London Marathon<\/a> opened at 9am on Friday, April 24.<\/p>\nIt will close next Friday, May 1, at 4pm.<\/p>\n
How do I apply for space in the ballot?<\/p>\n
It is a completely random draw, just like the National Lottery. The ballot results will be announced by early July. <\/p>\n
It is free to enter the ballot although if you are given a space you will need to pay an entry fee.<\/p>\n
The fee to enter this year\u2019s race was \u00a379.99. <\/p>\n
When is the London marathon in 2027?<\/p>\n
The 2027 TCS London Marathon will take place on Sunday 25 April, 2027.<\/p>\n
Last month it was stated that London Marathon Events is exploring the possibility of the 2027 TCS London Marathon taking place across two days. <\/p>\n
Should permission be granted for this one\u2011off two\u2011day format it would take place on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April. <\/p>\n
All ballot entrants would automatically be entered into the ballot for both the Saturday and Sunday events (though they would only be able to take part in one).<\/p>\n
How many spaces are there?<\/p>\n
It is expected that more than 59,000 people will be on the start line for the 2026 marathon.<\/p>\n
Many but not all of the spaces are given out through the ballot, as people can also apply through a charity, qualify with a fast time, or through running for a British Athletics club. <\/p>\n
The marathon being staged over two days would significantly increase the chance of securing a place, potentially doubling the number of people who can take part.<\/p>\n
How else can I get a place in the London Marathon 2027?<\/p>\n
If you are able to run a \u201cgood for age\u201d time then you can have the option of getting a place among those ringfenced for faster runners.<\/p>\n
Organisers normally set aside around 6,000 places for runners who are able to attain what is considered a \u201cgood for age\u201d time for their sex. <\/p>\n
An organisation will give you a place in exchange for an agreement to try to reach a fundraising goal but watch out as this can be in the thousands of pounds and a commitment perhaps beyond training. If you do not achieve the required funds then you may not be allowed to run. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than a million people applied for a place at this year\u2019s race in the ballot, and next…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[4816,27,1317,6804,8374],"class_list":{"0":"post-20943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-charities","9":"tag-london","10":"tag-london-marathon","11":"tag-marathon","12":"tag-race"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116458692483028970","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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