{"id":324673,"date":"2025-04-08T09:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/?p=324673"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:43:20","slug":"free-c2c-travel-for-london-marathon-runners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/free-c2c-travel-for-london-marathon-runners\/","title":{"rendered":"Free c2c travel for London Marathon runners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local rail company Trenitalia c2c will be providing free train travel for those taking part in this year\u2019s London Marathon on Sunday 27 April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>To claim the free return trip, participating runners simply need to present their official race number or finisher\u2019s medal to c2c colleagues, at both their departure and arrival stations.<\/p>\n<p>c2c\u2019s Managing Director Rob Mullen, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs a keen runner myself, I am delighted to be able to offer our participating customers free transport on the c2c line for the London Marathon again this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of good causes and charities that are being supported by runners across the UK and in our local communities is incredible to see, and I would like to personally wish everybody running in the 2025 London Marathon the best of luck!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For those planning to head to London and support those taking part in the London Marathon, buy your tickets online three or more days in advance and save 40% on Off-Peak Return\u00a0<a>tickets by clicking\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.c2c-online.co.uk\/c2cweb\/index.html\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, if the London Marathon has inspired you to take on your own fitness challenge, c2c is hosting its own \u2018Ultra\u2019 marathon in partnership with Gold Geese on Saturday 13 September. For further information and registration details for this event, please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xnrg.co.uk\/events\/c2c-essex-ultra\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob Mullen additionally said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you want to go that extra few miles (literally), everybody is welcome to sign up to our Ultra Marathon in September, where we\u2019ll be running &#8211; and walking &#8211; in aid of our local children\u2019s cancer charity, Gold Geese.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>c2c\u2019s latest Ultra Marathon event is being held in September to support Gold Geese\u2019s annual Go Gold campaign, which takes place during fundraising activities as part of the annual Childhood Cancer Awareness month.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-324473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/67e50de970827-67e50de9708299046d3f3-df9e-49f1-8aa3-c96dc3e846bd.jpg-277x300.jpg\" alt=\" 67e50de970827 67e50de9708299046d3f3 Df9e 49f1 8aa3 C96dc3e846bd.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/67e50de970827-67e50de9708299046d3f3-df9e-49f1-8aa3-c96dc3e846bd.jpg-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/67e50de970827-67e50de9708299046d3f3-df9e-49f1-8aa3-c96dc3e846bd.jpg.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes to editors<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a>For full pay as you go with contactless terms and conditions, please go to\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/tickets-railcards-and-offers\/buying-a-ticket\/pay-as-you-go-with-contactless\/\">nationalrail.co.uk\/contactless<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Customers using pay as you go with contactless ticketing can view their journey and payment history at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontactless.tfl.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChristopher.Nice%40c2crail.net%7C4b4480f95b7b440e119608dd45130d9a%7Cef6cbad8d37147bf8b6754d91cadf878%7C0%7C0%7C638742670332705293%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=how57I%2FPlCUdxscg0PLP2Z5Pv1c15GNBUPXBYoT0eWY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/contactless.tfl.gov.uk\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>c2c is the award-winning train operator running services between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness, serving 26 stations in East London and South Essex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Owned by Trenitalia, c2c is one of the UK\u2019s most punctual and popular train operators and nearly 35.8 million journeys are made on its services every year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Italian-based Trenitalia is one of Europe\u2019s leading rail operators and the passenger rail arm of FS Italiane Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>For more information email\u202f<a href=\"mailto:mediaenquiries@c2crail.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mediaenquiries@c2crail.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Images:<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image &#8216;c2c train travels through Leigh&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Secondary Image \u2018c2c Managing Director, Rob Mullen\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local rail company Trenitalia c2c will be providing free train travel for those taking part in this year\u2019s London Marathon on Sunday 27 April 2025. To claim the free return trip, participating runners simply need to present their official race number or finisher\u2019s medal to c2c colleagues, at both their departure and arrival stations. c2c\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":322912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2652,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4-RC1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Free c2c travel for London Marathon runners | Trains to\/from London, Southend &amp; Essex with c2c Rail<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For trains to and from London, Southend and elsewhere in Essex, plus timetables, 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