Can you conquer London?

If you like the idea of taking on different challenges across multiple sports, have you considered taking on Britain’s greatest mass participation challenge, the London Classics? This challenge is organised by London Marathon Events and it requires participants to finish the Virgin Money London Marathon, cycle the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 and complete the two-mile swim at Swim Serpentine. The challenge can be completed in any order you choose over any time period. Here we find out more about each event…

Virgin Money London Marathon

This is one of the world’s most iconic sporting events, all runners all over the globe are aware of this iconic marathon, it needs no introduction! 26.2 miles through the heart of London and over a million people lining the streets to cheer on over 40,000 runners. It’s part of the SIX Abbott World Marathon Majors and is without doubt the highlight of the spring marathon season.

Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100

The world’s greatest festival of cycling, Prudential RideLondon was created as part of the legacy of London 2012. It gives you the chance to cycle on 100 miles of closed roads through London.

Children with Cancer UK Swim Serpentine

This is a one-day open water swimming festival staged in the heart of London. This festival is held in and around the scenic Serpentine in Hyde Park, the venue for the open water swimming competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Once you’ve completed the challenge and successfully finished the three events you’ll get the huge, weighty and brilliant London Classics medal. The medal has the words ‘Et ego Londinium vici’ engraved on it which means ‘I too have conquered London’ and by completing this challenge you can truly conquer London and its world famous mass participation events.

So, will you make 2020 the year you conquer London? If you’ve already conquered London, we’d love to hear your story in the comments below.

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