Memory Marathon

The various 400-metre stretches of the marathon route (104 in total) were filled with an extraordinarily diverse array of people.

With an age-range of 8 to 82, the participants reflected the equally distinctive mix of communities and nationalities that characterise this part of East London. The project was open to all residents of the five host boroughs who had an Olympic or Paralympic memory that they wanted to share.

Participants were enlisted through local advertising and an outreach programme involving community groups.