Name: Virtual London Marathon & Reindeer Rush!
Start: 2026-12-04T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-04T08:00:00+00:00

Virtual London Marathon & Reindeer Rush!

Fri 4th December @ 08:00

Activity in your own schools:

1) We are again sponsoring the St John’s Hospice Reindeer Rush to get kids moving, have fun, and support a great cause! Sign up here:

https://www.sjhospice.org.uk/shop/events/hospice-events/reindeer-rush-2026/

2) In addition we have the below opportunity from The London Marathon:

Inspiring activity from playground, to park, to finish line- London Marathon Foundation comes North

London Marathon Foundation aims to bring the magic of one of our most iconic British sporting events to your schools, inspiring activity from playground, to park to finish line. Through partnerships with the Daily Mile and junior parkrun- there’s lots for schools to get involved with, all for free.

TCS Mini London Marathon in Schools

Last year we saw over 600,000 children and young people registered to take part and we continue to move towards our ambition of 1 million children involved in this event! We’re excited to confirm the campaign will return in 2027, giving the whole school the opportunity to get active. All schools that register will receive a free trophy and brand-new downloadable resources, including an event toolkit and some new additions to elevate the theme of ‘belonging’ across the school community.

Registrations will open in January 2027, and schools will have until the end of May to plan and complete their event.

Look at the Yearbook from 2026 to see how schools brought the event to life: Yearbook

Posters and info here:

reminilondonmarathoncompetition

The Daily Mile
The start of a new academic year is a great time to sign up and be part of The Daily Mile. It is designed to fit naturally into the school day, encouraging children to run, wheel or walk at their own pace while enjoying time outdoors and making daily movement part of their everyday routine.

There’s brand new Back to School resources with assembly slides, activity ideas, teacher guidance and classroom resources, all designed to help get children moving.

To access the resource hub, miles tracker and other helpful tools you’ll need to create a new account through the website. Click here for more information.

Junior parkrun

We are continuing to work alongside junior parkrun to provide a pathway for children and young people to be active both in and out of school, with London Marathon Foundation providing a further £3million funding over the next five years to launch new events and grow parkrun primary. Please see the attached calendar, which includes links to further information.