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Youngest marathon runner turned 18 on race day

Shirley Henry & Eleanor Maslin
BBC News
Chris Jones An 18-year-old woman with braces and her hair slicked back smiling for a selfie with her dad. They are both wearing green t-shirts and you can see other runners in the background.Chris Jones
Lucy Jones ran the London Marathon with her dad, Chris Jones, in memory of her mum and grandma who died of cancer

The youngest participant in the 2025 London Marathon celebrated her 18th birthday on race day.

Lucy Jones, from Hull, ran her first marathon on Sunday alongside her dad Chris Jones to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Charity in memory of her mother, Clare, who died from cancer when the teenager was nine years old.

Reflecting on the event, Ms Jones said thinking of her mum whilst she ran "kept her going".

She added: "How many people can say they spent their 18th birthday running the London Marathon":[]}