Norwood raises money for children and adults with intellectual and learning disabilities and creates places for adults with disabilities to live in order to have a fulfilling and meaningful life. My cousin, Katianne Tannenwald was born with multiple disabilities but that didn't stop her from living her life to the fullest. She would always call me and tell me her favorite knock knock jokes, and ask me what I would do if I saw her someplace surprising, and she'd be so tickled by my response. Katianne died in the fall of 2021, and I miss her deeply. While I continue to donate in her memory to Jewish organizations in the Kansas City area, I am excited to continue to donate in her honor abroad. She'd be so excited if she could see me run a marathon, she was a fantastic cheerleader and I will remember her as a I run down the streets of London. 

The London Marathon has become an annual, inspiring and colourful fixture in the world’s sporting calendar since the inaugural race on 29 March 1981: a celebration of fun, fundraising and fancy dress.

Over the years more than a million people have completed the 26.2-mile course – which runs from Blackheath to The Mall, with a spectacular finish in front of Buckingham Palace, showcasing the very best that the capital city has to offer.

What’s more, these participants have raised over a billion pounds for charity and there have been countless amazing tales of human achievement throughout the event’s history – living up to its aim of helping participants ‘to have fun, and provide some happiness and sense of achievement in a troubled world’.