RPMF Archives

Record number of RPMF Grants awarded in 2018 June 8, 2022

RPMF Grant Awards 2017-18 A record number of 640 Applications were received at the end of 2017, which made for […]

2022 RPMF Grant Awards announced January 19, 2022

RPMF Grant Awards 2022 2022 marks the 31st year of Ron Pickering Memorial Fund Grants to young athletes. In […]

2021 BAWA Ron Pickering Trophy awarded to Mark Butler, BBC Athletics Statistician December 9, 2021

Each year the British Athletics Writers Association makes its awards for Athletes of the Year, as judged by its members, […]

Application portal for 2022 RPMF Grants is now closed. December 2, 2021

The application portal for 2022 RPMF Grants, which had been open for applications since early October, closed at Midnight on […]

A Run in with a Ron Pickering Fan October 10, 2021

It turns out serendipitous encounters are not reserved exclusively for Hollywood, as Ron Pickering Memorial Fund trustees, Jo Jennings-Summers and […]

Always grateful to our “Ronners” and their efforts….. October 4, 2021

2021 London Marathon round up Ashleigh Spiliopoulou The 2021 London Marathon is complete, with twenty four fantastic Ronners taking […]

Grant Thornton continues tradition of “Running for Ron” September 30, 2021

An interview with Grant Thornton “Ronner” Hemal Shah ahead of the 2021 London Marathon Well, here we are. As […]

Cherry Alexander awarded Ron Pickering Trophy by BAWA. December 22, 2020

British Athletics Writers Association award 2020 Ron Pickering Memorial Trophy. The Ron Pickering Memorial Fund is pleased to announce […]

2021 RPMF Grant Applications have now closed December 5, 2020

The Grant Application process for the 2021 RPMF Grants has now closed having received over 450 Applications during these difficult […]

A different kind of London Marathon Weekend October 2, 2020

COVID-19 has affected every area of our daily lives, and the London Marathon is no exception. Initially postponed from April […]