Lifetime memories for our London Marathon runners

Jon Wolloff was taking on his first ever 26-miler and he admitted to being ‘buzzing and nervous in equal measures’ ahead of the start.

He said: “I had the most amazing day.

"My time was 4hrs 52mins, which was well off my target pace but I was still delighted with the result.

"It was such a fantastic experience and I was so proud to run for Bowel Cancer UK.”

Katy Dixon was running the London Marathon for the third year running and revealed beforehand that she was feeling both ‘excited and terrified’.

But Katy had no need to worry at all as she ran across the finish line in The Mall in an impressive 4hrs 57mins.

She said: “It was a hot one but one of the most amazing experiences.

"You really can’t beat the London crowds - they are out of this world.

"I didn’t run for charity this year and ran it for myself.

"I got a personal best so I was very happy with that.”

Jordan Meads, who is a teacher at Melton Mowbray's Birch Wood Area Special School, and his fiance, Bethany Pattern, incredibly ran the whole 26 miles in crocs sandals.

They raised over £1,000 for the Stroke Association and £555 for the Carers of Leicestershire Advocacy and Support Project (CLASP), which supports local family carers.

Jordan said: “The Marathon was tough – really tough.

"Thankfully, we locked in, heads down and powered on through.

“Believe it or not there were no blisters after all.”

It was Melton man Ashley Milne’s first ever marathon – he said: “I got in the ballot after trying for seven years but raised currently over £1,500 towards Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Sepsis UK.”

Six pupils from Melton’s Sherard Primary School took part in the mini marathon on Saturday.

Siobhan Rowland, the school’s PE lead, told the Melton Times: “There was a ballot that schools could enter into and we got six tickets for the 2.6k event.

"This meant children from years four to six could run.

"It was an amazing event – I was really proud of them all.”