The London Marathon will feature another host of celebrities in 2021 running for great causes and charities across the nation. <\/p>
The London Marathon returns with a fresh batch of celebrities all ready to tough it out in 2021, running for a range of charities and causes.<\/p>\n
A number of famous faces are regulars around the streets of London, taking the iconic marathon in their stride every year, while others are gearing up for the first time to give their all.<\/p>\n
This year will see another eclectic bunch of celebrities and sports stars come together including TV personality Mark Wright, former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss and former Olympian Liz McColgan, who won the London Marathon in 1996 before coming second in the 1997 and 1998 events.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> rounds up all the celebrities running the London Marathon in 2021, plus the varied and great causes they\u2019re all representing.<\/p> Mark Wright<\/strong><\/p>\n TV personality<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Flora\u2019s Get Towns Active<\/p>\n Carrie Hope Fletcher<\/strong><\/p>\n Theatre star<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Alzheimer\u2019s Research UK and Papyrus<\/p>\n Andrew Strauss<\/strong><\/p>\n Former England cricket captain<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Ruth Strauss Foundation<\/p>\n Liz McColgan<\/strong><\/p>\n Olympian and London Marathon winner 1996<\/em><\/p>\n Chris Newton<\/strong><\/p>\n Three-time Olympic silver and bronze medal cyclist<\/em><\/p>\n Dani Rowe<\/strong><\/p>\n Olympic gold medal cyclist<\/em><\/p>\n Elana Meyer<\/strong><\/p>\n South African Olympic silver medal athlete<\/em><\/p>\n Hannah Macleod<\/strong><\/p>\n Olympic gold and bronze medal hockey player<\/em><\/p>\n James Cracknell<\/strong><\/p>\n Double Olympic gold medal rower<\/em><\/p>\n Joanna Rowsell<\/strong><\/p>\n Double Olympic gold medallist (cycling)<\/em><\/p>\n John Collins<\/strong><\/p>\n Team GB rower at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (rowing)<\/em><\/p>\n Stephen Batchelor<\/strong><\/p>\n Olympic gold medallist (hockey)<\/em><\/p>\n Zola Budd<\/strong><\/p>\n Former South African 5,000m world record holder (athletics)<\/em><\/p>\n Kevin Sinfield<\/strong><\/p>\n Former England rugby league player<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie Peacock<\/strong><\/p>\n Former England rugby league player<\/em><\/p>\n Keith Senior<\/strong><\/p>\n Former England rugby league player<\/em><\/p>\n Danny Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n Former England football player<\/em><\/p>\n Stephen Warnock<\/strong><\/p>\n Former England football player<\/em><\/p>\n Lucy Charles<\/strong><\/p>\n Ironman triathlete<\/em><\/p>\n Stevie Basaula<\/strong><\/p>\n Isaac Baptiste in Eastenders<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Samaritans<\/p>\n Toby-Alexander Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n Gray Atkins in Eastenders<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Women\u2019s Aid<\/p>\n Tanya Franks<\/strong><\/p>\n Rainie Cross in Eastenders<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Alzheimer\u2019s Research UK<\/p>\n Peter Duncan<\/strong><\/p>\n Former Blue Peter presenter<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Clothe Me \u2013 Thank You<\/p>\n Chris Evans<\/strong><\/p>\n Virgin Radio DJ<\/em><\/p>\n Dev Griffin<\/strong><\/p>\n Capital FM radio DJ and TV presenter<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Global\u2019s Make Some Noise<\/p>\n Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n Dick n Dom TV presenters<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Alzheimer\u2019s Research UK and British Dyslexia Association<\/p>\n Gaz Oakley<\/strong><\/p>\n The Avant Garde Vegan chef<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: WWF<\/p>\n Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson<\/strong><\/p>\n Scummy Mummies comedy duo<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Women\u2019s Aid and Borne<\/p>\n Saffron Barker<\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube star and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant<\/em><\/p>\n Running for: Make-A-Wish Foundation<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The London Marathon will feature another host of celebrities in 2021 running for great causes and charities across the nation. 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