London Marathon - Didache & overbeyond

Hi all

Today I (Didache) met up with Tom (overbeyond) for a day's shooting in London. It was marathon day with 35,000 runners taking to the streets. It really was a fabulous day. The weather was glorious and there was a real festival atmosphere everywhere. It was one of the best day's shooting I can remember.

Tom will add some more pictures (as will I) so do check back.

I wanted to start though with just one image. It's a special one.

The runners all run for their chosen charity. The guy here is running for "Help for Heroes" which is a charity dedicated to helping British servicemen injured in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Imagine having your leg blown off over there, and then coming home and running a marathon on crutches. This really is a hero.

So, just him. The other images can wait.

Cheers
Mike

I have also a shot similar to Mikes because this athlete is so special.
I really had to keep mike under control. He has graffiti on the brain and given half a chance he's off. So four pictures of the man in serious action.

Now some of the real action.

And three more from me (more tomorrow) ....

A flag (I wonder who Dave is and did he finish?) ...

A man in serious pain ...

One of many wonderful costumes that people ran in ...

Cheers
Mike


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Looks like you guys had an active day.
Some of those costumes don't look very comfortable or even fun to run in.
I see 'flora' on many runners. What does it stand for?

Frog - 'Flora' is a low-fat butter-like spread and a major brand in the UK. They are the primary sponsors of the event.

Mike

Excellent shots,both of you !
I watched the finish from over here - hope the camel made it - thats some seriously hot fabric.
Looking forward to some more!

And four more ....

1 An overview
2 A rhino costume
3 Tom himself in action
4 The King!

Cheers
Mike

Mike and Tom, Good stuff...What a day!!

I had a feeling...Elvis wasn't dead... :O) Thanks for sharing.

Rick