Steve Redgrave And The Flora London Marathon
Posted by Concept2 News on the 28th of April 2006
If you watched the Flora London Marathon last Saturday you may have noticed several things. Firstly, how excellent the Men's race was. Can't fault any race that takes place over 26 miles, 285 yards and ends up in a sprint finish. Secondly, how gutted James Cracknell looked when he realised that he finished ten seconds the wrong side of the three-hour mark and thirdly, his former rower-in-arms Steve Redgrave running the course in a slightly more relaxed fashion, but garbed at several points in a Concept2 t-shirt. Concept2 were proud to be one of the corporate sponsors for Sir Steve during his attempt to break the world record for the most amount of money ever raised at a marathon. Although the final amount has yet to come in, it looks like Sir Steve has easily broken his £1.2 million target and we'll let you know what the final figure was when it comes in. Of course, it's still not too late to give, and if you haven't yet done so, visit http://www.justgiving.com/sponsorsirsteve. Finally, spare a thought for Lloyd Scott. Lloyd was the man a couple of years ago who ran the race in a deep-sea diver's suit. Now he's helping Sir Steve out by running it in a full suit of armour while towing a ten foot dragon around the course. So far, Lloyd has covered just over 15 miles of the course, and you can follow his progress here: http://www.steveredgrave.com/marathon/week14a.htm.