London Marathon 2026: Route map, elite fields, British athletes, weather, records & coverage

The forty sixth London Marathon is about to be one other record-breaker, with greater than 59,000 folks anticipated to finish the 26.2-mile course on Sunday.

The 2025 occasion set a world report for the variety of finishers, regardless of scorching circumstances, with a complete of 56,640 entrants finishing the gap.

Before this yr’s race, organizers confirmed discussions are ongoing over holding a two-day event in 2027, which occasion director Hugh Brasher says may permit for 100,000 finishers and lift over £130m for charity.

This yr’s elite races function all 4 defending champions, as Sabastian Sawe, Tigst Assefa, Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner return to defend their titles.

Britons Mahamed Mahamed, Phil Sesemann, Patrick Dever, Rose Harvey, Eilish McColgan, Jess Warner-Judd, David Weir and Eden Rainbow-Cooper shall be amongst these hoping to star on house soil.

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah and England’s Women’s Rugby World Cup winner Ellie Kildunne have the consideration of formally beginning the occasion in Greenwich Park, dwell on the BBC.

Here’s the whole lot you might want to know.