Bank of England's Carney limbers up for London Marathon

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney smiles during the bank's quarterly inflation report news conference at the Bank of England in London November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Rousseau/pool

LONDON (Reuters) - Mark Carney watches over the world's sixth-biggest economy as governor of the Bank of England and heads a global banking watchdog, but somehow still finds time to train for a marathon.

Carney, 49, will participate in the London Marathon in April to raise money for a cancer research charity, a BoE spokesman said on Friday, confirming a media report.