She did it! Katherine Jenkins celebrates finishing the London Marathon in memory of her late father
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She stood at the start line in flawless make-up and some delicate pearl earrings - ready to run 26.2 miles in memory of her late father.
And Katherine Jenkins was undoubtedly proud of herself as she completed the London Marathon in five hours twenty-six minutes, crossing the finish line with her hand over her heart - a silent tribute to those who had lost their lives in the Boston Bombings.
The Welsh singer was running in memory of her father Selwyn, who died when she was 15 after losing a battle with lung cancer - she revealed she had raised more than £22,000 for Macmillan.
Respectful: Katherine Jenkins pays her respects to the victims of the Boston bombings as she accepts her medal for completing the London Marathon with her hand on her heart
Katherine said she was running in memory of her father and to show solidarity to people affected by the bombings in the US.
'Like everyone else, it was just so devastating to see that on the news,' she said.
'But I think we all feel more than ever that we want to do this and show our support for Boston.'
Victory: Katherine looked thrilled to have crossed the finish line after pounding the pavements
Proud: Katherine was among 36,000 who attempted the marathon
After finishing the race Katherine posted a celebratory tweet: 'We did it! Amazing support from the crowds - couldn't have done it without you! And well over 20k raised for Mac!'
The 32-year-old, who like many of the 36,000 runners wore a black ribbon in a show of solidarity to those affected by the terror strikes at the finish of the Boston Marathon last Monday, looked thrilled to be at the finish line.
She said: 'I wanted to run it in support of Macmillan. My father passed away from cancer when I was 15 and the Macmillan nurses came and they were wonderful.'
Nervous but excited! Katherine Jenkins gets ready to run 26.2 miles in memory of her late father
For dad: Katherine is running for her late father who died when she was 15 after losing his battle with lung cancer
Ready to run! Katherine stretches before she joins the 35,000 other runners for the London Marathon
She added: 'I really don’t think of myself as an athletic person at all.
'I never in a million years thought I would do this. I’m glad that I am, but I am nervous.'Katherine posed up before the race wearing minimal make-up and a black ribbon in memory of the victims of the Boston Bombings.
Other celebrities running included Amy Childs, Nikki Sanderson and Sophie Anderton.
In memory: Katherine is running the marathon to raise money for Macmillan, in memory of her late father Selwyn who lost his battle with lung cancer when she was just a teenager
Refreshed: Katherine takes it easy for the first half of the marathon
'For dad': The 32-year-old singer posted a picture of her running shirt, which has a picture of her father printed on the front
Amy had her boyfriend David Peters by her side as she made it round the course in 5 hours 47 minutes.
The former The Only Way Is Essex star, said she was determined to not to be put off by the explosions and wanted to raise money for their charities.
Amy, 22, who is running for the British Heart Foundation, said: 'Everything that happened in Boston has made me even more determined to run.'
They're all winners! Harry Judd and newsreader Sophie Raworth cross the finish line
Ready to go: Amy Childs is running for British heart Foundation
Determined: Amy Childs said events in Boston had more even more focused on running today
Hollyoaks actress, Nikki impressively finished the race in 4 hours 2 minutes, a time Sophie was hoping to achieve, however her result came up as 6 hours 52 minutes.
The former lingerie model first ran the London Marathon in 2006, but her training lasted for just three weeks, and she completed the race in four hours forty-five minutes.
Harry Judd proved a winner yet again, getting one of the best celebrity running times of 3 hours 31 minutes, while Sophie Raworth stormed the 26.1 miles in 3 hours 44 minutes.
Come on Childs: Amy gets some motivational words from a fellow runner
Loving support: The reality TV star's boyfriend David Peters was there to spur his girl on
Take a break: Amy has a breather part-way round the course
Amanda Mealing, 45, best known for playing Connie Beauchamp in Holby City, said: 'The fact that the event is going ahead after what happened in Boston is testament to the spirit of everyone involved with the marathon.
'It attracts such a diverse mix of professional athletes and regular people that it really symbolises the belief that you just have to keep going.'
She is running for Breast Cancer Care after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 and completed the race in 4 hours 57 minutes.
Dozens of other celebrities taking part in the London race have pledged to wear black ribbons and observe the period of silence before the start in memory of the Boston Marathon bomb victims.
Raring to go: Amanda Mealing, best known for playing Connie in Holby City was prepared for the 26.2 mile marathon
Record breaker: Sophie Anderton wants to beat her four hours and forty-five minute record
Go girl! Nikki Sanderson shows off her guns at the starting line
Five stars for effort! Michel Roux and Andrew Strauss get ready to embark on the run
BBC Breakfast sports presenter Mike Bushell, who has run the London Marathon several times, added: 'The feeling you get from the London crowd is amazing. It's like being part of the biggest team in the world.'
On Friday night Katherine rounded off her UK tour with a performance at London's 02 arena.
Following the performance the blonde beauty did let her hair down attending the after-show party, although it's unlikely she indulged in alcohol ahead of her big race.
After her performance Katherine tweeted: 'ThankU London - U were awesome! A great last nite.Now for some end of tour partying...'
Labouring on! Ed Balls MP completed the marathon in just over five hours
On your mark! Katherine leads the back with Sophie Anderton
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