Half a million pounds has been raised by the London Marathon for charities behind Southwark hospital, writes Cristina Lia Trujillo…
113 runners raised money for Guy’s Cancer Charity, Evelina London Children’s Charity, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity and Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity.
Taking place on Sunday, 26 April, the London Marathon 2026 has raised £87.5m for charities so far, which surpasses the £87.3m record set last year.
Guy’s Cancer Charity, Evelina London Children’s Charity, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity and Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity all support the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
In Southwark, the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust may be best-known through Guy’s Hospital, a short walk from London Bridge station.
Beating previous records, the runners raised an average of £4,380 each, totalling nearly £500,000.
The charities will use this money across hospitals and community services, supporting staff, funding research and providing care.
Kier and Andie Humphries from Kent ran the London Marathon for Evelina London Children’s Charity on their 12th wedding anniversary after their son, Max, was treated at Evelina London Children’s Hospital for a rare disease two years ago.
Kier, who finished the marathon in under 6 hours, said: “This is the first time we’ve ever raised money for a charity, and it took a fairly traumatic experience for us to do it, but we’re so glad we did.
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Kier confirmed he had met amazing people and shared Max’s story with more people than expected, with the support from cheer squads, volunteers and runners making for an emotional day.
He continued: “We’re so grateful to have run as part of the Evelina London Children’s Charity team and to hopefully help other families receive the same level of care we did. Thank you to everyone from the bottom of our hearts.”
Rob Halkyard, executive director of charities for the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, said: “This money is vital in ensuring our hospitals can continue to provide incredible care while being centres of world-leading research, delivering medical breakthroughs in everything from children’s care to cancer diagnosis and heart treatment.”
