Ted Shaw - 4h 00m 43s (first London Marathon)
Ted is 38 years old and is married to Karen. They have two children, Jessica (9) and Matthew (6).

Ted manages an engineering training company which is part of the VT Group. His main hobby is karate though naturally, latterly he says he's "been running quite a lot"!

When he's not running he's a school governor. His final quote - "... and did I mention that I'm running a lot"!!!

Steve Jackson - 4h 37m 59s (first London Marathon)
Steve is 29 years old and is maried to Adella.They have one child, Evie aged 2.

He says his one ambition in life is to run a full marathon before he is 30. A case of "this year or never"! To achieve this goal he has now been running for a full three months!

His philosophy - "Who says you have to be young, fit or able. Let's have some fun, compete and raise money for charity in the process"!

Latest news! - after finishing and calling his wife, guess who has said she wants to do it with him in 2006?