London Marathon
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Founded by Welsh Olympic hero John Disley and English running legend Chris Brasher.
The inaugral race was run on 29 March 1981 with 7,747 people accepted as starters from over 20,000 hopefuls. The following year more than 90,000 people from all over the world applied to take part in the 1982 race.
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The London Marathon's Welsh connections
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