Flora London Marathon 2009
As a fundraising event, there is no marathon in the world that comes close to the famous Flora London Marathon.
Whether you missed out on a place in 2008 or you ran and are raring to go again, we'd love to welcome you on to Team Vitalise for the 2009 London Marathon.
Important registration information for 2009
The application system for the Flora London Marathon 2009 has changed.
All ballot applicants must now apply online. The entry system is now open.
Visit the official London Marathon website to register your interest in a place.
Registration will be available until Friday 5 September 2008 or when 120,000 applications have been received.
Golden Bond places
To double your chances of getting a place for 2009, you can also apply for one of Vitalise's limited Golden Bond places.
To apply for a place please either:
As charity Golden Bond places are very limited, we ask everyone applying for a Vitalise Golden Bond place to also apply for their own place via the official ballot.
If you are lucky enough to receive both a Golden Bond place from Vitalise and a ballot place, we urge you to take the ballot place as not only is your place secure on the Vitalise Team but we can then offer a Golden Bond place to someone else, doubling the size of our team and increasing the funds we can raise for disabled people and carers.
If you run for Vitalise with your own ballot place then you are simply asked to raise as much as you can for us and you still enjoy all the benefits of being part of our team.
Either way, we would love to welcome you on to Team Vitalise!
Benefits of joining Team Vitalise
We will give you:
- A Vitalise t-shirt or running vest
- A full sponsorship pack, with sponsorship forms, information and fundraising tips
- Regular newsletters, with fundraising and training advice and a copy of our Let's Vitalise magazine
- Lots of support and cheering along the route
- A post-race reception at the Institute of Directors, with refreshments, team photos and a massage!
- Lots of prizes for the best fundraisers
- The satisfaction of supporting a fantastic cause
Why choose to run for Vitalise?
By running for Vitalise and raising essential funds for us, you will enable us to continue providing much-needed short breaks for disabled people and carers.
- One in four people in the UK is affected by disability – either they are disabled themselves or they care for someone who is.
- Many people with disabilities have been unable to take a break in years because it can be an immensely complicated and costly process.
- We help thousands of disabled people each year with short breaks and other services, but there are many thousands more in desperate need of support.
- We spend over £7.5 million a year to ensure high quality care for the guests at our Centres, yet we receive no central government funding.
We have to make every penny count and we need the support and generosity of our fundraisers to help us make sure that disabled people can exercise the freedom and choice most of us take for granted.
More marathon information
For information about the race itself, visit the official Flora London Marathon website.
Thank you!
Many thanks to Powerhouse Fitness and Runners Need who kindly donated some fantastic prizes for the fundraisers who raised the most in 2008.
