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EastEnders stars lead celebrity runners at the
2019 Virgin Money London Marathon
Eight EastEnders actors - running for their friend and former cast member
Dame Barbara Windsor - lead the list of famous faces preparing to run the
2019 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 28 April.
Emma Barton, Jamie Borthwick, Natalie Cassidy, Tanya Franks, Kellie
Shirley, Jane Slaughter, Jake Wood and Adam Woodyatt will join Barbara
Windsor's husband Scott Mitchell and form "Barbara's Revolutionaries" who
will be running to raise money for Dementia Revolution - the official
Charity of the Year of the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon.
As ever, a number of sportsmen and women have been attracted to running the
Virgin Money London Marathon.
French tennis star Amelie Mauresmo, a former winner of Wimbledon, has twice
run the TCS New York City Marathon but this is the first time she has
tackled the Virgin Money London Marathon.
Mauresmo, who won Wimbledon in 2006, also won the Australian Open during a
fantastic career that also saw her reach Number One in the world rankings
and win a total of 25 titles. After retiring from playing she began a
coaching career that has seen her coach, among others, Great Britain's Andy
Murray.
Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Dani Rowe (Charity: Great Ormond Street
Hospital) is taking on her first marathon. Rowe, who won gold in the team
pursuit at the London 2012 Games, only retired from professional cycling
last year. She has set herself the goal of completing the London Classics
in her first year of retirement. The London Classics is a challenge to
complete the Virgin Money London Marathon, Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100
bike ride and the two mile distance at the Children with Cancer UK Swim
Serpentine.
Ex-England international footballer Katy Chapman, who won 94 caps for her
country, is running for Plan International UK while rugby league legend
Jamie Peacock is taking on his second London Marathon for Sue Ryder.
Two of the country's best known sports TV presenters are also tackling the
26.2 miles. Former Sky Sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher is raising money
for Safe Hands UK while Helen Skelton is doing her third London Marathon
for Prostate Cancer UK.
Candice Brown, the 2018 winner of The Great British Bake Off, is running
for Dementia Revolution, comedian Ed Gamble is raising money for JDRF while
Cold Feet actor and BBC Radio 1 presenter Cel Spellman is taking on the
26.2 miles for the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).
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