London Marathon champion and the course record holder, | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
he's back to resume the Kenyan duel, | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
and aims to be just the fourth man in history | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
to win a hat-trick of titles here. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
Another Kenyan, Dennis Kimetto, is the world-record holder, | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
the first man to go sub two hours three minutes for a marathon. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
But he hasn't won a race since that staggering record | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
won him Berlin 17 months ago. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
He was third here last year. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa won the Women's London Marathon title | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
last year, ending a run of four consecutive Kenyan wins. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
She's back to defend her crown. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
Mary Keitany lost out to Tufa last year, | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
but she's twice won the title | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
and is the second-fastest woman of all time. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
The reigning two-time New York Marathon champion | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
leads the Kenyan challenge. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
Twice a long-distance world champion, | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
Florence Kiplagat's London best was a runners-up spot two years ago. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
Kenya's world-record holder for the half-marathon | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
returns to try to top that. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:10 | |
Well, there should be some fantastic races tomorrow, | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
with elite athletes going for times or victory. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
But for 35,000 other runners, | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
the reasons for being there are very different. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
For some, it's because their own lives have changed. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
And for many, it's because they want to change the lives of others. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
When he was just five, | 0:10:34 | 0:10:36 | |
Stuart Eggleshaw lost his mother to pancreatic cancer. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
The 44-year-old from Mansfield is running for the charity Smiles | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
and Cancer Research UK, | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
after beating his own health battles. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
Following a car crash in 2012, | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
he lost a staggering 22st and 9lbs | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
through the Body Magic programme | 0:10:53 | 0:10:55 | |
that promotes healthy eating and exercise. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
He's making his marathon debut. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
Barnsley's Becky Rend will have her cousin in mind | 0:11:01 | 0:11:04 | |
when she covers the marathon course | 0:11:04 | 0:11:06 | |
in aid of the Midlands Air Ambulance charity. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:08 | |
The cousin in question is Leah Washington, | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
who had a left leg amputated after a headline-making crash | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
on a roller-coaster at Alton Towers last year. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
25-year-old legal assistant Becky | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
knows that without the work of Air Ambulance that June day, | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
Leah might not be alive. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
Heather Duff was 12 when she ran the mini London Marathon in 1999 | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
and promised herself she'd return one day | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
to complete the full adult course. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:34 | |
Two years ago, the 29-year-old from West Lothian | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
was diagnosed with a rare form of cervical cancer. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
So rare, in fact, it was only the 19th reported case. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:44 | |
Now in remission, Heather will fulfil her marathon vow | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
while raising money for Cancer Research UK. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
Just a handful of some of the incredible and inspirational stories | 0:11:56 | 0:12:00 | |
of the many thousands of people | 0:12:00 | 0:12:01 | |
who will be pounding the streets on Sunday. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
And you may well recognise quite a few of those faces, as well. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:06 | |
And one of them here, James Cracknell, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
has been a familiar sight on the streets of London | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
over the last few years. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:13 | |
How many are you up to now, then, James? | 0:12:13 | 0:12:15 | |
This will be my fifth - if I make it all the way to the finish. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:18 | |
You won't just make it, you'll do it in an impressive time, as well. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
-You always say... -Talk's cheap at this stage. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:23 | |
You ask anyone around here now, they'll have a good idea. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
-But then they all change on the day. -Sum it up for us. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
-What's so special about this marathon? -It's not like running. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
For the first half, it's unlike running | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
because there are loads of people running with you | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
and loads of people cheering on all the runners, which doesn't... | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
So you don't notice the first 13 miles? | 0:12:39 | 0:12:41 | |
You get through a fair bit for free and then it does start to come back. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:45 | |
Actually, Tower Bridge is probably the best and worst place, | 0:12:45 | 0:12:48 | |
because you cross and it's halfway, | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
but you've got to turn right and run round Canary Wharf. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
And when I get there, the elite runners are already running back. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:59 | |
And you're thinking, "Oh...!" | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
And then you've got to go the other way, so, you know... | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
Well, James, you're not the only Olympian in town, | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
because Dame Kelly Holmes, double gold-medal winner, of course, | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
from the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 800 and 1,500 metres, | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
has turned her hand to the just over 42,000-metre race | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
for the first time ever. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
She's not saying just yet | 0:13:19 | 0:13:21 | |
how quickly she thinks she's going to go, | 0:13:21 | 0:13:23 | |
but she has been getting a few tips from Paula Radcliffe. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
So this is a nice place to come and train and put in some miles. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:42 | |
Yeah, it is nice, actually. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:43 | |
It's only sort of part of a route that I normally do. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
But it's nice that I've got off the tarmac, | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
because that's what I find hard. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
Good. And that's what I think you're going to find | 0:13:50 | 0:13:52 | |
will be your hardest thing. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
It's not going to be the fitness to run the marathon. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
It'll be your muscles just used to the pounding of that distance. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
It makes my legs ache thinking about it, Paula! | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
-Shall we see how your legs have recovered? -Let's go! | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
I'm just not a long-distance runner. I literally know that. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:14 | |
Because even when I was training, my longest run would probably be, | 0:14:14 | 0:14:18 | |
like, an hour on a Sunday or something or a recovery run. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
-But just literally... -But it was a quick hour. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
-No, only when I was with you! Only if I actually go out with you! -No. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
You just, like, sprint from the start! | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
Because I'm up on my toes so much and the way that... | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
You know, I was speaking to one of the physios and the doctor | 0:14:33 | 0:14:37 | |
and he actually looked at my hips | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
and he says the way my hips are actually twisted | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
allowed me to do what I did as a middle-distance runner. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
You know, the power and that. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:47 | |
And now he says, "Now you're trying to do longer stuff, | 0:14:47 | 0:14:49 | |
"it's changing you biomechanically. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
"So you're sitting back more | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
"and it's actually now putting so much pressure on your hips." | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
It's not for the willingness to do it, knowing I have to do it. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
But then, you know, when you're in pain for five days after, | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
you're just like, "Oh, my gosh...!" | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
But now I've opened my mouth, I'm doing it. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
And you've got a big motivation to keep you through it | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
with kind of the motivation of that target, which is a huge target. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
£250,000 for five charities. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
Yeah, it's a driver. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
You know, I think when you've got something as a driver, | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
that's what's keeping me going, that's why I have to do it now. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
I've done charity for years and I feel passionate about that. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
I've always given back and I always will, | 0:15:28 | 0:15:30 | |
but I think, if I can just do one massive, massive push, let's do it. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
So I decided I was going to do London, Paula. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
Best of luck to Kelly. Although I'm sure she has got a time in mind. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
But as she says, it's raising £250,000 for charity | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
that's the important goal. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
And it's pounds of a different kind | 0:15:49 | 0:15:50 | |
that inspires other people to run. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
Maybe they want to get fit, lose a little bit of weight. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
And if you've been inspired today thinking, | 0:15:55 | 0:15:57 | |
"I fancy a bit of that marathon running," | 0:15:57 | 0:15:58 | |
check out the BBC Sport website. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
Go to the Get Inspired pages, | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
where you can find out all kinds of details about running clubs | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
and other sporting activities in your area. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
You're never too old or too young or, in some cases, too silly | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
to start marathon running. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
Check out these athletes here, | 0:16:12 | 0:16:14 | |
who have got some world records of their own that they're after. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
Among the potential world-record breakers are Ian Bates | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
as a stunted T-rex, | 0:16:21 | 0:16:23 | |
bidding to become the fastest 3-D dinosaur-dressed runner | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
to complete the marathon. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:27 | |
Worthy of a RAPTOR-ous reception! | 0:16:27 | 0:16:29 | |
This gingerbread man needs to run as fast as he can to take the biscuits. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:33 | |
Richard Kell is the name. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
The quickest marathon in a four-man costume - | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
that's the aim of this fire crew, | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
celebrating the 150th anniversary of the London Fire Brigade. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
Alarm-free, we hope. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
Lisa Wilkinson is the feistiest of them all, | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
running her 25th marathon with a Snow White record in mind. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
It's the appliance of strength and stamina | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
for marathon-mad Philip Box and his tumble dryer. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
And while he'll be putting his back into it, | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
it's a show of strength, too, from Stephen Reading. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
His target - to become the fastest circus strongman | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
to complete the marathon. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
Ryan Dearing's a hot dog with added relish and extra mustard. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:12 | |
He'll need it all to become the hot-dog-clad record holder. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
Hiya! | 0:17:16 | 0:17:17 | |
Bob Johnson's two-man canoe could be his victory vessel, | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
as he dips his oar into marathon-record waters. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
When camouflage makes you stand out in a crowd, | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
it has to be Corin Leach, in pursuit of a ghillie-suited record. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:31 | |
Has wings, will fly. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
Well, at least she'll try. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:36 | |
Fay Morse hopes to give Tinker Bell a run for her money | 0:17:36 | 0:17:38 | |
and become the fleetest of fairies. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
Link by link and yard by yard, the great crusade for Dave Cook | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
is to break the record for running in chain mail. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:49 | |
Well, it takes all sorts. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
As this man here knows. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:53 | |
-Jon Scott is attempting a world record dressed like this. -I am. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:57 | |
-How quick have you got to run to get your record? -Four-and-a-half hours. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
And what kind of time would you normally run in regular clothing? | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
This will be my first-ever marathon. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
But I think I could probably do a regular marathon | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
in around about three-and-a-half to three forty-five. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
So I've got a little bit of margin, hopefully. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
-It should be a doddle for you. -I'm sure, yeah. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
Well, you are a man of fitness. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
You're in charge of fitness for the European Space Agency, | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
hence Tim Peake stood between us, | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
because you're the man responsible for getting these guys fit | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
when they go up into space. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:24 | |
So what kind of things would you have done with Tim | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
before he embarked on his expedition? | 0:18:27 | 0:18:29 | |
So before Tim flies, we have to make sure he is as healthy as he can be. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
So not as fit as he can be. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
So we're not trying to create elite runners or weightlifters. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:37 | |
But he needs to be ready to exercise very hard on the space station. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
Libby, one of your colleagues, | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
is demonstrating how it will look for Tim Peake on Sunday. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
This is the kind of equipment that he's going to be in. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:50 | |
So talk us through... | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
Hi, Libby, by the way. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:53 | |
..what Libby's wearing. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:54 | |
So one of the unique things about running in space | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
is you have no body weight. | 0:18:57 | 0:18:58 | |
The first time you touch the deck, you would simply float away. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
So we have to give Tim a special harness | 0:19:01 | 0:19:03 | |
which actually pulls him onto the treadmill | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
and actually allows him to run. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
The more loading we use in the harness, | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
the more difficult the run becomes. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:10 | |
But the more loading we use, | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
the more pressure Tim feels through his shoulders and his hips. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
So very much like wearing a heavy rucksack. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
So the challenge for Tim will be | 0:19:17 | 0:19:18 | |
to try and find the right amount of loading | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
that will allow him to run for three to four hours, | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
and the right amount of running speed - the combination of the two - | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
will give him the challenge that he wants. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:27 | |
And he'll have a screen, as well. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
So he'll be going through the streets of London, | 0:19:29 | 0:19:31 | |
seeing all the landmarks along the way. Which will help him, I guess. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:34 | |
He will, yes. So for normal exercise countermeasures, | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
we simply have a treadmill with a wall in front of it. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
So it's not the most stimulating environment. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
Luckily, for his marathon, we will have a screen in front of him, | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
it will show the whole route and he will match up | 0:19:44 | 0:19:46 | |
the running speed with the video route and so he will cross | 0:19:46 | 0:19:51 | |
the finish line in the video at the same time he finishes 26.2 miles. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:55 | |
OK, well, I will leave you two to it. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:56 | |
Best of luck for the record on Sunday. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:59 | |
He is obviously in good shape, Tim Peake, | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
and preparing well for his marathon challenge. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
So, to find out just how well it is going, we sent Steve Cram to | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
be our Ground Control to Major Tim. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
Hi, Tim. Steve Cram here from BBC Sport. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:20 | |
You're one of tens of thousands who are going to be taking | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
part, in your own unique way, on Sunday. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
Most of them will probably say they haven't done enough training. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
Do you fall into the same category, | 0:20:29 | 0:20:32 | |
and what particular issues have you been facing? | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
Hello, Steve. It is great to be talking to you this afternoon. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
I have got a guilty admission, | 0:20:37 | 0:20:39 | |
I probably do fall into that same category. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
I don't think you can ever do enough training for a marathon | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
but I have certainly been putting in the miles on the T2 treadmill, | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
is what we call it up here on the space station. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
I have done a few half-marathons and a little bit longer | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
distance as well so I am comfortable I can run the marathon on Sunday. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:58 | |
But I am sure there will be a few points where I will be wishing | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
I did a bit more training. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:02 | |
Most people have something that will keep them going on Sunday. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
For some, it will be the cause they're running for, | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
for some it will be maybe the finish line. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:10 | |
I know you have a brilliant view out of the window | 0:21:10 | 0:21:12 | |
but what is going to keep you going in your own particular marathon? | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
Music you listen to, or things you're thinking about? | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
What will keep you motivated? | 0:21:18 | 0:21:19 | |
That is a great question. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
I think there are a number of things that will keep me motivated. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
One of the main memories I have of 1999, | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
when I ran the London Marathon before, was the atmosphere | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
and the crowd and the other competitors taking part. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
That spirit really lifted me the entire way through the race, | 0:21:34 | 0:21:38 | |
so in order to try and get some of that up here on board the space | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
station, I have got a couple of things. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
Firstly, I have the RunSocial app, | 0:21:43 | 0:21:45 | |
so I will be looking at the route I am running | 0:21:45 | 0:21:48 | |
and I will be running alongside everybody else who is running | 0:21:48 | 0:21:50 | |
the digital version of the London Marathon. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:53 | |
Also, hopefully I will get the telly sent up to | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
the space station as well. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:57 | |
So at times I will be able to see what is going on with | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
the real race in London, which will be a huge boost to me, | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
to be able to know I'm running alongside everyone down there. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:07 | |
Of course, people like Jon and Libby, who are running alongside me, | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
and everybody from Team Astronaut, from the Prince's Trust as well. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
It is great to know I have got all that support down there | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
and I am running for a great cause, that will keep me going. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
It goes without saying that everyone who takes | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
part in the London Marathon is a hero. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
But some people deserve a special mention. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
David Weir, who equalled Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson's six | 0:22:29 | 0:22:33 | |
victories in London. Going for the magnificent seven, David. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:36 | |
I'm trying to, yes. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:38 | |
-How has preparation gone? -I have had a really good winter, actually. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
A lot of mileage, back in the gym. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
I don't know if it is because it is an Olympic year | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
and you just get that buzz again. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:47 | |
I raced in Boston on Sunday but, you know, | 0:22:47 | 0:22:49 | |
it was the first time doing that course and I came fourth. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:53 | |
I was a bit gutted afterwards but after I thought about it, | 0:22:53 | 0:22:56 | |
I'm getting ready for this race on Sunday. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:59 | |
What is it going to take to win it for a seventh time, do you think? | 0:22:59 | 0:23:03 | |
It is going to take beating Marcel, Kurt and Ernst at the moment. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:07 | |
They are the three guys that are really pushing well at the moment. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
This course suits me and it is a bit more technical, it is | 0:23:10 | 0:23:14 | |
not as fast and furious like Boston. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:16 | |
So hopefully it will suit me on Sunday. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
Best of luck, David, going for the magnificent seven on Sunday. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
-We'll all be rooting for you. -Thank you. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
Every year, the London Marathon teams up with an official | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
charity partner. This year it is the turn of the NSPCC, | 0:23:27 | 0:23:31 | |
which, incredibly, is celebrating 30 years of ChildLine. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:34 | |
They have helped millions of children in that time. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:37 | |
On Sunday, a group of young people will be running under | 0:23:37 | 0:23:41 | |
the name Team ChildLine, | 0:23:41 | 0:23:43 | |
to help represent those voices that they have helped. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
When I run, I sort of feel free. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:52 | |
I'm mainly running the marathon because of what happened to me and | 0:23:52 | 0:23:55 | |
my story but also for all the other stories that people haven't shared. | 0:23:55 | 0:24:00 | |
I think the team element is something really special. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
For each of us, individually, to run a marathon, | 0:24:03 | 0:24:06 | |
I don't think it's anything any of us would have ever dreamed of. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:10 | |
I don't really know where I would be if it wasn't for ChildLine. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:13 | |
I definitely wouldn't be the same person I am now. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
I don't really want to think about how things could have been. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:21 | |
I think I was about 14 or 15 and there were a lot of things | 0:24:23 | 0:24:26 | |
going on in my life that I couldn't make sense of. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:29 | |
I didn't know how to deal with those feelings, | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
and I think because I had quite low confidence and self-esteem, | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
I didn't know, like, if I could speak to people about things. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:41 | |
I just didn't know kind of where to turn. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
I have been bullied throughout my time at school. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:48 | |
It started online, comments which obviously weren't about me. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:52 | |
But everyone sort of knew they were about me. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:56 | |
The bullying did eventually, like, become something that | 0:24:56 | 0:24:58 | |
happened in school. So that was quite tricky to, like, deal with. | 0:24:58 | 0:25:02 | |
It was quite lonely and isolating, I guess. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
I turned to ChildLine and, I think, when I found them online, | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
the website, I remember just spending hours looking through. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
I was reassured that it could be anything. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
If it is affecting you and is making you feel low or | 0:25:17 | 0:25:21 | |
anything, then, yeah, they are there for you. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:24 | |
ChildLine actually helped me understand what was going on | 0:25:24 | 0:25:26 | |
and talk about it. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:28 | |
It was a huge weight being lifted, so that was an amazing feeling. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:33 | |
The main piece of tactical advice ChildLine gave me | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
was writing things down. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
I started writing letters to myself, from then, | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
explaining what was going on so I wasn't bottling it up any more. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
Hello, you're through to someone you can talk to. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:48 | |
There was an opportunity to volunteer with ChildLine and, | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
yeah, it was a massive step, but I took it. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:55 | |
Being able to train as a ChildLine counsellor myself, | 0:25:55 | 0:25:58 | |
I literally don't have words for it, it's amazing. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
I think having that little bit of insight is just really special | 0:26:01 | 0:26:05 | |
because it means I can sit there and be like, "I want to help you, | 0:26:05 | 0:26:08 | |
"I want to help you get through this." | 0:26:08 | 0:26:10 | |
Like they did with me. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:12 | |
I'm helping the new campaigns and different things the NSPCC do. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:16 | |
That has been amazing, like. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
I was someone who was contacting ChildLine | 0:26:18 | 0:26:20 | |
and now I'm helping to get the message out to other people. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:24 | |
Running it is such a good image of how ChildLine supports | 0:26:26 | 0:26:29 | |
young people. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:30 | |
There are hurdles to overcome | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
and still kind of difficulties on the way but you have got that | 0:26:33 | 0:26:37 | |
crowd cheering you on and there is that finish line in sight. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
I really just hope my story encourages people who haven't | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
contacted ChildLine to contact ChildLine | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
and those that are contacting ChildLine to continue | 0:26:45 | 0:26:48 | |
and those who have, to possibly volunteer or try | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
and donate money and help NSPCC carry on what they are doing. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:55 | |
Doing it to raise awareness of ChildLine and to | 0:26:55 | 0:26:58 | |
celebrate its 30th birthday, I think it's such a good way to celebrate it | 0:26:58 | 0:27:02 | |
and be like, "This service really changes lives." | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
Such a special team and very best of luck to them all. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
A great way to finish this look ahead to the London Marathon. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
35,000 runners of all shapes and sizes | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
and all kinds of backgrounds will be taking part, | 0:27:19 | 0:27:21 | |
hoping to finish this globally iconic event. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:24 | |
You can see it all on the BBC. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:27 | |
Tomorrow, coverage starts at 8.30 on BBC One | 0:27:27 | 0:27:30 | |
and coverage across BBC Radio, online and social-media channels. | 0:27:30 | 0:27:34 | |
So the 36th London Marathon is upon us, and tomorrow, | 0:27:34 | 0:27:38 | |
at some point, the millionth finisher will cross the line. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:41 | |
Another incredible milestone in this truly uplifting human race. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:46 | |
Best of luck to all of you. Sleep well tonight. I'll see you tomorrow. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:50 | |
Some 7,000 men and women are preparing to embark | 0:27:53 | 0:27:57 | |
on what for almost each and every one has become a personal crusade. | 0:27:57 | 0:28:01 | |
# How far we've gone | 0:28:02 | 0:28:06 | |
# How far we're going | 0:28:08 | 0:28:11 | |
# It's the here and the now | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
# And the love for the sound | 0:28:16 | 0:28:19 | |
# Of the moments that keep us moving | 0:28:19 | 0:28:25 | |
# Soldier on, soldier on | 0:28:25 | 0:28:31 | |
# Don't think about it at all | 0:28:31 | 0:28:36 | |
# Yeah, will you take me tonight? | 0:28:40 | 0:28:48 | |
# Yeah, will you take me tonight? | 0:28:48 | 0:28:58 | |
# Yeah | 0:28:58 | 0:29:05 | |
# Soldier on, soldier on. # | 0:29:17 | 0:29:21 |