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The London Marathon was not the first long-distance running event held in the city, which has a long history of marathon events. The Polytechnic Marathon (also known as the Poly) was first held in 1909. [12] The current London Marathon was founded in 1981 by Olympic champion and journalist Chris Brasher and athlete John Disley.
After a record number of entries signed up for the 26.2-mile race in 2024 – 578,374 applicants according to event organisers – next year’s London Marathon is bound to be another popular event.
The ballot for next year’s TCS London Marathon has opened on the eve of the 2024 event. A world record 578,000 people entered the ballot for this year’s event which takes place on Sunday ...
The London Marathon returns in 2024 with another action-packed day of elite and charitable racing.. The annual road race in the English capital is again held in a traditional slot in April, with ...
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 .
On 23 March 2018, London Marathon Limited, the organisers of the event announced that the Queen would formally start the race by "step[ping] onto a special podium in front of the Round Tower in the grounds of Windsor Castle to push the start button at 10:00 a.m." [6] The formality marked the anniversary of the 1908 Olympic Marathon, which was started at the same venue by the then Princess Mary ...
Sir Mo Farah finished ninth on his final London Marathon appearance following two extraordinary races in the men’s and women’s events
The events were run over distances of 1 mile (1.6 km) and 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi), and over 8,000 children ran, the most competitors at any London mini-marathon. [38] The main mass participation event started in waves between 10:00 and 11:30 BST. [39] There were 49,272 starters, more than any previous London Marathon.