London Marathon 2023

Run the TCS London Marathon 2023 for Chance to Shine!

The London Marathon is one of the most famous and prestigious events of its kind in the world.

26.2 miles on Sunday 23rd April 2023

Minimum fundraising target £2,500

We have a number of guaranteed places in the 2023 TCS London Marathon and we'd love for you to join the team.

Applications for the marathon are now closed.

To help you make the most of your challenge, we’ll provide the following:

Fundraising pack full of information to kickstart your fundraising.
Chance to Shine marathon day top.
Regular news by email to see how it’s going and keep you informed.
Lots of advice and encouragement about training and fundraising.

We’ll even be there on the day to cheer you on!

Check out our incredible runners from the 2021 London Marathon below. We had 3 runners in London and 2 running the virtual marathon. These incredible people have done a wonderful job, not just raising money for Chance to Shine, but spreading the word on what we do and being great ambassadors for the charity. Thank you Jamie, Chris, Eddie, Kanan and Sachi!

Our 2021 London Marathon runners:

Take a look at some of the work Chance to Shine does across the country:

Our Street Projects run in some of the most deprived areas of the country, where we work with some incredible young people.

Faizah Hashmi, who attends a Street cricket project in Moseley, Birmingham was named the Young Leader of the Year 2020

St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, who were winners of Primary School of the Year 2020, show some of the work we do in schools across the country

Cambourne Village College took part in our Girls Leadership programme and won Secondary School of the Year 2019

Booking for this event has now closed.

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Chance to Shine is a national cricket charity that works in state schools and communities to spread the power of cricket. We believe that all children should be given the opportunity to play and learn through cricket. We believe that cricket teaches children valuable skills like communication, teamwork and respect that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
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Chance to Shine work in state primary schools across England and Wales supporting schools to deliver cricket coaching to their pupils. We teach cricket in primary schools and support teachers with free resources including lesson plans, videos and tips from the professionals.
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Chance to Shine believes in how the power of cricket can help children from state schools and deprived communities. We know that many children are missing out on the benefits of physical eduction particularly girls, those from a BAME background and from a lower socio-economic background.
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Contact Chance to Shine, the national cricket charity, who spread the power of cricket in state schools and communities across the country.
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