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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 ...
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 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.
More than 50,000 people are expected to finish this weekend’s London Marathon, a record number over the course of the race’s 43-year history.
In this marathon Jeannie Rice set a new women’s marathon world record for the 75–79 age group, with a time of 3:33:27; she was 76 years old. [ 6 ] Also, in this marathon Dr. Julie McElroy became the first female frame runner to complete any London Marathon, which she did in five hours and 59 minutes.
A mini-marathon took place on 22 April, and was started by Jake Wightman, who won the 1,500 metres event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. [37] 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]
It’s just one month to go until the 2024 TCS London Marathon through the streets of the capital!. More than 50,000 people are set to take part on 21 April on a course which takes you past the ...
The 2021 London Marathon was the 41st running of the annual London Marathon on 3 October 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed from April until October to maximise the chances of a mass participation event. The elite events were won by Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia and Joyciline Jepkosgei of