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Emma Lister, Kris Phillips and Ella Presswell, inset, are among the Henley runners.

A first mate, a funeral director and a keen teen: Meet the Henley 2026 marathon runners

A SERIES of Henley residents are preparing to lace up their running shoes for major marathons this year, each turning their very different, difficult life experiences into fundraising miles.

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Marathon man completes seven runs in seven days

A RUNNER from Wargrave ran a personal best time while completing a challenge to run seven marathons in seven days in seven continents. Sam Jolly, 23, who works at Hurlingham Stretch Tents, an events company in Maidensgrove, finished the first marathon...

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I ran eight marathons in eight days

A MAN from Henley ran the equivalent of eight marathons across country in as many days for charity. Matthew Jackson, 39, completed 362km by running from the Lake District to Snowdonia. He was running for Over the Wall, a charity which provides...

Student to run marathon in aid of endangered rhinos

I blamed myself after son was 12 weeks premature

‘Crazy running lady’ finishes four half marathons in four weeks for charity

Man to take on ironman test in friend’s memory

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Man breaks record for running length of Africa

A MAN from Wargrave has broken a Guinness World Record for running the length of Africa. Keith Boyd, of Willow Lane, ran from Cape Town in South Africa to Cairo in Egypt in 301 days, beating the record of 318 days set in 1998. He started the 11,000km...

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Father runs London Marathon for Riding for Disabled

A first mate, a funeral director and a keen teen: Meet the Henley 2026 marathon runners

Marathon man completes seven runs in seven days

I ran eight marathons in eight days

Student to run marathon in aid of endangered rhinos

I blamed myself after son was 12 weeks premature

‘Crazy running lady’ finishes four half marathons in four weeks for charity

Man to take on ironman test in friend’s memory

Man breaks record for running length of Africa

Father runs London Marathon for Riding for Disabled

Murder investigation after the death of a woman in Henley

Victim in Henley murder case identified

Man charged with murder following woman's death

Man, 54, charged with multiple rapes over attacks on women in Henley and West Berkshire

Tributes to Henley pub landlord who ‘made customers feel valued’

Henley butcher stranded in Dubai amid air strikes

Former rowing coach's mental health suffered after wrongful ban

Jail for Waitrose Twyford shoplifter who returned to thieving 'within hours' of court hearing

Man appears in court charged with murder of woman in Henley

Henley boutique owner bringing own style to High Street

Breast screening van moved due to parking issues at Townlands Memorial Hospital

Garage helps man with kidney failure get back on his bike

Biker hits crater and cracks rib on road in Henley

Henley to bid for UK Town of Culture title