London Marathon facts

More than 30,000 runners Oldest woman competitor: Jenny Wood Allen, 89, of Dundee Oldest man: Abraham Weintraub, 91, of the USA Youngest competitor: James Bream, 18, of Stafford Married en route: Angela Stratford and Nigel Jones, from south Wales

The 34-year-old wore a cream wedding dress for her big day, while groom Nigel combined his running shorts and shoes with smart morning dress.

They began the race, then met up with family and friends at Tower Bridge, where they were married by a friend of theirs, Bishop Jonathan Blake.

He has previously married couples underwater and over the internet.

Proposal

They made their wedding vows on the run to raise money for the Welsh cancer charity Tenovus.

Angela said it was the "perfect way" to get married.

Eight years ago, Angela earned the nickname "the angel at the bridge", after she spent four hours persuading a man not to jump off the Clifton suspension bridge.

The couple have a history of marking family events in unusual ways.

Nigel proposed to Angela on TV's Trisha's Show, and their first child Ellie was christened on Snowdon by the same Bishop in what is believed to have been the highest altitude christening in Wales.

Nigel and Angela are not the first to get married during the annual event.

Croydon couple Mick Gambrill, 46, and Barbara Cole, 43, pipped them to the post in 1999.