Virgin London Marathon 2013

Sunday 21 April

Be part of this iconic event!

With more than 35,000 people taking part, it's the world’s biggest annual fundraising event that everyone wants to be a part of and Team WWF ‘The Panda Made Me Do It’ and our Panda mascot will be there.

Join the WWF running team and take on the challenge of running 26.2 miles. Your support will help our work to tackle the most serious environmental challenges facing the planet, building a future where people and nature thrive.

Own place
The official London Marathon 2013 ballot is now closed. If you applied to the London Marathon for a ballot place you will be informed by the organisers in October 2012. There is a 1/6 chance of receiving a place through the ballot. If you are successful, we would love you to be part of Team WWF ‘The Panda Made Me Do It’. With your own place, you are able to set the fundraising target of your choice. Please inform us as soon as you receive your result from the ballot. You can do this by completing this application form.

WWF guaranteed places
WWF has a limited number of guaranteed places – we call these golden bond places. Demand for these places is very high. WWF allocate these places to individuals who have the potential to far exceed the minimum sponsorship target of £2,000 per runner. We also ask runners securing a WWF place to pay a £100 registration fee.

If this minimum target is personally achievable for you, we welcome you to apply online for one of these places.

Contact us
If you have any further queries please can call us on 01483 426 333 or email us at challenges@wwf.org.uk

Other runs – signing up now! We have many other fantastic runs and challenges you could participate in with much lower sponsorship targets such as the Paris Marathon or the Run to the Beat or Royal Parks Half Marathons. We're looking for all running abilities and will help you prepare for the challenge and on the day.

Support from WWF
You will receive a whole range of support, from an eco-friendly running vest, fundraising and training guidelines, cheering point and post-race meet-up on the day. Find out more about running for WWF.

Don’t want to run, but want to support the team?
There are lots of volunteering opportunities for people to support the WWF marathon team, such as being a WWF cheerer, photographer or offering to be our physiotherapist for the day. If you think you have something to offer and might be interested, then please do get in touch by emailing us at eventvolunteers@wwf.org.uk

Well done and congratulations to all our runners who took on the London Marathon on Sunday 22 April 2012.

We loved cheering you on at the WWF cheering point past mile 12 and meeting you at our reception at the Central Hall Westminster was a particular highlight for us. We hope you enjoyed meeting our much loved Panda Mascot and receiving a well earned massage post-run.

See how WWF Team did at the London Marathon on Sunday 22 April 2012

Related links

• JustGiving
• Apply for a WWF place
• How WWF support you

I want to say a big thank you to all of you for the excellent support and for looking after me so well after the marathon. Special thanks to the panda for a much needed hug in the meeting area!

June Hedges, London Marathon 2012 WWF runner