Fun RunWith applications for that annual three-and-a-half mile classic, the City of London Road Run, already over-subscribed, The Diary was heartened to learn just how far firms will go in the name of charity.

The race – sponsored by Denton Wilde Sapte and with all proceeds going to Save The Children – has certainly captured the imagination of many top firms with Dentons putting in 148 runners, Linklaters managing 128 and Allen & Overy persuading a respectable 104 staff to run.