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The 2024 London Marathon was the 44th running of the London Marathon; it took place on 21 April 2024. [1] The route included notable landmarks Buckingham Palace , Cutty Sark , Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf .
The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. It is the largest marathon in the world, with over 53,700 finishers in 2024, and 840,318 applicants for the 2025 event. [ 1] Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April ...
The London Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 29 March 1981. Set over a largely flat course around the River Thames, the marathon is 26.2 miles (42.2 km) in length and generally regarded as a competitive and unpredictable event, and conducive to fast times. The inaugural marathon had 7,741 entrants, 6,255 of whom completed the ...
Laced up with some new running shoes has set me back on track. I’ve done five half-marathons in the last four weeks, including a longest run of 18.5 miles (30km).
The exact timings for this year have not yet been confirmed, but are likely to resemble last year’s schedule, which was: 8.30am BST: Mini London marathon. 8.50am: Elite wheelchair races. 9.00am ...
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 Olympic records for the event are 2:06:26 hours for men, set by Tamirat Tola in 2024, and 2:22:55 hours for women, set by Sifan Hassan in 2024. The men's marathon world record has been improved several times at the Olympics: in 1908, 1920, and then at successive Olympics by Abebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964. [11]
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. ... April 20, 2024 at 12:30 AM.