Members of the RNLI’s Flood Rescue Team added to their existing lifeboat and swift-water rescue training commitments by running in the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April, aiming to raise £20,000 and the RNLI’s profile.

In the most ambitious of efforts so far, Crew Members Brian Cleator (Dunbar), Robin Goodlad (Aberdovey), John McCaig (Sunderland), Tobi O'Neill (Portsmouth) and Terry Webb (Southend-on-Sea) ran the Virgin London Marathon, joined by RNLI staff Julie Maskell and Brett Shepherd, and Martin Hall of Goodyear, which financially supported the FRT last year. They were among 210 people running for the RNLI.