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The RAF Association
The RAF Association is dedicated to supporting serving and former RAF personnel and their families. Whether it’s an injured airman fighting to get back onto his feet, a young daughter missing her parent away on overseas operations or a WWII veteran needing a shoulder to lean on, we are there to help. Membership of the RAF Association offers a wide range of benefits for all those with an interest in supporting our aims. It is also a membership organisation. With around 70,000 members and 500 branches in the United Kingdom, throughout Europe and further afield, membership offers a wide range of benefits for serving or former RAF personnel and those with an interest in aviation.

Event details

2010 Virgin London Marathon

25 April 2010

The Virgin London Marathon is one of the great British sporting events, combining elite athletics, mass participation and record-breaking fundraising in one race. The course is a gruelling 26 miles 385 yards long, passing through the streets of London from Blackheath to the famous finish line at The Mall. Since the first race in 1981, 746,635 runners have passed the finish line and raised more than £400 million for charities and good causes. Last year alone a staggering £47.2 million was raised, making the event a Guinness World Record holder as the largest annual fundraising event on the planet.


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Red Arrows Marathon Attempt

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Red Arrows

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The Red Arrows will swap their famous red flying suits for red running kits when they take part in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon to raise funds for the vital work of the RAF Association (RAFA).

The Red Arrows' marathon team includes all nine Red Arrows display pilots, Red 10 and other members of the Red Arrows support team. Remaining close to the family values of RAFA, some of the wives/partners of the pilots will also be running.

The team hopes to raise around £40,000 for RAFA which provides friendship, help and support for past and present members of the Royal Air Force and their families.

The Marathon will take place on 25 April, 2010 and the Reds are aiming to begin the race in formation – providing quite a visual spectacle!

Their training for the event has now begun in earnest. Red 1, Squadron Leader Ben Murphy, Officer Commanding and Team Leader of the Red Arrows, said:

“We are extremely proud to be running the Virgin London Marathon to raise money for RAFA. All Red Arrows pilots have served on operations, including Iraq and Afghanistan, and so recognise the vital work and enormous support that RAFA provides for personnel and their families.”
Click here to support the Red Arrows' Marathon attempt........

For further information on the RAF Association and working with the Red Arrows' please visit www.rafa.org.uk/reds

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Recent donors

06.06.10 Congratulations to you all! Well done Nat, hope Mike's well on his way to recovery.

25.05.10 Well done for running it Natalie - amazing achievement! Sorry that this is so late

04.05.10 From all of Amy Plank's environmental health chums. x

04.05.10 Well done to all of you, especially you Nat. it's an amazing achievement x Rach

03.05.10 Well done guys!

29.04.10 Spotted Red 3 heading along the Embankment, with Red 9 following exactly behind - must have been tricky, with that 90 minute separation...

28.04.10 well done Reds

27.04.10 Well to to you all from the 'FIL Ladies who dine'.

27.04.10 Well done team great effort good to see you al in one piece at the end

27.04.10 Hi Nat, I wasn't sure with the crash and everything whether you would still be running. However ED assures me you made it round in a sub 5hr time which is very impressive. Congratulations! Pleased to read from Mike's blog that he is on the mend.

27.04.10 Well done everyone, all stars!

27.04.10 Hope you had a great day and are recovering well....!!

26.04.10 Well done all, a great effort! Hope the cold beer was worth it at the end :-)

26.04.10 Hope it all went according to plan. Hope you reach your target

26.04.10 Well done everyone!!

26.04.10 Congratulations to you all. Tea and Medals all round.

26.04.10 Now then Amy, sorry I did not get round to this before the race. Congratulations on the time. I'd stronly reccomend you keep moving and perhaps go for a swim or a gentle cycle. Helped me to recover :-)

26.04.10

26.04.10 Congratulations all from the fighting streets of Bangkok!

26.04.10 Well done to you all, a fantastic achievement. Hope you're not aching too much. There's a link online to apply for next years.....

26.04.10 Remember to run as fast as you fly Good Luck

25.04.10 Hi Ames and Ben, congrats on the London Marathon, very impressed! Can't wait to see your pictures, Amanda & Ben xx

25.04.10 Keep on flying!

25.04.10 To all those who have done well, and you know who you are.... Well done.

25.04.10 All the best to you all!!

25.04.10 Gutted. I told the Missus I'd give a tenner if the team got interviewed on the Beeb. Sure enough, it happened! Well done to all you wonderful people! :)

25.04.10 Good luck to the Planks!!!!!! Hope you make it round ok xx

25.04.10 Well done Nikki

25.04.10 Good luck to you all. Op Heric looming in July so perhaps we might get more talk time!!

25.04.10 Good luck Natalie and the team xx

25.04.10 Well done to you all. I'm sure the achievement is worth all that training and agony!

25.04.10

25.04.10 Many thanks to Flight Lieutenant Zane Sennett for his time and the great presentation. Best of luck from all at Staythorpe Power Station.

25.04.10 Good luck guys!!

25.04.10 wow those legs! worth another tenner

25.04.10 good luck kermit ( red 9) and the rest of the red's.

25.04.10 Good luck all, and enjoy!

25.04.10 Looking good on telly this morning! Enjoy the day.

25.04.10 Nice work guys and gals. Good luck

25.04.10 Good Luck! x

25.04.10 Good luck to Simon and the other red arrows!

25.04.10 Good luck Uncle Simon and all the other Reds!

25.04.10 Good luck!

24.04.10 Good luck to you all in the race, and all the best for the 2010 season.

24.04.10 Good Luck Planks - Enjoy it. Best of luck to the rest of the team, we will be thinking of you!

24.04.10 RUN NAT RUN!! Good luck, I'll be there to cheer you all on. xx

24.04.10

24.04.10 Best of luck to you all!

24.04.10 GO MATEY!! Good luck Nikki. I am so proud of you XXX

24.04.10 A pint for each person that beats the boss. And a bottle of bubbles for Amy when (not if) she beats the human radome.

£36,108.39

Running total

Target:
£40,000.00
Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£38,238.81
Total donors:
249
Biggest donor:
Guy Hart
£500.00  
Last donor:
Rosie Steevenson 06.06.10  
Offline fundraising:
£27,195.00
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