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Ten reasons to run the 2010 Virgin London Marathon with Team Oxfam

2010 Virgin London Marathon

London Marathon 2010 Applications for an Oxfam charity place in the Virgin London Marathon 2010 are now closed. If you’re interested in running for us in 2011 simply fill out the form on the right hand side, and be the first to find out about applying for a 2011 Oxfam charity place. Or, if you can’t wait that long, check out the other races we’re involved in this year!

Got a London Marathon ballot place? Join our team in 2010!

Applications for Oxfam’s charity places may have now closed, but if you’ve got a London Marathon 2010 ballot place, you can still join us. Use your London Marathon 2010 ballot place to run for Oxfam and enjoy all the benefits of running for a charity team.

You’ll get:

An Oxfam running vest, in all its green glory!
A training and fundraising pack brimming with ideas and resources
An invite to the Team Oxfam get-together
Entry to Oxfam's post-race reception
The knowledge that by running the London Marathon you are changing peoples lives.

Fill out the form below and we'll be in touch with you about using your ballot place to run the 2010 Virgin London Marathon for Oxfam.

Please only fill out this form if you have an official 2010 Virgin London Marathon ballot place and intend to raise funds for Oxfam.

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Fundraise online

There are changes afoot in the online fundraising world. JustGiving is now facing stiff competition from Virgin Money Giving and Bmycharity.

We have reviewed the propositions and believe that Virgin Money Giving is the best option for both fundraisers and charities. This decision is based on their lower costs and the great support they’re offering.

Oxfam will continue to be able to receive money from all of these companies, but to make your money go further we recommend you use Virgin Money Giving to promote your fundraising.

Frances Dodd, Oxfam marathon runner. Photo Karen Robinson "The girls thought the day was fantastic. I explained to them what Oxfam does and they had me in tears the day before by emptying their piggy banks and giving me the money!"

Frances Dodds, Oxfam Marathon runner 2008

Why run the 2010 London Marathon with Oxfam?

There are a few things we’d like to give you...

Oxfam marathon runner. Photo: Oxfam The moment you decide to run the 2010 London marathon with Oxfam, you officially become a hero. So we like to treat you like one.

We’ll be there for you from the very moment you sign up right through to our post-race reception – just a few paces from the finishing line at the British Academy.

All our runners can look forward to:

Before the big day

A direct number for our ever-helpful fundraising support team
Fundraising goodies and ideas whenever you need them
Training tips from nutritional expert and sports psychologist Simon Rea
Monthly training tips by email
A fundraising poster that makes it ludicrously easy to raise £150
Details about Virgin Money Giving where you can set up a fundraising webpage guaranteed to make your life easier and help the money come flooding in
The Oxfam specially designed running vest, in all its green glory (make sure you wear it in before the marathon)
Access to Oxfam’s Facebook page for runners

During the run

The excited cheers of dedicated Oxfam supporters, who’s only mission for the day is to put a spring in your step

And in the afterglow of success

Entry to the post-race reception for Oxfam London marathon runners. Held at the British Academy, which overlooks the finish, it’s the perfect place to eat, drink and be massaged, and to meet up with your friends and family
A nice, clean souvenir T-shirt, for you to show off in
A certificate to commemorate your achievement.

Run for Oxfam in the 2010 London Marathon

Your legs are worth a lot to a lot of people...

Volunteers cheering for Oxfam marathon runners. Photo: Oxfam Run the 2010 Virgin London Marathon with Oxfam and it won’t just be your life that changes. So if you need a bit of inspiration during one of your training runs, just think about this:

Raise £800 and your money could buy 2,500 sachets of rehydration salts and 150 mosquito nets – simple things that save lives.

Raise £1,500 and your money could buy 11 bicycle ambulances, so that doctors and nurses in places like Malawi can wheel their way to remote villages and help people live healthy lives.

Raise £2,500 and your money could be used in an emergency, to buy five shelters for large families, five tapstands with six taps, five sets of 20 blankets and 6,400 all-purpose bars of soap.

It’s simple really. By running the 2010 Virgin London Marathon, you’ll change people’s lives.

Dates for your diary

March 2010
Official London Marathon Programme will be sent out by Virgin. This contains all the details about registering at the Virgin London Marathon Exhibition.

5 April 2010
RSVP deadline for the post-race reception (you’ll get your invitation in March).

21 – 24 April 2010
Virgin London Marathon Exhibition at ExCeL in London’s Docklands. You will need to attend one of these days to register, ideally Wed/Thurs as Fri/Sat gets very busy. This is where you collect your race number and we’ll also be there for last minute inspiration and support.

24 April 2010
We will have a table at the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith for supper for all those who are using the WRP package and anyone else who would like to join us (more details nearer the time).

25 April 2010
Race day and post-race reception at The British Academy.

26 April 2010
Applications open for Oxfam Gold Bond places and ballot places for 2011.

30 June 2010
Deadline for fundraising.

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Be the first to find out about running in 2011

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