File:TCS_London_Marathon_logo.png · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
London Marathon
Sign in to savemarathon running race held in London, United Kingdom
Key facts
- Date
- April
- Location
- London , United Kingdom
- Event type
- Road
- Distance
- Marathon
- Primary sponsor
- TCS
- Established
- 1981 (45 years ago) ( 1981 )
- Course records
- Men: 1:59:30 ( Sabastian Sawe , 2026), Women: 2:15:25 ( Paula Radcliffe , 2003), Wheelchair men: 1:23:44 ( Marcel Hug , 2023), Wheelchair women: 1:38:24 ( Catherine Debrunner , 2022)
- Official site
- www .tcslondonmarathon .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- World Marathon Majors
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Location
- London
- Sport
- running
- Official website
- www.london-marathon.co.uk
- Image
- 2025 London Marathon - 17.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- month of the year
- April
- inception
- 1981-00-00
- Commons category
- London Marathon
- topic's main category
- Category:London Marathon
- event interval
- 1
- social media followers
- 189901
- sponsor
- The Gillette Company
via Wikidata · CC0
~19 min read
Encyclopedic overview
The London Marathon 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 and finishing at 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 races for men and women, and a 3-mile mini marathon event for under-17 athletes. In 2026, London Marathon Events launched a collaboration with Friday Night Lights, a paid-for 5km run at Battersea Park on the Friday prior to the marathon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “London Marathon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.