Palace for Life Foundation’s Marathon March is back this weekend, with walkers including Mark Bright and Andrew Johnson taking on the 26.2-mile route starting and finishing at Selhurst Park – so make sure you get behind the participants along the way!
The March, now in its seventh year, has raised over £500,000, with every penny going straight into Palace for Life’s projects for young people in south London, and this year is the biggest year yet. As well as two playing legends walking the route, Eddie Izzard will be taking part remotely from the United States.
The walkers will depart Selhurst Park at around 08:00, before the first finishers return to the stadium for a lap of the pitch before crossing the finishing line from 16:00 onwards.
This being London in the United Kingdom, we can of course guarantee it will be good weather - so why not get down to support the walkers?
If you want to see faces filled with optimism (before the miles start to stack up), head to Mile 3 near Streatham Common, where our walkers will still be bouncing around the route early in the morning.
Later on, head to Mile 7 as the walkers trek through Clapham Common, looking enviously at your picnic setup in the sunshine while they pass the quarter-of-the-way-there mark.
More picturesque still is a stroll along the Thames, with Miles 9-12 tracking the river between Battersea and Chelsea, crossing over the Chelsea Bridge and then back over Wandsworth Bridge.
The fatigue might have begun to set in around Mile 18, as the walkers head through Morden Hall Park to start the journey home, so stop by to give them an extra spring in their step.
Or, why not hit the finish line on Mile 26 at Selhurst Park, where the celebrations can begin in earnest with drinks, food and our special guest walkers?
Make sure you get down to support the participants this year – and even better, support the cause by donating to the Palace for Life Foundation HERE.
Growing up in south London has never been tougher, but the Palace for Life Foundation are in a unique position to drive positive change.
The Foundation use the power of sport to change the lives of young people within our community, particularly the most hard-to-reach and hard-to-help. They work in schools and the community, with extra focus on those not in education, training or employment, those caught up in the criminal justice system and those with disabilities, physical and mental health challenges.
South London is a diverse community with hundreds of thousands of talented young people who, given the right opportunities, will contribute so much to the future of our city. Your donations will directly support our work and make a real impact, for real people.
You can read about some the impact we’ve had in the last year in Palace for Life's brand new annual brochure.
Thank you.
