The 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon in six tweets

The 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon saw a record number of runners take to the streets of London, many of them raising funds for charity. Here are just a few of the tweets from the day. 1. Spirit of the London Marathon For thousands of runners the London Marathon is about raising money to help others. This spirit was exemplified by one runner who stopped to help another runner in distress finish the last 200m to the finish line. https://twitter.com/Garrygen/status/856114080247107585   2. Superhuman effort Sometimes even superheroes find running in a costume too much. https://twitter.com/SteveClarkEsq/status/856113693419069440 3. Mobile giving triumphs JustGiving reported that on Marathon Day the vast majority of donations were being made on mobile devices. The giving platform has been reporting the steady rise of mobile giving for several years. https://twitter.com/JGcauses/status/856117705367310336 4. Virgin Money Giving Virgin Money Giving, the official online giving platform for the Virgin Money London Marathon, crashed for a while on the evening before the race and then for some of the day itself.  https://twitter.com/PA/status/856101630860812288 BT, which the Press Association links to above, sponsors BT My Donate, the online giving platform.   5. Runners' relief https://twitter.com/MrJoeJenkins/status/856113294968487936 6. There's always next year The 2017 London Marathon is over. Charities are already encouraging supporters to think about running the 2018 event for them - or indeed other races and events. https://twitter.com/childrensociety/status/856436813958971392  

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