CRunCH teams up people who want to run the Virgin London Marathon with charities that have guaranteed places to offer.
We also match runners who have their own place (via the Club system or the Public Ballot) with the charity of their choice.
If you have arrived here without a particular cause in mind, you can choose from a wide range of charities offering around 1,000 guaranteed places to people willing to raise sponsorship funds. If you have been directed here by your favourite charity, you will be taken straight to its application form when you click on the button below.
If selected, you will be asked to sign a Pledge Form committing to raise an agreed amount. Since 1997, CRunCH has found places for many thousands of runners who together have raised more than £10 million pounds for good causes (an average per runner of more than £1,600).
Most of these runners would otherwise have missed the chance to take part because fewer than one in six entrants is successful in the Public Ballot.
SPECIAL MESSAGE DATED FEBRUARY 15, 2012
If you are looking for a guaranteed place in the Virgin London Marathon on April 22, 2012, we are sorry to advise that the entry system is now closed and no substitutions are allowed under any circumstances - even if another charity runner drops out.
But don't despair: to avoid disappointment in 2013 you can get your application for a charity place in TODAY - just click on GET A PLACE TODAY below. But please note we will not start offering places until after this year's Marathon: we will get in touch with you during May.
We also recommend that you enter the Public Ballot to maximise your chances of getting a place next year. To do this, go to www.virginlondonmarathon.com as early as possible on Monday April 30. Please be aware that in 2011, the limit of 130,000 applicants was reached in less than a day, so you need to mark this date in your diary now and be ready to act fast!
If you already have your own place for 2012 - ballot, club or any other type of guaranteed entry - and would like to run for one of our charities on April 22, please carry on and choose from our list: you will be made very welcome by whichever charity team you choose. Just tick the Own Place button when asked and we will do the rest.
Applied via CRunCH before? Please note:
- If you are already on the CRunCH system as a result of dropping out of the 2011 Marathon and intend to rollover your place to 2012 , please DO NOT RE-APPLY. We will contact you to tell you what you need to do.
- If you have used the CRunCH system in the past but are making a new application for 2012 - i.e. not a rollover from 2011 - please DO NOT sign in above at "ALREADY APPLIED" but start a completely new application. You can use the same email address but you must choose a new password. Choosing the same password as you used previously will invalidate your entry.
