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In total there were 672,631 UK applications for 2025, with 50.33% from men, 49.03% from women and 0.64% from non-binary applicants. A total of 167,687 non-UK residents applied in the international ...
The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April, although it moved to October for 2020, 2021, and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The largely flat course is set around the ...
2024 London Marathon. The 2024 London Marathon was the 44th running of the London Marathon; it took place on 21 April 2024. [1] The route included notable landmarks Buckingham Palace, Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf. [1]
A world record 578,000 people entered the ballot for the 2024 event, making it the most popular marathon in the world. Ballot opens for 2025 London Marathon on eve of this year’s event Skip to ...
Marathon world record progression. The late Kelvin Kiptum during his world record run at the 2023 Chicago marathon with 2:00:35. Mary Keitany during her women-only world record run at the 2017 London Marathon with 2:17:01. World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics ...
For the first time in history, more than three quarters of a million people applied to take part in a marathon, with 840,318 applicants.
The World Marathon Majors(WMM) (known for sponsorship reasons as the Abbott World Marathon Majors) is a championship-style competition for marathonrunners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on six major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile on the calendar, the series comprises annual races for the cities of ...
The Big Half is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance (21.1 km), held in central London, United Kingdom.The event, first held in 2018, initially took place in early March, a few weeks before the London Marathon, but after the COVID-19 pandemic switched to dates in late August/early September.