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London Marathon 2011

On April 20, 2011, in Awareness, London Marathon, Lupus, Lupus Europe, LUPUS UK, West Midlands Lupus Group, WMLG, by admin

On Sunday, 17th April, 12 brave volunteers formed the West Midlands Lupus Group Golden Bond Team and entered the Virgin London Marathon.

After months of arduous training, each runner completed the course and, in doing so, raised valuable funding to help lupus research/patient care.

Whilst running the course, Dave Jones, alias Wally Wombat, managed to give a terrific interview to the BBC as well as blowing up and modelling balloons which he gave to the crowds of onlookers.

For the first time ever, a Lupus Cheering Point was set up outside the Ministry of Defence (opposite the London Eye). Organised by John Hibbs, the cheers were led by the Hibbs Family – thank you Team Hibbsy for supporting WMLG, LUPUS UK and LUPUS EUROPE runners so fantastically.

WMLG runners finishing times:

Name	Number	Time
Joanne Jones	50064	4:16:42
Rachel Chapman	50066	4:18:38
Erica Burt-Moore	50069	4:34:23
Dave Jones (Wally Wombat)	50065	4:40:16
Simon Morton	50070	4:48:59
Jon Richards	50071	4:56:48
Jill Bayliss	50067	5:25:40
Ann Shaw	50073	5:28:57
John Hibbs	50061	5:45:34
Kate Hibbs	50062	5:45:34
Jane Tibbitts	50068	5:55:31
Deborah Hale	50072	6:01:55