Julio has been a runner and endurance athlete for the past ten years. He ran what was supposed to be his first-and-only half marathon in 2011, and then what was definitely going to be a one-and-done full marathon in 2013.

Since then he’s run more than a dozen halves and multiple full marathons, as well as a collection of triathlons, including seven Ironman 70.3s, and a full Ironman in 2016. He’s also a proud member of the Fleet Feet Louisville Racing Team.

He discovered the Abbott World Majors after running Chicago in 2017. He missed the NYC lottery five years in a row until he was lucky enough to run that race in 2019 as a New Balance sponsored athlete. Despite a couple of Covid delays, he completed Berlin in 2022. He is chasing his 4th star in London!

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Aniss began running 13 years ago. He lives in Chicago close to the marathon route. He was always amazed watching all those runners taking the challenge to run 26.2 mile. So one day he decided to do it too and now, he has already completed 13 marathons including
New York, Berlin and Paris. His fastest race is 3:31. He hopes he could do better in London to qualify for Boston.

Aniss loves to travel, hike, read and spend time with his family, cats and friends.

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Rosemary laced up her very first pair of running shoes in 2010 while training for her a sprint triathlon. After completing many sprint tris and 5ks, she ran her first half marathon in 2017 and her first marathon in 2018. London will be her 5th marathon and 3rd world major (NYCM ‘18, ‘19, ‘21 and Chicago ‘21). She is very excited for her first international race.

Rosemary loves the sense of accomplishment and personal achievement that successfully completing a training cycle and goal race brings. She runs all of her races with the same goals in mind - to run safely, run with joy, and to set an example for her 1 year old granddaughter Piper. We can do hard things!

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Julie just completed her 28th marathon and is signed up to run the Paris Marathon two weeks before London. London will be her 5th World Major (having completed NY, Boston three times, Chicago, and Berlin). She's excited to run with this group!

The Mother and Son Duo! 😊 Brandon runs as part of Achilles International, an organization that offers support to athletes with disabilities. Achilles creates a community where both able-bodied volunteers and disabled runners come together to train, fostering an environment of support and camaraderie. Within this community, runners not only gain physical strength but also build confidence through their sense of accomplishment, often extending to other aspects of their lives. Brandon and his mom are on their way to earning the Six Star Medal from the Abbott World Marathon Majors.

This is Sergio's 4th Major in London, and he's hoping to PR under 4hrs.

Christina Faber is a 24-year-old nurse from New York with a passion for marathon running. London will be her third marathon and third Abbott World Marathon Major, having previously completed the Chicago Marathon in 2023 and the New York City Marathon in 2024.

This will be Lizette's 3rd Major!

Ryder is aiming for his fourth star in London and is looking forward to finishing the six World Marathon Majors. He has run each marathon with his fiancé, Alex. They both live in New York City and have completed  NYC, Berlin, and Chicago in the last three years. Their journey into marathons began when they got inspired watching a friend complete the 2019 Chicago marathon.

Summer lives in Atlanta, GA, with my husband and three children (aged 10-15). I ran collegiately, and competed nationally in the marathon over 25 years ago! My husband and I are chasing Six Star Medals together. London will be our Fourth Star. Professionally, I earned my Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Duke University and I specialize in the NeuroRehabilitation of patients with Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries. I am also a two time full Ironman and multi-time Half Ironman!

Justin recently picked up running again after a 15-year break post college as a NCAA Division 1 middle distance (800m) runner. In his debut back into running, he ran a 2:50:04 at 2022 Detroit Free Press Marathon and improved in 2023 Chicago Marathon to 2:35:38. Justin's goal is to rank in the top 200 in London.

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Nick has been running completely since 1985 when he ran his first two marathons. Since then he has completed over 100 half and full marathons and plenty of shorter distances. He broke 3 hours in the marathon at age 47 and continued running sub-3's into his early 50's. Nick is now focused on age group PRs at all distances and completing the Abbott WMM. He is running London and Chicago in 2021 and hoping to get a slot for Tokyo in 2022. Nick splits his time between San Francisco and New York City.

Misty started running 11 years ago after never doing anything truly athletic on a regular basis. A friend of hers was a runner and Misty got interested in trying to work herself up to a 5k with and got the bug!

Misty has run 8 Marathons and 3 Ultra Marathons on road and trails including the Chicago Marathon in 2015 and 2022. Her goal is to be a Six Star finisher & London will be her 2nd star on that journey. She will be running the Chevron Houston Marathon in January 2023 as my 9th Marathon, so London will proudly be her 10th and will be run for fun. It is a bucket list race. She has tried to gain entry 6 years in a row & was so happy to find the group as an opportunity to finally make that wish come true.

Misty is also a certified RRCA Run Coach and has been with a coach herself for 8 years. She loves running so much & can’t wait to be with her fellow runners in April in jolly ol’ England to see all of our dreams come true!

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To be addedSandra began her running journey 19 years ago with the ambitious goal of completing a marathon—despite never having run more than 20 minutes at a time. After six months of training with an inspiring running group, she accomplished her goal, finishing the 2007 Los Angeles Marathon. Since then, she has participated in numerous marathons, half marathons, 10Ks, and 5Ks, embracing the sport both on and off over the years. Along the way, she has built lasting friendships and cherished unforgettable experiences.

Currently, Sandra is pursuing the prestigious World Marathon Majors. She has already completed the New York, Chicago, Boston, and Berlin Marathons and is set to run London in 2025. Her plans include Tokyo and Sydney in 2026, bringing her closer to achieving this remarkable milestone.

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Dan lives in Ralston, Nebraska (a suburb of Omaha). He is a heavy equipment operator in his family's construction business. Dan is 54 and has been running marathons since 2004. He has completed 58 marathons, with 14 of these being Boston Marathon (2005-2011; 2013-2019). Dan is thrilled to be finally running the London Marathon, and he will be running Boston again 8 days later. London will mark his 5th World Marathon Major - besides Boston, Dan has run Berlin (2017), Chicago (2006 and 2011) and New York City (2008 and 2009).

His other passion besides running is music - Dan is a singer/musician (he plays guitar, piano, bass and drums) and a lover of all music genres. His favorite musician is Nils Lofgren, whom he has had the great fortune to have seen and met at his shows many times.

Dan looks forward to meeting all runners and the Runbuk team in London!

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This will be Nimfa's last star. "Yay, to 6 Majors!"

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Steve ran his first marathon in 2010 at the age of 47 mostly as a way to keep in shape for hiking. Since then he has run many more marathons and ultras of varying distances including a 100 mile race. All this running did indeed keep Steve in shape for hiking and in 2021 he completed the 2190 mile long Appalachian Trail along with his wife Deb.

London will be Steve’s 30th marathon and his 6th and final World Marathon Major (Boston ’13,’14,’17; New York ’14; Chicago ’15; Berlin ’17; Tokyo ’19). After the race Steve and Deb plan to spend a week walking the 102 mile long Cotswold Way at a more leisurely pace while stopping at many pubs along the way.

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A runner since the age of 12 and for the past 47 years, the 2024 London Marathon will mark Karin’s 74th marathon and her fourth World Marathon Major, excluding Berlin and Tokyo. Born in Switzerland, raised in Upstate New York, and now a resident of New England for over 25 years, she relishes new running adventures and favors outdoor runs regardless of the weather.

Michael has been running races, ranging from 5Ks to full marathons, participating in stair climbs, tough mudders, and other events since 2008. He is currently working on completing all 6 Major Marathons, and London will be his last marathon to earn his 6-star medal. He has visited London 2 or 3 times and has also been to Mildenhall and Lakenheath air bases during his time in the US Air Force. Michael is looking forward to a great weekend in one of the greatest cities in the world.

Manuel is a Peruvian/American recreational runner who has completed 7 marathons and is in pursuit of completing all 6 World Marathon Majors, having collected 3 stars so far. Manuel is also an avid endurance cyclist with several 100-km and 100-mile bike events under his belt. In a former life, he was a competitive inline skater.

When not racking up miles, Manuel keeps busy managing site reliability for a high-tech company.

Outside of sports and work, Manuel is a family man, enjoys flying aircraft as a private pilot, and will occasionally make futile attempts at playing guitar.

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Ryan Goebel ran his first marathon in San Diego in 1999 and barely finished under 4 hours.  It took him 18 years to try running another marathon, and he ended up qualifying for Boston.  He's now run a total of nine marathons, eight of which have been within Boston qualifying standards.  London will be his 6th star in the World Marathon Majors series.  He lives in Maine.

Wendy is running the London Marathon for her 60th birthday, on May 5th.

Susan Gray, from Birmingham, Alabama, is an “event stylist & designer” and married mother of 3 young adults. She started running marathons over 30 years ago. London will be her 9th marathon and 4th marathon major.

Na is from the San Francisco Bay Area, also called Jennifer by her friends. She started running in 2022, when she completed her first half marathon (San Jose Rock & Roll) and full marathon (CIM). She repeated those half and full marathons in 2023. Now, she's looking forward to running the six major marathons in the world.

This will be Alexandra's 4th marathon. She is a survivor of Juvenile dermatomyositis, a disease in children that causes skin rash (dermato) and muscle inflammation (myositis), resulting in weak muscles. Alexandra battled JDM for most of her life until the age of 23. A few years ago, she and her fiancé decided to pick up running after watching a friend run a marathon. Conditioning her body from ground zero to running their first half marathon was incredibly tough. Today, at the age of 28, she continues to live a healthy, symptom-free life. Alexandra was also featured in the July 2022 edition of Runner's World Magazine, with her story showcased on the last whole page of the magazine. She is incredibly excited to run London and continue this amazing journey.

Stephen lives in Arrington, TN with his wife, Tricia and is a Product Manager for a large healthcare technology company.  London 2025 will be his 18^th marathon and 4^th Star (Chicago ’13, New York ’14, Boston ’15, ’16, ’17).  He is also the owner of Hagan Endurance Coaching (@HaganEndurance on IG)

Rich Hagens has worked as a Para Professional at Madison High School in Madison, NJ, for the past 6 years. Before his time at Madison, Rich had a 35-year career at JPMorgan Chase. He has completed 19 marathons, and London will be #20. Rich has been married to Ellen for 35 years, and they have 3 adult children.

Safwan is long time soccer athlete who got the running itch in 2019 to improve overall strength and endurance for his soccer league competitions. While residing in Northern California, he completed several 5K/10K road and trail races in 2019 and 2020 which eventually lead to his first half marathon in Santa Cruz, California, in 2020 (right before the pandemic!). During 2020, he took up road cycling and explored the beautiful cycling routes throughout the Bay Area, subsequently completing his first century ride. He had planned to run his first marathon in Chicago in 2020 but that race was canceled due to the pandemic. He completed his first marathon in Chicago in 2021. Combining his passion for cycling and running (and jumping in the lap pool for the first time), he signed up for triathlons including Olympic distance, half Ironman (70.3) and full Ironman (140.6) which were all completed in 2022.

Safwan hopes to earn all six stars of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. London will be his 3rd Major following Chicago (2021) and New York (2022). His current goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon and came close to qualifying at the Detroit Marathon (2022). Safwan is planning on competing in a half and full Ironman in addition to running the Chicago and Berlin Marathons in 2023 (if his body holds up!).

Safwan is married to his very supportive wife, Razan Asbahi, and they currently reside in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, with their three children and cat. Their oldest son attends the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. When not training for marathons and triathlons, Safwan enjoys his work at Lurie Children’s Hospital and running/cycling with friends and family in Illinois and Michigan. He especially loves to run the Lakefront Trail in downtown Chicago which offers breathtaking views of Lake Michigan.

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Henry Hampton is a trail runner and a mountain climber most of the time but he got hung up in marathon after a successful climb on Denali in 2021. One marathon in New York led to another in Boston to another in Chicago..., the pavement never ends but hopefully it will when all six majors are ticked off the list and Henry wins his Abbott Six Stars Medal.

Henry is looking forward to the most excellent London Marathon and making new running friends on the marathon journeys. He did some training  in London being a pilot with United Airlines. It will be awesome to run the official marathon and not have to dodge double deckers and black cabs.

Here is the link of Henry's Strava profile: https://www.strava.com/athletes/30584339

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Lara is from New Hampshire. She is a runner, hiker, obstetrician, and mom of 3. London will be her 9th marathon, and her 4th in the World Marathon series. She is here with running friends who all have the same goal. This will be her first run back from an injury, so she is just so happy to be able to do this again. She lost her dad in June of 2022. He was her best running partner. She carries his memory with her whenever and wherever she runs.

Gábor started running four years ago, and so far he has completed 3 out of the 6 majors (Berlin, New York and Chicago). His goal is to complete the series and run a sub 3 hours marathon. In the last two years Gábor started trail running as well, and he enjoys it very much.

Patty loves running. She started running high school track because that was the only woman's sport the school had at the time. When she started coaching and pacing at her local running club, she realized running played a major role in assisting her club members' to either achieve various goals or overcome their numerous challenges in life. Although Patty has run over 40 marathons, her goal is always to enjoy the run (without taking too many pictures) and be injury free. She's super excited about running in London and meeting the fellow runners through the Runbuk organization!

Nicole started running later in life after being a gymnast, dancer, road cyclist, and rock climber. She got the bug, completed her first marathon for her 40th birthday, and has been running ever since. London will be her 11th marathon, 2nd World Major, and 1st international race. Her love for the sport really started when she joined South Coast Roadrunners in Orange County California. Now you can find her burning up the miles with her fellow club members.

From 8 - 5 Nicole is a public record data expert and spends her time helping customers understand how data can solve their business problems. It's a niche industry that lets her constantly learn new things and be creative in an analytical way.

At home Nicole leads a quiet life in a rural canyon baking, cooking, gardening, and reading. Sometimes she can be found catching the wild bats that live outside her home that accidentally fly into her living space.

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Julio loves running!

Sarah competed in the 2012 Marathon Olympic Trials. Since that time, she's enjoying seeing how fast she can be as a masters runner. She recently ran NYC with a time of 3:11 and qualified for the World Age Group Marathon Championships in 2025. She will be running Tokyo in 2025 & London will be her 4th major. It is on her 50th birthday so she can't imagine finding a better way to celebrate!

Michelle is a Marathon Maniac & Double Agent member from Bentonville, AR who is on her journey of completing her six star journey. Having run all three U.S. based world majors in a year, London will be Michelle's 4^th star with Berlin and Tokyo to go (until Sydney is added). A Girls on the Run volunteer and always in training, Michelle has completed over 38 marathons and counting.

Linda has been running since her late 20’s and so far she’s completed 23 marathons, including LA, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Boston and Berlin. London will be her 5th Abbott World Marathon Major, and Linda hopes to get her 6th star in Tokyo in the next 2-3 years.

Ognen Hristovski is from New York City. He started running at the age of 20. Back then, running for him was just an individual activity that would keep him in good shape. 15 years later, full of love and passion for running, Ognen has finished over 25 races, 4 marathons and 5 half marathons, and he is ready to continue his journey on completing the 6 majors (Chicago, NYC, Berlin completed). London 2022 will be his 4th major and he's looking forward to improving his personal best. His goal in London is to finish the marathon under 3.05 to qualify or the Boston Marathon.

Mike took up running 11+ years ago and began his marathon journey in Chicago 2011. He’s looking forward to completing his 11th marathon and 5th WMM in London. What he loves most about running is the friendships and camaraderie of the running community.

When not running, Mike enjoys spending time with family and watching his girls participate in any and all activities - soccer, softball, swimming, etc.

Mike looks forward to meeting everyone!

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Heather Hurlburt, aged 47 from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, is a cardiologist and mother to two teenage boys. She started running marathons in college. Heather is traveling with her good friend and colleague to the London Marathon, which will be her 12th marathon and 4th marathon major.

A competitive swimmer growing up, Nancy was looking for a change and started running for exercise in her early adult years. Ultimately entering local community races, she ran her first marathon (Boston) in 2000 and was hooked! Since then Nancy has run 12 other marathons including New York, Chicago, Providence, and Berlin Germany this past September. London will be her 5th WMM and she's so excited!!

Nancy lives in Boston and works as a Pediatrician in a private practice in Andover, Massachusetts. She and her husband Gary have 2 adult children that live in the area. Nancy and Gary also spend time in the Adirondack region of New York on Lake George where they enjoy boating and hiking. They love to travel and are looking forward to exploring London!

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Taryn Hynek is a 34-year-old commercial plumber from Seattle, Washington, and a proud dog mom to two bulldogs.

She dabbled in running during high school but truly rediscovered her passion for the sport during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now an avid marathoner, she is preparing for her fifth marathon and third World Major, with the ultimate goal of completing all six majors and achieving a Boston Qualifying time. In addition to marathons, she has completed numerous half marathons and several ultras, primarily in relay formats.

Running has brought immense joy into Taryn’s life, fostering unforgettable experiences and friendships within the running community. She looks forward to many more years on the road and the trails. Up next, she’ll be traveling to London alongside her mom, sister, and friends to take on World Major #3!

Kimmy is new to the marathon mania club, having fallen in love with long distance running during the 2020 Covid summer. After running a couple 20 miler Saturday long runs, she convinced her husband to sign up for their 1st marathon together that fall.

2021 started off with Marathon #2. A pulled adductor muscle sidelined Kimmy for a few months, but taught her the importance of strength training & that spring & early summer, she conquered 2 ultras.

Her world came crashing down in July when her beloved mother unexpectedly passed away. As a way to work through her grief, she ran 6 more marathons in 2021, all of which gave her the qualifying times needed for Chicago, Boston and New York.

Heartbreak came knocking again when her older brother was killed in a car accident in early December.
To continue to work through her grief, Kimmy declared 2022 as her year of marathons, making it a goal to run one every month, 5 of which are world majors.

After experiencing her first world marathon major in Boston, she's now even more excited for the other 4 this year as she's never experienced that kind of hype and energy before in a race & can hardly wait to feel that again.

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Age 59 on race day, nurse practitioner (psychiatry), from Westfield, MA. Married mother of 3.

Brandon Jones comes from Dallas, TX. London will be his Major #3. He's run Dallas and NYC.

Michael Jurado is from Chicago, IL. He ran his first race in 1999, participating in a JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in Dallas, TX. In 2007, he ran his first 10k, and in 2008, his first half marathon. In 2011, he completed four races including two 5Ks, one 10K, and two half marathons. His marathon journey began in 2012 by completing the Chicago Marathon. Over the last 11 years (from 2013 to 2023), he has run a total of 15 marathons, including the NYC Marathon and the Berlin Marathon. His major goals are to complete the London Marathon in 2024, the Tokyo Marathon in 2025, and the Boston Marathon in 2026. He is grateful for discovering running as it has become a cornerstone habit in his life. He has made many friends along his journey and looks forward to making many more through Runbuk.

Kolby Keo is completing his second-ever marathon in London! A long-time half-marathon runner, he just started running marathons last year when he completed the Berlin Marathon (2022) after his partner persuaded him to run "just a little longer." Kolby picked up running when he first moved to Washington, D.C. after graduating college, and maintains his strength through both training and reffing soccer on the weekends.