This stunning central London Half Marathon (21km), winds past  some of London's world-famous landmarks on closed roads, like the London Eye, Nelson's Column, and the Tower of London

With half a million older people going at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all, the need to build connections has never been greater.

East London Cares seeks to reduce loneliness amongst older and younger people, alike, by connecting them, through our face to face programmes across Hackney and Tower Hamlets.

65% of the neighbours we work with count East London Cares networks as their only form of social connection. In taking on this half marathon, you'll be supporting this work, tackling loneliness and connecting neighbours as we transition out of lockdown and hope to enter into a new phase of face to face/virtual hybrid social clubs.