Gallery: Lawyers who ran the London Marathon 2025

Steve Clarke, in-house lawyer at Virgin Media O2, ran for The Brain Tumour Charity with Hope - the Brain Tumour Charity’s puppet - in memory of his brother Tim, lost 6 years ago today to a brain tumour. Steve and Hope were raising awareness and just over £8k with support from DAC Beachcroft and Simmons and Simmons and matched funding of £2,500 from solicitor Mukhtar Karim. Steve took it slow to avoid a DNF in the uncharacteristically hot conditions. Official time: 04:51:59.

Sarah Dwight, a sole practitioner from Birmingham, ran for the Birmingham Hospice. Her time was 6.19 which was only 20 minutes shy of fitness guru Joe Wicks and a great effort in the heat.

Nick Leahy, associate solicitor and solicitor advocate with Osbornes Law, ran his fifth London marathon and 12^th marathon overall in a time of 2 hours 39 minutes.

Mark Lindley, a partner at Boodle Hatfield LLP, was running to raise funds for Royal Trinity Hospice. He crossed the line in 4 hours 12 minutes.

Chris Guy, director and head of business interruption litigation with RLK Solicitors, raised money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and managed to complete the course in 4 hours 9 minutes.

Rob Antrobus, a partner at Enable Law and Foot Anstey, ran a personal best time and has easily surpassed his target of raising £5,000 for Headway Plymouth.

Pete Damerell, partner at Powell Gilbert, ran the London Marathan for a cause close to his heart: Ambitious About Autism, a charity that provides much needed support for autistic children. Having previously finished numerous challenging races - including the Winchester Trail Run 21km and the South Downs and Arundel Trail Run 24km - he conquered the London Marathon.

One lawyer was even part of a new world record, as he joined friends from his local running club to run the fastest marathon by a team in a ten-person costume. Paul Owen, a family law partner from Machins Solicitors (who co-sponsored the effort), got round the course with his team mates in 5 hours and 41 minutes – shattering the previous record by 51 minutes. The group has collectively raised £107,000 in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK.

Mark Evans, vice president of the Law Society, didn't do London but did complete the North Wales Ultra Marathon (56k) on Saturday raising funds for LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal community. He is pictured at mile 30 at the summit of the Little Orme, Llandudno.

Melanie Carroll, partner and head of risk at Bolt Burdon, ran her first – and she insists her last – marathon in personal best time. She took part to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity in memory of her father, an athletics coach and London Marathon fan, who died from an aggressive glioblastoma 20 years ago.

Rachel McKoy, director of legal and governance for the London Borough of Newham & Havering, completed a hat-trick of London Marathon runs.

Maria Pilavaki, a solicitor with TV Edwards Solicitors, ran four hours and 22 minutes and exceeded her fundraising goal. She has now raised more than £1,100 for the charity Comfort Cases UK, which helps young people as they transition through the foster care system.

Real estate professional support lawyer Elaine Kennedy-Walton not only completed the marathon, but she had also come third in the master’s women category three days earlier at the MD Comms Legal 5K in London.