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{{Short description|Annual race held in London, England}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox athletics race
| bgcolour      = darkred
| image         = TCS London Marathon logo.png
| imagesize     = 200px
| date          = April
| location      = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| type          = Road
| distance      = [[Marathon]]
| sponsor=[[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]]
| est           = {{start date and age|1981|p=y}}
| record        = Men: 2:01:25 ([[Kelvin Kiptum]], 2023)<br />Women: 2:15:25 ([[Paula Radcliffe]], 2003)<br />Wheelchair men: 1:23:44 ([[Marcel Hug]], 2023)<br />Wheelchair women: 1:38:24 ([[Catherine Debrunner]], 2022)
| homepage      = {{Official URL}}
| current       = Yes
}}
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 [[River Thames]], starting in [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] and finishing at [[The Mall, London|The Mall]]. Hugh Brasher (son of Chris) is the current race director and Nick Bitel its chief executive.

The race has several components: it has a [[mass race]] for the public, professional races for men and women [[long-distance runners]], elite-level [[wheelchair race]]s for men and women, and a 3-mile mini marathon event for under-17 athletes. There is a significant [[charity running]] aspect to the marathon, with participants helping to raise over £1 billion since its founding, including £67 million at the [[2024 London Marathon]] which was the highest amount for a single-day fund-raising event.<ref name=2019Charity/>

Since 2006, the elite race has been part of the [[World Marathon Majors]], which includes seven of the world's top level marathon races. The London Marathon has seen the [[marathon world record]] broken on seven occasions: [[Khalid Khannouchi]] broke the men's record in 2002, while women's records have been broken by [[Grete Waitz]] (1983), [[Ingrid Kristiansen]] (1985), [[Paula Radcliffe]] (2002, 2003, 2005) and [[Mary Jepkosgei Keitany]] (2017). The current elite course records are held by [[Kelvin Kiptum]] (2:01:25 in 2023) and Paula Radcliffe (2:15:25 in 2003). The current wheelchair course records are held by [[Marcel Hug]] (1:23:44 in 2023) and [[Catherine Debrunner]] (1:38:24 in 2022). The race often has a [[title sponsorship]], it has been branded the "[[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]] London Marathon" since 2022.

==Editions==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! Edition
! Date
! Applicants
! Accepted
! Starters
! Finishers
! Charity raised<br />(£ millions)
! Official charity
|-
|align=center|[[1981 London Marathon|1]] || 29 March 1981 || 20,000 || 7,747 || 7,055 || 6,255 ||  || {{n/a}}
|-
|align=center|[[1982 London Marathon|2]] || 9 May 1982 || 90,000 || 18,059 || 16,350 || 15,116 ||  || {{n/a}}
|-
|align=center|[[1983 London Marathon|3]] || 17 April 1983 || 60,000 || 19,735 || 16,500 || 15,793 ||  || {{n/a}}
|-
|align=center|[[1984 London Marathon|4]] || 13 May 1984 || 70,000 || 21,142 || 16,992 || 15,675 ||  || 
|-
|align=center|[[1985 London Marathon|5]] || 21 April 1985 || 83,000 || 22,274 || 17,500 || 15,873 ||  || 
|-
|align=center|[[1986 London Marathon|6]] || 20 April 1986 || 80,000 || 25,566 || 19,261 || 18,067 ||  ||[[British Sports Association for the Disabled (autistic)]]
|-
|align=center|[[1987 London Marathon|7]] || 10 May 1987 || 80,000 || 28,364 || 21,485 || 19,586 ||  || [[Farnham Park Trust]]
|-
|align=center|[[1988 London Marathon|8]] || 17 April 1988 || 73,000 || 29,979 || 22,469 || 20,932 ||  ||[[SportsAid]]
|-
|align=center|[[1989 London Marathon|9]] || 23 April 1989 || 72,000 || 31,772 || 24,452 || 22,701 ||  ||[[The Evelina Family Trust]]<br />[[Special Olympics]]
|-
|align=center|[[1990 London Marathon|10]] || 22 April 1990 || 73,000 || 34,882 || 26,500 || 25,013 ||  || [[Battle of Britain Appeal]]<br />[[Community Action Trust]]
|-
|align=center|[[1991 London Marathon|11]] || 21 April 1991 || 79,000 || 33,485 || 24,500 || 23,435 ||  || [[Action on Addiction]]<br />[[Royal Marsden Cancer Research]]
|-
|align=center|[[1992 London Marathon|12]] || 12 April 1992 || 83,000 || 34,250 || 24,500 || 23,833 ||  || [[Guy's Hospital]]<br />[[Evelina London Children's Hospital]]<br />[[Tuskforce]]
|-
|align=center|[[1993 London Marathon|13]] || 18 April 1993 || 68,000 || 35,820 || 25,000 || 24,495 ||  || [[St John Ambulance]]<br />[[Snowden Award Scheme]]
|-
|align=center|[[1994 London Marathon|14]] || 17 April 1994 || 72,000 || 37,379 || 26,000 || 25,242 ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]<br />[[Childline]]
|-
|align=center|[[1995 London Marathon|15]] || 2 April 1995 || 79,000 || 39,097 || 27,000 || 25,377 ||  || [[Leonard Cheshire Disability]]<br />[[Cancer Relief Macmillan]]
|-
|align=center|[[1996 London Marathon|16]] || 21 April 1996 || 68,000 || 39,173 || 27,134 || 26,806 ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]<br />[[National Asthma Campaign]]
|-
|align=center|[[1997 London Marathon|17]] || 13 April 1997 || 78,000 || 39,813 || 29,500 || 29,189 ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]<br />[[NSPCC]]
|-
|align=center|[[1998 London Marathon|18]] || 26 April 1998 || 96,000 || 42,228 || 30,663 || 29,972 ||  || [[Age Concern]]<br />[[Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund]]
|-
|align=center|[[1999 London Marathon|19]] || 18 April 1999 || 87,000 || 43,774 || 31,582 || 30,849 ||  || [[Whizz-Kidz]]<br />[[Blood Cancer UK|Leukaemia Research]]
|-
|align=center|[[2000 London Marathon|20]] || 16 April 2000 || 93,000 || 42,596 || 32,620 || 31,698 ||  || [[Mencap]]
|-
|align=center|[[2001 London Marathon|21]] || 22 April 2001 || 92,000 || 43,517 || 31,156 || 30,318 ||  || [[Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain|MS Society]]
|-
|align=center|[[2002 London Marathon|22]] || 14 April 2002 || 99,000 || 46,083 || 33,297 || 32,950 ||  || [[Outward Bound]]<br />[[FCWL]]
|-
|align=center|[[2003 London Marathon|23]] || 13 April 2003 || 111,000 || 45,629 || 32,746 || 32,324 ||  || [[Shelter (charity)|Shelter]]
|-
|align=center|[[2004 London Marathon|24]] || 18 April 2004 || 108,000 || 45,219 || 32,746 || 32,012 ||  || [[Sense, The National Deafblind and Rubella Association|Sense]]<br />[[British Heart Foundation]]
|-
|align=center|[[2005 London Marathon|25]] || 17 April 2005 || 132,000 || 47,969 || 35,600 || 35,300 ||  || [[Help the Hospices]]
|-
|align=center|[[2006 London Marathon|26]] || 23 April 2006 || 119,000 || 47,020 || 33,578 || 33,250 ||  || [[The Stroke Association]]<br />[[Anthony Nolan]]
|-
|align=center|[[2007 London Marathon|27]] || 22 April 2007 || 128,000 || 50,039 || 36,396 || 35,729 || 46.5 || [[WellChild]]
|-
|align=center|[[2008 London Marathon|28]] || 13 April 2008 || 120,000 || 48,630 || 35,037 || 34,637 || 46.7 || [[Heart UK]]<br />[[Spinal Injuries Association]]
|-
|align=center|[[2009 London Marathon|29]] || 26 April 2009 || 155,000 || 49,995 || 35,884 || 35,404 || 47.2 || [[The Children's Trust]]
|-
|align=center|[[2010 London Marathon|30]] || 25 April 2010 || 163,000 || 51,378 || 36,956 || 36,666 || 50.6 || [[CLIC Sargent]]
|-
|align=center|[[2011 London Marathon|31]] || 17 April 2011 || 163,926 || 50,532 || 35,303 || 34,872 || 51.8 || [[Oxfam]]
|-
|align=center|[[2012 London Marathon|32]] || 22 April 2012 || 170,150 || 50,200 || 37,227 || 36,812 || 52.8 || ''TeamPB''<br /> ([[Prostate Cancer Charity]])<br />([[Breast Cancer Care]])
|-
|align=center|[[2013 London Marathon|33]] || 21 April 2013 || 167,449 || 48,323 || 34,631 || 34,381 || 53.0 || [[YouthNet]]<br />[[Age UK]]
|-
|align=center|[[2014 London Marathon|34]] || 13 April 2014 || 169,682 || 49,872 || 36,337 || 35,977 || 53.2 || [[Anthony Nolan]]
|-
|align=center|[[2015 London Marathon|35]] || 26 April 2015 || 172,888 || 51,696 || 38,020 || 37,793 || 54.1 || [[Cancer Research UK]]
|-
|align=center|[[2016 London Marathon|36]] || 24 April 2016 || 247,069 || 53,152 || 39,523 || 39,140 || 59.4 || [[NSPCC]]
|-
|align=center|[[2017 London Marathon|37]] || 23 April 2017 || 253,930 || 53,229 || 40,048 || 39,487 || 61.5 || [[Heads Together]]
|-
|align=center|[[2018 London Marathon|38]] || 22 April 2018 || 386,050 || 54,685 || 40,926 || 40,220 || 63.7 || [[Teenage Cancer Trust]]
|-
|align=center|[[2019 London Marathon|39]] || 28 April 2019 || 414,168 || 56,398 || 42,906 || 42,549 || 66.4<ref name=2019Charity>[https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/latest-news/item/2019-virgin-money-london-marathon-smashes-world-fundraising-record/ 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon smashes world fundraising record]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. London Marathon (25 September 2019). Retrieved 26 April 2020.</ref> || [[Dementia Revolution]]
|-
|align=center|[[2020 London Marathon|40]] || 4 October 2020 || 457,861 || 77 || 77 || 61|| || [[Mencap]]
|-
|align=center|[[2021 London Marathon|41]] || 3 October 2021 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  [[Macmillan Cancer Support|Macmillan]]
|-
|align=center|[[2022 London Marathon|42]] || 2 October 2022 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [[British Heart Foundation]]
|-
|align=center|[[2023 London Marathon|43]] || 23 April 2023 ||  || 49,675 || 49,272 || 43,965<ref>[https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/records-tumble-on-a-marathon-day-like-no-other#:~:text=With%20the%20Finish%20Line%20on,mark%20by%20close%20of%20play]. Two course records and a pair of spectacular races crown the biggest ever London Marathon</ref>|| 63.0<ref>[https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/fundraising-total-2023 2023 TCS London Marathon raises £63 million for charity], TCS London Marathon Official Press Release</ref> || Great Ormond Street Hospital
|-
|align=center|[[2024 London Marathon|44]] || 21 April 2024 || 578,374<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/747186-most-ballot-entries-for-a-marathon-event Most ballot entries for a marathon event], Guinness Records</ref> || 65,725<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/68826412 London Marathon 2024: Elite runners, world record bids, GB athletes to watch, celebrities and weather], BBC</ref> || 54,218<ref>[https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/records-tumble-as-london-celebrates-its-biggest-marathon Records tumble as London celebrates its biggest marathon], TCS London Marathon Official Press Release</ref> ||  53,000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=The 2024 London Marathon – in numbers |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a60576414/london-marathon-in-numbers/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Runner's World |language=en-GB}}</ref>||  67.0<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2024 London Marathon – in numbers |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a60576414/london-marathon-in-numbers/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.runnersworld.com |date=23 April 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref>|| Samaritans
|-
|align=center|[[2025 London Marathon|45]] || 27 April 2025 || 840,318<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-29 |title=Record numbers apply for 2025 London Marathon |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68918984 |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>|| ||  ||  ||  || [[Pancreatic Cancer UK]]
|-
|align=center|[[2026 London Marathon|46]] || 26 April 2026 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [[Marie Curie (charity)|Marie Curie]]
|}

*All information from official website.<ref>[https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/stats-and-figures/ Stats and Figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323182946/https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/stats-and-figures/ |date=23 March 2020 }}. London Marathon. Retrieved 26 April 2020.</ref><ref>[https://london-marathon.s3.amazonaws.com/vmlm2014/live/uploads/cms_page_media/1844/2019_Virgin_Money_London_Marathon_Media_Guide.pdf 2019 London Marathon Media Guide]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. London Marathon. Retrieved 26 April 2020.</ref>

''NOTE:  The 2020 race was restricted to elite athletes in able-bodied (30 for each sex) and invited wheelchair athletes.''

==History==
[[File:20060423 Felix Limo and Martin Lel.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|2006 winner [[Felix Limo]] (left) and 2005, 2007 & 2008 winner [[Martin Lel]] (right)]]
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.<ref name=PolyHistory>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kingstonandpoly.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=115&Itemid=30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009093900/http://www.kingstonandpoly.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=115&Itemid=30|url-status=dead|title=Kingston Harriers, The Polytechnic Marathon, a short history|archive-date=9 October 2007}}</ref>

The current London Marathon was founded in 1981 by Olympic champion and journalist [[Chris Brasher]] and athlete [[John Disley]].<ref name=VirginHistory>{{cite web | title=Virgin London Marathon&nbsp;– Background | url=http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/in-the-beginning/ | access-date=29 April 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506092528/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/in-the-beginning/ | archive-date=6 May 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IsgDAAAAMBAJ&q=London+Marathon&pg=PA92-IA1 |title=Runner's World, Vol. 42, No. 1|journal=Runner's World Magazine. 2016.|date=Jan 2007 |page=82 |publisher=Rodale, Inc.|issn= 0897-1706 |access-date=30 September 2010 }}</ref> Shortly after completing the [[New York City Marathon]] in November 1979 Brasher wrote an article for ''[[The Observer]]'' newspaper which began:

<blockquote>
To believe this story you must believe that the human race be one joyous family, working together, laughing together, achieving the impossible. Last Sunday, in one of the most trouble-stricken cities in the world, 11,532 men and women from 40 countries in the world, assisted by over a million black, white and yellow people, laughed, cheered and suffered during the greatest folk festival the world has seen.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3547639.stm
|title=The London Marathon story
|work=[[BBC Online]]
|date=7 April 2004
|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref></blockquote>

The first London Marathon was held on 29 March 1981, more than 20,000 applied to run. 6,747 were accepted and 6,255 crossed the finish line on Constitution Hill. The Marathon's popularity has steadily grown since then. As at 2009, 746,635 people have completed the race since its inception.<ref name=VirginHistory/> In 2010, 36,549 people crossed the line, the biggest field since the race began.<ref>{{cite web | title=Record Numbers Finish Virgin London Marathon | url=http://lrn.london-marathon.com/record-numbers-finish-first-virgin-london-marathon/ | access-date=30 April 2010 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715185126/http://lrn.london-marathon.com/record-numbers-finish-first-virgin-london-marathon/ | archive-date=15 July 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The first wheelchair marathon race was held in 1983 and the event was credited with reducing the stigma surrounding disabled athletes.<ref>[http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/OnlineResources/X20L/Themes/1383/1169/ London Marathon]. [[Museum of London]]. Retrieved on 29 April 2009.</ref> In 2013 the [[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] Athletics Marathon World Cup was held within the London Marathon featuring athletes of both genders in the T42–T46 and T11–T13 categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/ipc-athletics-partners-london-marathon |title=IPC Athletics partners with London Marathon |publisher=Paralympic.org |date=21 April 2013 |access-date=2 June 2017}}</ref> In August 2013 it was announced that the event would be staged in London until 2017 and feature athletes in the T11-T12, T13, T42-T44, T43, T45-46, T51-52 and the T53-54 class.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2013-news-page/november-2013/19-11-13-ipc-marathon/ |title=British Athletics Official Website &#124; New event added to 2014 IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup |publisher=Britishathletics.org.uk |date=19 November 2013 |access-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127113429/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2013-news-page/november-2013/19-11-13-ipc-marathon/ |archive-date=27 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

For many years the London and Polytechnic Marathons competed with each other until, in 1996, the latter folded in due to the popularity of the former.<ref name=PolyHistory/>

Following the [[Boston Marathon bombing]], organisers of the 2013 London Marathon undertook a review of their security arrangements, despite no specific threats against the event.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.3news.co.nz/London-to-review-marathon-security/tabid/417/articleID/294437/Default.aspx| work=3 News NZ| title=London to review marathon security| date=16 April 2013| access-date=16 April 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613153855/http://www.3news.co.nz/London-to-review-marathon-security/tabid/417/articleID/294437/Default.aspx| archive-date=13 June 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref> A 30-second silence was held before the start of the marathon to show respect and support to those affected by the tragedy.<ref>{{cite news|title=London Marathon: 30 seconds of silence for Boston|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-22237659|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 April 2013}}</ref>

In April 2025, race organisers announced they will no longer post on [[Twitter|X]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-24 |title=London Marathon boycotts X after 'descent into gutter' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cwynx45gxglo |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Organisation==
The race is currently organised by Hugh Brasher, son of Chris, as race director and Nick Bitel as chief executive. Previously [[David Bedford (athlete)|David Bedford]] and Bitel had overseen a period of great change for the race, including amendments to the course in 2005 which saw the cobbled section by the [[Tower of London]] replaced with a flat stretch along the Highway.<ref>{{cite web | title=Flora London Marathon website: ''Marathon History: Course History'' | url=http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/marathon_history/index.php?page=2 | access-date=1 February 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509113902/http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/marathon_history/index.php?page=2 | archive-date=9 May 2006 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Dan Tunstall Pedoe]] was the medical director of the London Marathon for 25 years between the first one in 1981 until 2005. In 2003, Pedoe was shadowed by Sanjay Sharma from St George's Hospital (University of London) who took over the role in its entirety in 2006.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8gDAAAAMBAJ&q=Medical+cover+at+London+marathon&pg=PA116 |title=Runner's World, Vol. 43, No. 12|page=116|date=Dec 2008 |author=Amby Burfoot|journal=Runner's World Magazine. 2016.|issn= 0897-1706 |publisher=Rodale, Inc.|access-date=1 October 2010 }}</ref> Medical cover is provided by 150 doctors. Also assisting were more than 1,500 volunteers of [[St. John Ambulance]], who organise over 50 first aid posts along the route, and three field hospitals at the finish. St John Ambulance also provide a number of healthcare professions for the event, including nurses, paramedics, ambulances with crews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/london-marathon.html |title=london marathon |publisher=www.pponline.co.uk |access-date=1 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813041721/http://pponline.co.uk/encyc/london-marathon.html |archive-date=13 August 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After pressure from [[Sophie Power]] and sheRACES, the marathon now allows pregnant and post-partum women to defer their place to a later date of their choosing, thus ensuring they are fully fit and well when they race.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Sophie |date=2021-10-03 |title=London Marathon battle proves equality for sporting mums is still in the distance |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/womens-sport/2021/10/03/london-marathon-battle-proves-equality-sporting-mums-still-distance/ |access-date=2025-09-28 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

The [[BBC]] covers the event, devoting rolling coverage for most of the morning. The theme music associated with this coverage, and with the event itself, is called "Main Titles to The Trap", composed by [[Ron Goodwin]] for the film ''[[The Trap (1966 film)|The Trap]]''.

[[File:London Marathon at Shooters Hill - wheelchairs - geograph.org.uk - 761541.jpg|thumb|right|Men's Wheelchair competitors at [[Shooter's Hill]], 13 April 2008]]
There are three separate groups of starters: Elite Women, Wheelchair (Men and Women), and Elite Men followed by Mass Race.<ref>[http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/accreditation/media/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407185258/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/accreditation/media/|date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

==Course==
[[File:London Marathon.png|thumb|Course map]]
[[File:Top Three Men at London Marathon 2009 crop.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|The top three men, [[Samuel Wanjiru]], [[Tsegay Kebede]], and [[Jaouad Gharib]], near the end of the 2009 marathon]]
The marathon is run over a largely flat course around the [[River Thames]], and spans {{convert|42.195|km|mi|3}}.<!-- Official distance in IAAF rulebook is metric, therefore stated here first. Do ''not'' change the order!--><ref name="Highlights-2009">{{cite episode |title=The 2009 London Marathon Highlights |credits=[[Steve Cram]] (presenter) |network=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |station=[[BBC Two]] |airdate=26 April 2009|series=London Marathon }}</ref>

The route has markers at one mile intervals.  Although the race publicity (athlete advice, timing charts and so on) is mile-oriented,<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/2011-virgin-london-marathon-information/mile-markers/
|title = 2011 Race information&nbsp;– Mile markers
|publisher = Virgin London Marathon
|access-date = 28 January 2011
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110119091914/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/2011-virgin-london-marathon-information/mile-markers/
|archive-date = 19 January 2011
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> the individual timing splits that are available to competitors after the event are kilometre-oriented.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/race-results/race-results/
|title = Race results and reports
|publisher = Virgin London Marathon
|access-date = 28 January 2011
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110122091458/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/race-results/race-results/
|archive-date = 22 January 2011
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

The course begins at three separate points: the 'red start' in southern [[Greenwich Park]] on Charlton Way, the 'green start' in St John's Park, and the 'blue start' on Shooter's Hill Road.<ref name="Route" /> From these points around [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] at {{convert|35|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, south of the River Thames, the route heads east through [[Charlton, London|Charlton]]. The three courses converge after {{convert|4.5|km|abbr=in}} in [[Woolwich]], close to the [[Royal Artillery Barracks]].<ref name="Route">{{cite news |title=Interactive Marathon Map |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8011891.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=13 May 2009 | date=23 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="Map">{{cite news |first1=Peter |last1=Storey |first2=Tola |last2=Onanuga |first3=Sam |last3=Murphy |first4=John |last4=Ashdown |title=London Marathon 2009: Mile-by-mile route map |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/interactive/2009/apr/22/london-marathon-route-map |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 April 2009 |access-date=13 May 2009 }}</ref>

As the runners reach the {{convert|10|km|mi|adj=mid|mark|abbr=in}}, they pass by the [[Old Royal Naval College]] and head towards ''[[Cutty Sark]]'' [[drydock]]ed in [[Greenwich]]. Heading next into [[Deptford]] and [[Surrey Quays]]/[[Rotherhithe]] in the [[London Docklands|Docklands]], and out towards [[Bermondsey]], competitors race along [[Jamaica Road]] before reaching the half-way point as they cross [[Tower Bridge]]. Running east again along [[The Highway (London)|The Highway]] through [[Wapping]], competitors head up towards [[Limehouse]] and into [[Mudchute]] in the [[Isle of Dogs]] via Westferry Road, before heading into [[Canary Wharf]].<ref name="Route" /><ref name="Map" />

As the route leads away from Canary Wharf into [[Poplar, London|Poplar]], competitors run west down Poplar High Street back towards Limehouse and on through [[Commercial Road]]. They then move back onto The Highway, onto Lower and Upper Thames Streets. Heading into the final leg of the race, competitors pass The Tower of London on Tower Hill.  In the penultimate mile along [[Thames Embankment|The Embankment]], the [[London Eye]] comes into view, before the athletes turn right into [[Birdcage Walk]] to complete the final {{convert|352|m|yd|abbr=in}}, catching the sights of [[Big Ben]] and [[Buckingham Palace]], and finishing in [[The Mall, London|The Mall]] alongside [[St. James's Palace]].<ref name="Route" /><ref name="Map" /> This final section of the route formed part of the [[2012 Olympic Marathon Course]].

Since the first marathon, the course has undergone very few route changes. In the first race, the course took a diversion around Southwark Park before re-joining Jamaica Road on the way to Tower Bridge and was routed through St Katherine Docks past the Tower Hotel, en route to the Tower of London and the cobblestoned stretch of road that in later years was carpeted, to help runners prevent injury on the uneven surface.  In 1982, the finishing post was moved from [[Constitution Hill, London|Constitution Hill]] to [[Westminster Bridge]] due to construction works. It remained there for twelve years before moving to its present location at The Mall. In 2005, the route around the [[Isle of Dogs]] between {{convert|22|and|34|km|mi}} was switched from a clockwise to an anti-clockwise direction, and at {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=in}} the route was diverted to avoid St Katherine Docks and the [[cobblestone]]d area near the [[Tower of London]]. In 2008, a suspected gas leak at a pub in Wapping diverted the course, but in 2009 the race followed the same path as in 2007.<ref name="Guardian history">{{cite news |first1=Abigail |last1=Gliddon |first2=Tola |last2=Onanuga |title=London Marathon: A brief history |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/apr/24/london-marathon-brief-history |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=13 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Virgin history">{{cite web |title=History of the London Marathon – Course History |url=http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/course-history/ |publisher=London Marathon |access-date=13 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513081114/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/course-history/ |archive-date=13 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since 2012 mile 21 has become a significant cheer zone with [[Run Dem Crew]] transforming the stretch of Commercial Road outside the former [[Limehouse Town Hall]] into a street party with music and confetti cannons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/in-pictures-run-dem-crews-mile-21-cheer-zone-at-the-london-marathon-042216|title=In pictures: Run Dem Crew's Mile 21 cheer zone at The London Marathon|first=Matilda|last=Egere-Cooper|website=Time Out London}}</ref>

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020 London Marathon was run on a non-traditional course, consisting of 19.6 laps of length {{convert|2.15|km|mi}} around [[St James's Park]], taking in [[The Mall, London|The Mall]], [[Horse Guards Parade]], [[Birdcage Walk]] and [[Buckingham Palace]]. The final circuit was {{convert|1,345|m|mi|2}} along the Mall, following the finish line of the traditional London Marathon course.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-news/first-look-2020-london-marathon-course-1039931979/| title=First look at the 2020 London Marathon course| magazine=[[Athletics Weekly]]| date=3 September 2020| access-date=11 September 2020| archive-date=13 September 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913053244/https://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-news/first-look-2020-london-marathon-course-1039931979/| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Results==
{{Main|List of winners of the London Marathon}}
[[File:Paula Radcliffe London marathon 2005 crop.jpg|thumb|[[Paula Radcliffe]], women's winner of the 2005 race]]
London is one of the top six world marathons that form the [[World Marathon Majors]] competition with a  million prize purse.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldmarathonmajors.com/UK/about/ |title=World Marathon Majors |publisher=worldmarathonmajors.com |access-date=30 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423011357/http://worldmarathonmajors.com/UK/about/ |archive-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The inaugural marathon had 7,741 entrants, 6,255 of whom completed the race.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the London Marathon – In the Beginning |url=http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/in-the-beginning |publisher=London Marathon |access-date=12 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506092528/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/in-the-beginning/ |archive-date=6 May 2009 }}</ref> The first Men's Elite Race in 1981 was [[tie (draw)|tie]]d between American [[Dick Beardsley]] and Norwegian [[Inge Simonsen]], who crossed the [[wikt:finish line|finish line]] holding hands in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 48 seconds.<ref name="Eighty-one">{{cite web |title=1981 Race Report |url=http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/race-history/race-report-1981/ |publisher=London Marathon |access-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105155233/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/race-history/race-report-1981/ |archive-date=5 January 2011 |date=1981 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The first Women's Elite Race, also in 1981, was won by Briton [[Joyce Smith]] in 2:29:57.<ref name="Eighty-one" /> In 1983, the first [[Wheelchair racing|wheelchair race]]s took place. Organized by the [[English Federation of Disability Sport|British Sports Association for the Disabled]] (BASD), 19 people competed and 17 finished. [[Gordon Perry (athlete)|Gordon Perry]] of the United Kingdom won the Men's Wheelchair Race, coming in at 3:20:07, and [[Denise Smith (athlete)|Denise Smith]], also of the UK, won the Women's Wheelchair Race in 4:29:03.<ref name="Eighty-three">{{cite web |title=1983 Race Report |url=https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/race-reports/race-report-1983 |publisher=London Marathon |access-date=12 May 2009 |archive-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421001200/https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/race-reports/race-report-1983/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Marathon world record progression|World records for marathon running]] have been set several times. [[Khalid Khannouchi]], representing the United States, set the men's world record in 2:05:38 in 2002. The following year, British runner [[Paula Radcliffe]] set the women's world record in 2:15:25 (later briefly downgraded to "world best" by the IAAF as it was achieved in a mixed race,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www1.skysports.com/olympics/story/15234/7256951 |title=Radcliffe to lose records. Marathon queen unhappy at losing world record mark|date=25 October 2011|access-date=7 September 2013| work=Sky Sports}}</ref> but restored to the title of "world Record" shortly thereafter); in 2017 Mary Keitany of Kenya set a world record of 2:17:01 for an all-women's marathon. Previous women's world records were set in 1983 and 1985 by [[Grete Waitz]] and [[Ingrid Kristiansen]] respectively, both of Norway. The current men's course record is 2:01:25 set by Kenyan [[Kelvin Kiptum]] in 2023. [[Marcel Hug]] of Switzerland set the Men's Wheelchair Race course record at 1:26:27 in 2021, and the Women's equivalent was set by Swiss athlete [[Manuela Schär]] in 2021, with 1:39:52.<ref name="records.wheelchair">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/58778923 |title = London Marathon 2021: Marcel Hug & Manuela Schar win wheelchair title… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211003113430/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/58778923 |archive-date=3 October 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:2021 London Marathon.jpg|thumb]]

==Amateur runners==
[[File:2013 London Marathon at Victoria Embankment (1).JPG|thumb|upright=0.75|Amateur runners in the race running along [[Victoria Embankment]]]]
The race attracts amateur runners who make up the bulk of the thirty thousand or more participants; commonly running in fancy dress for charity causes.

In 2002, [[Lloyd Scott]] completed the marathon wearing a [[deep sea diving]] suit that weighed a total of {{convert|110|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, with each shoe weighing {{convert|24|lb|kg|abbr=on}}; he also set a record for the slowest London Marathon time.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1935471.stm |title=BBC News &#124; UK &#124; Marathon man erodes lead boots  |work=[[BBC News]] |date=17 April 2002 |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |location=London |access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref> On 19 April 2003, former boxer [[Michael Watson]], who had been told he would never be able to walk again after a fight with [[Chris Eubank]], made headlines by finishing the marathon in six days. In 2006, Sir [[Steve Redgrave]] (winner of five consecutive Olympic gold medals) set a new [[Guinness World Record]] for money raised through a marathon by collecting £1.8&nbsp;million in sponsorship. This broke the record set the previous year by the founder of the [[Oasis Trust]], [[Steve Chalke]], who had collected over £1.25&nbsp;million. In 2011, Chalke raised a new record £2.32&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oasisuk.org |title=Oasis Trust |publisher=Oasisuk.org |access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref> The £500 that Claire Squires collected before the race increased to over £1 million after she died having collapsed during the 2012 race.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Amelia |title=Claire Squires: amphetamine stimulant 'had role' in runner's fatal heart attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/30/claire-squires-runner-dmaa-fatal |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 2013}}</ref>

A small number of runners, known as the "[[London Marathon Ever Presents|Ever Presents]]", have completed each of the London Marathons since 1981. When the list was first established in 1995, there were 42. After [[2019 London Marathon|2019]], their number has shrunk to 10. At the running of the 2019 event, the oldest runner was 85-year old Kenneth Jones, whilst the youngest runner was 60-year-old Chris Finill. They are all male.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Peel |url=http://www.everpresent.org.uk/ |title=Ever Present Home Page |publisher=Everpresent.org.uk |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref>

In 2025, Singaporean marathon record holder Soh Rui Yong set a new Guinness World Record for fastest ever marathon in a suit, running 2:39:57. This broke the previous record of 2:40:53 by Frenchman Emmanuel Bonnier. Soh accomplished this feat while an MBA student at London Business School and is also a graduate of University College London Law School.<ref>https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/2025/may/llb-law-alum-sets-guiness-world-record-2025-london-marathon</ref>

== Entry ==
There are multiple ways that runners can enter the London Marathon. The breakdown of places is not publicly shared by the organisation. As of 2023, the available places are generally considered to be distributed approximately as follows:

* Charity (25,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charity entry |url=https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/enter/how-to-enter/charity-entry |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.tcslondonmarathon.com |language=en}}</ref>)
* General Ballot (approximately 17,000 (estimated))
* Good For Age Entry (6,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Good For Age entry |url=https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/enter/how-to-enter/good-for-age-entry |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=TCS London Marathon |language=en}}</ref>)
* Championship (1,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Championship entry |url=https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/enter/how-to-enter/championship-entry |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.tcslondonmarathon.com |language=en}}</ref>)
* Affiliated Running Clubs (1,515<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Athletics club entry |url=https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/enter/how-to-enter/british-athletics-club-entry |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=TCS London Marathon |language=en}}</ref>)
* Celebrity (100)
* Elite (100)

As well as a small number of places distributed directly to overseas ballot, tour operators and those deferred from previous editions.

=== Charity ===
The majority of runners at the London Marathon do so using a Charity Place. To obtain this, they commit to raising a minimum amount for a registered charitable cause. In contrast to the other World Marathon Majors and other international events, London Marathon has a bigger focus on  [[charity running]] than other similar events. London Marathon participants have helped to raise over £1 billion since its founding, including £67 million (dated to Apr 24 2024) at the [[2024 London Marathon]] which was the highest amount for a single-day fund-raising event.

=== General Ballot ===
In recent years, following the growth in popularity of recreational running,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Phil |date=2015-08-09 |title=When running for exercise was for weirdos |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/8/9/9115981/running-jogging-history |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref> it has become increasingly difficult to obtain a place via the general ballot or lottery. In 2024, success in the ballot is estimated to be below 3%. There have been a number of changes in recent years to address the increase in applications (online applications, removal of multi-ballot entry guarantee etc.). The 2025 event ballot received more than 840,000 applications, exceeding the record of 578,000 previously set by the 2024 ballot.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-29 |title=Record numbers apply for 2025 London Marathon |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68918984 |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Good for age ===
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The Good-for-Age entry route is the entry route for the majority of "competitive" runners. The aim of the good-for-age category is to provide places for those who achieve a sufficiently fast age-graded time. Due to a greater number of men meeting the Good-for-age criteria, places were capped at 3,000 entries for each gender to ensure an even gender split. This has led to the reduction in the Good for Age mens times in recent years. There is a 10% difference in the marathon World Record pace, but a 26% difference in the London Marathon Good for Age entry times. London Marathon is now harder to enter for men than Boston.

==Mini Marathon==
The Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon is the sister of The London Marathon. The course is the last {{convert|3|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} of the London Marathon and is for under-13s, under-15s and under-17s from all 33 London Boroughs along with 13 teams from ten English regions and three Home Countries: Scotland, Wales and [[Northern Ireland]]. There is also a Mini Wheelchair race on the day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minimarathon.co.uk/articles/home/ |title=Virgin Mini London Marathon&nbsp;– Home |publisher=www.minimarathon.co.uk |access-date=30 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903131050/http://www.minimarathon.co.uk/articles/home/ |archive-date=3 September 2012 }}</ref> The race doubles as the British Athletics 3mile Championships.

==BBC live coverage==
[[File:London_Marathon_Finishers_Medal.jpg|thumb|2019 London Marathon finishers medal]]

The BBC has broadcast coverage of the London Marathon since its inception in 1981<ref>{{cite web|title=London Marathon to stay on BBC|url=http://sport-onthebox.com/2012/04/20/athletics-london-marathon-to-stay-on-the-bbc-until-2018/|website=Sport on the Box|date=20 April 2012 |access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> and has broadcast the race live, and in full, since 1984. Originally hosted out-of-vision by [[David Coleman]], more recently the main presenters on [[BBC One]] have been [[Sue Barker]], [[Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)|Jonathan Edwards]] and [[Gabby Logan]]. The highlight presenters on [[BBC Two]] have been Jonathan Edwards (2007–12), [[Sonali Shah]] (2013), and [[Helen Skelton]] (2014–15). The commentators for the Marathon on the BBC were David Coleman, Ron Pickering, Brendan Foster, Paul Dickinson, Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Stuart Storey, Paula Radcliffe, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Liz McColgan, and Rob Walker.

===Theme tune===
The theme tune used by the BBC every year is from the film score of ''[[The Trap (1966 film)|The Trap]]'', a 1966 film about a Canadian fur trapper, starring [[Oliver Reed]] and [[Rita Tushingham]]. The music was written by [[Ron Goodwin]] and is performed by the [[Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="bbcmusic">{{cite web|title=The Trap - The London Marathon Theme|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n2x332|publisher=BBC Music|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="classicfm">{{cite web|title=Ron Goodwin: The Trap|url=http://www.classicfm.com/composers/goodwin/music/the-trap/|publisher=Classic fm|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref>

==Sponsorship and marketing==
[[File:Virgin Money London Marathon.png|thumb|Logo used from 2013 to 2021 under Virgin Money sponsorship]]
The original sponsors of the London Marathon were [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]], who sponsored the event from 1981 to 1983. Subsequent sponsors have been [[Mars, Inc|Mars]] (1984–1988), [[ADT Security Services|ADT]] (1989–1992), [[NutraSweet]] (1993–1995), and [[Flora (margarine)|Flora]] (1996–2009).<ref name=sponsor>{{cite web |url=http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/sponsor-history/ |title=Virgin London Marathon |publisher=www.virginlondonmarathon.com |access-date=30 September 2010 |archive-date=24 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924180210/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/history-london-marathon/sponsor-history/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GV4q12LtbwMC&q=sponsorship+london+marathon+Gillette&pg=PA154 |title=Advertising&nbsp;– Google Books |isbn=9780273634355 |access-date=30 September 2010 |last1=Jefkins |first1=Frank |last2=Jefkins |first2=Frank William |last3=Yadin |first3=Daniel |year=2000 |publisher=Financial Times Prentice Hall }}</ref> [[Virgin Money UK|Virgin Money]] sponsored the marathon from 2010, after signing a five-year £17m sponsorship deal in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rutherford |first1=Scott |title=Sir Richard Branson's company to sponsor London Marathon |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/sir-richard-bransons-company-to-sponsor-london-marathon-2x5pnzndbpl |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=The Times |date=17 May 2008}}</ref> In April 2013, the London Marathon renewed its sponsorship deal with Virgin Money for a further five years and the race changed its name to the Virgin Money London Marathon.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duff |first1=Alex |title=London Marathon Extends Sponsorship With Virgin Money to 2017 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-22/london-marathon-extends-sponsorship-with-virgin-money-to-2017 |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=Bloomberg |date=22 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=How To Watch 41st London Marathon 2021 Live Stream Reddit Online TV Channels? - Sports Report|date=2 October 2021|url=https://sreurl.com/marathon/how-to-watch-41st-london-marathon-2021-live-stream-reddit-online-tv-channels/|access-date=2 October 2021|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002211519/https://sreurl.com/marathon/how-to-watch-41st-london-marathon-2021-live-stream-reddit-online-tv-channels/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021 it was announced that Indian consultancy company [[Tata Consultancy Services]] would take over sponsorship of the London Marathon from 2022.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carp|first1=Sam|title=London Marathon secures Tata title sponsorship ahead of Virgin Money exit|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/london-marathon-title-sponsor-tata-consultancy-services-virgin-money|access-date=5 September 2021|work=sportspromedia|date=8 June 2021}}</ref>

A number of other companies and organisations also use the event for [[brand]] identification and [[marketing]], including [[New Balance]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/|title=Home – Virgin Money London Marathon|website=www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=25 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725225856/https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Lucozade Sport]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucozade Sport becomes longest-standing incumbent partner |url=https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/news-and-media/latest-news/lucozade-sport-becomes-longest-standing-incumbent-partner |access-date=18 September 2023 |website=www.tcslondonmarathon.com }}</ref> and [[Fuller's Brewery]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2019 |title=INTRODUCING OUR LONDON MARATHON TEAM |url=https://www.fullers.co.uk/blog/pubs-articles/fullers-london-marathon-team-2019 |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[London Triathlon]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|London Marathon}}
*{{Official website}}
:*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110105161056/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/interactive-map/ Official map - splits given in miles]
:*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110122091458/http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/race-results/race-results/ Results of previous races - splits given in kilometres]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/interactive/2009/apr/22/london-marathon-route-map Interactive Route map from the Guardian (2009 route)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110405084337/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/public/paid/sport/london-marathon Historical weather information for marathon days in London]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101212043640/http://www.aubreybooks.com/london-marathon.aspx The Official Register of London Marathon Runners 2001-2010, published by Aubrey Books]

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