
The London Marathon
Run for MHA in the London Marathon 2026!
Whether you're a keen runner or simply seeking an iconic challenge, join Team MHA at the London Marathon.
Event details:
Date:
26 April 2026
Location:
Greenwich Park, London
Distance:
Full marathon
Fees:
Registration fee £100 (payable upon confirmation)
Fundraising pledge £3500
1. Applying for a place
If you have not secured a place in the London Marathon 2026 through the ballot system or for another charity...
2. You already have a place secured
If you have already secured your place for the London Marathon through the ballot system, we would love for you to run in support of MHA...

MHA at the London Marathon 2026
As part of team MHA next April you could be joining over 56,000 others on the streets of London, raising funds and awareness of MHA.
You'll be raising funds to help support MHA throughout the UK, enabling older people to live later life well.
Why enter the London Marathon with MHA
Helping older people live later life well
You'll be raising funds to help support MHA's communities throughout the UK
A FREE MHA running vest
Each runner receives a stylish, FREE MHA running vest
Fundraising support
Our team are here to help you maximise your sponsorship
How your sponsorship money helps

Each £25
Could help us to match a befriender with a socially isolated older person, providing them with weekly telephone calls, friendship and support.

Each £50
Could help us to host an online dance class for the most isolated in the community.

Each £100
Could help to fund a robotic pet to provide reassurance, happiness and comfort every day for an older person living with dementia.

Since Mum passed away two years ago, Dad was clearly very lonely but stoically carried on with good humour, driving to gardening club and coffee mornings to socialise. However, after he broke his hip in a fall last year and could no longer drive, his stoicism faltered.
The transportation service that you provide has quite literally been a lifeline. Dad really loves your infectious enthusiasm when collecting him, and it is during the long drive home where he sees places he hasn’t seen for a while that he maintains his connections, both physically and mentally, with the areas that have been part of his neighbourhood for over 60 years.
Dad looks forward eagerly to his days with you, and as his sons and carers we benefit too as the time we have with him is of a much higher quality; knowing he is nourished, cared-for, and stimulated when we are unavailable ourselves. Without you and all you provide his life would not be as rich and his happiness significantly reduced.
Relative of community group member
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