London Marathon Ever Presents
The "Ever Presents" is a group of people to have run the London Marathon at each event since the first event in 1981.[1][2][3] As of the 2019 race, there are 10 members of the group.
| Formation | c. April 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
Membership | Runners of all London Marathons since 1981 |
| Affiliations | London Marathon |
| Website | www |
Members
Original members
The group was first acknowledged in 1995 after the 15th marathon with 42 members had run each event.[4][5]
| Number | Name | Club | Age in 1981 | Time in 1981 | Final race[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Adams | Orion Harriers | 38 | 02:49:37 | 2002 |
| 2 | Alastair Aitken | Highgate Harriers | 41 | 02:53:01 | 1999 |
| 3 | Jeff Aston | Les Croupiers | 33 | 02:49:53 | Ever-present |
| 4 | Geoffrey Balfour | Huncote Harriers | 31 | 02:45:00 | 2000 |
| 5 | Reginald Brown | SLH | 49 | 03:07:38 | 2000 |
| 6 | Reginald Burbidge | Highgate Harriers | 55 | 03:54:17 | 2007 |
| 7 | Rainer Burchett | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | 41 | 02:58:30 | 2011 |
| 8 | Harold Chadwick | Bournemouth /TH&H | 34 | 02:24:10 | 1996 |
| 9 | David Clark | Newbury AC | 45 | 02:53:55 | 2010 |
| 10 | Charles Cousens | Vale of Aylesbury | 38 | 02:58:13 | Ever-present |
| 11 | Patrick Dobbs | Thurrock Harriers | 42 | 02:41:37 | 2014 |
| 12 | Erik Falck-Therkelsen | Woking AC | 40 | 02:59:59 | 2001 |
| 13 | David Fereday | Barnet & District | 42 | 03:13:55 | 2014 |
| 14 | Chris Finill | Harrow AC | 22 | 02:32:55 | Ever-present |
| 15 | Derek Fisher | Newport Harriers | 45 | 02:56:22 | 2004 |
| 16 | Jeffrey Gordon | Thames H&H | 47 | 03:13:42 | 2013 |
| 17 | Peter Greenwood | Canterbury Harriers AC | 38 | 02:46:53 | 2002 |
| 18 | John Hanscombe | Ranelagh Harriers | 45 | 02:54:29 | 2008 |
| 19 | Jan Hildreth | Thames H&H | 48 | 03:25:37 | 2005 |
| 20 | Raymond Johnson | Kimberley & Dist. Striders | 48 | 03:11:00 | 2006 |
| 21 | Kenneth Jones | Orion Harriers | 47 | 03:18:37 | Ever-present |
| 22 | Max Jones | Birchfield Harriers | 53 | 03:51:52 | 2002 |
| 23 | John Legge | Orion Harriers | 50 | 03:02:35 | 2000 |
| 24 | Roger Low | Highgate Harriers | 37 | 02:47:55 | Ever-present |
| 25 | Dale Lyons | Massey Ferguson RC | 44 | 03:10:03 | 2018 |
| 26 | Terence Macey | New Eltham Joggers | 32 | 03:17:56 | Ever-present |
| 27 | Lionel Mann | Belgrave Harriers | 40 | 03:06:07 | 2002 |
| 28 | Don Martin | Royal Parks Police | 40 | 04:10:00 | 2005 |
| 29 | Roger Mawer | Lowestoft | 40 | 02:58:04 | 2009 |
| 30 | Mick McGeoch | Les Croupiers | 25 | 02:24:19 | 2002 |
| 31 | William O’Connor | QPH | 35 | 02:35:52 | Ever-present |
| 32 | Michael Peace | Ranelagh Harriers | 31 | 03:11:45 | Ever-present |
| 33 | Mike Peel | Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC | 39 | 02:40:30 | 2012 |
| 34 | Derrick Pickering | East Hull Harriers | 44 | 02:38:38 | 2010 |
| 35 | Bryan Read | Orion Harriers | 40 | 03:24:05 | 1998 |
| 36 | Peter Shepheard | Blackheath Harriers | 38 | 02:29:47 | 2005 |
| 37 | Malcolm Speake | Biddleston Bounders | 39 | 02:47:58 | Ever-present |
| 38 | Michael Starr | St Albans Striders | 37 | 03:47:11 | 2002 |
| 39 | Tony Tillbrooke | Victory AC | 41 | 03:42:24 | 2012 |
| 40 | David Walker | Chalfont & Chiltern | 35 | 03:06:11 | Ever-present |
| 41 | Steve Wehrle | Dulwich Runners AC | 32 | 03:51:26 | 2016 |
| 42 | Michael Wilkinson | Duke Street Runners | 42 | 02:52:51 | 2007 |
- — no longer a member
- — still a member
Current members
A person is considered an Ever Present until the occurrence of a London Marathon which they do not complete the course. As such, membership of the group declines over time and there are no new members.
The following 10 people ran and completed every London Marathon up to and including the 2019 event.[5] From 1981 to 2013 Chris Finill completed every race in under 3 hours, holding a Guinness World Record for this consistent high performance.[6] Dale Lyons raced in a wheelchair in 2015.[7]
| Number | Name | Club | Age | Time (2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeff Aston | Les Croupiers | 71 | 07:07:57 |
| 10 | Charles Cousens | Vale of Aylesbury | 76 | 06:09:11 |
| 14 | Chris Finill | Harrow AC | 60 | 02:59:46 |
| 21 | Kenneth Jones | Orion Harriers | 85 | 07:40:50 |
| 24 | Roger Low | Highgate Harriers | 75 | 04:53:58 |
| 26 | Terence Macey | New Eltham Joggers | 70 | 06:01:22 |
| 31 | William O'Connor | Queen's Park Harriers | 73 | 05:33:13 |
| 32 | Michael Peace | Ranelagh Harriers | 69 | 04:20:49 |
| 37 | Malcolm Speake | Biddleston Bounders AC | 77 | 06:29:28 |
| 40 | David Walker | Chiltern Harriers | 73 | 06:22:42 |
References
- "1981: Racing into the history books". BBC. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- Curtis, Joe (23 April 2013). "Former Chingford councillor and 'Ever Present' Jeffrey Gordon runs in 33rd London Marathon". This Is Local London. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- Goad, Ryan (20 April 2012). "Amazing Pat to continue his ever present record at London Marathon". The Echo. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- Media Guide. London: Virgin London Marathon. 2003. p. 169.
- "Ever Present Performances". Ever Present. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Chris Finill: an extraordinary ever-present". Virgin Money London Marathon. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- "D Lyons". Ever Presents. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
Footnotes
- "Final race" denotes last complete race; some runners started the following year's race but failed to finish
External links
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