On Friday 24th April, in the beautiful City of London, there was a buzz in the air that even the London buses couldn’t compete with. Children from Ranelagh—past and present—arrived alongside proud parents and devoted carers.

The reason for such keen anticipation? Lacing up their trainers tightly, they would take on the TSC London Marathon. They were guided by Leony, Romilly and Luana, into the pen to begin the warm-up.  They were taken to the top of St James’s park, near the Horse Guard parade, then they were off, cheered on by roaring crowds. A huge thanks to Mr Jordan, Miss Birte and Miss Monya who tried unsuccessfully to keep up with the children.

The KS1 marathon was equally anticipated - so much so that a parent asked if their child from nursery could run it. We at Ranelagh expect a lot from our children, but not that a 2-and-half year old  would run a marathon. A huge thank you should go to Lena’s dad and Nura’s mum, who, alongside a very slow Miss Welburn and Mrs Sheikh helped keep the children running the right way past Buckingham Palace and down the mall, the same route where Sabastian Sawe would break the marathon record the very next day.

It was an amazing day and the smiles on the children’s faces as they held their victory medal said it all.