Learn everything you need to know about the 2026 London Marathon, including dates, times, route and more.
Date
The 2026 London Marathon is set to take place on Sunday 26th April 2026.
Times
The timings for the 2026 London Marathon are yet to be confirmed, but we can expect the schedule to follow last year's event.
The 2025 London Marathon commenced with the Elite wheelchair men's and women's races at 08:50, shortly followed by the Elite women's and men's race and mass event.
The mass participation event, which includes experienced club runners and other members of the public, is expected to start in staggered time slots.
Route
The London Marathon takes place in England's capital city, with the inaugural edition being held on 29th March 1981.
Measuring a gruelling 26.219 miles, the course begins at three separate points around Blackheath. There is 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.
After 2.8 miles, the three courses converge in Woolwich, close to the Royal Artillery Barracks, with the field then taking in many of London' s famous landmarks alongside the River Thames, passing mile checkpoints on the way.
Some of the Landmarks include Cutty Sark in Greenwich, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf and the Embankment, while the runners go up The Mall before finishing in front of Buckingham Palace.
The final section of this route formed part of the 2012 Olympic Marathon course.
Prize Money
Assuming the prize money doesn't change from 2025, the winner of each race at the London Marathon will receive $55,000 (£41,500), with $30,000 (£23,100) on offer for second place and $22,500 (£17,400) awarded to third.
Any male who runs a sub-2:02:00 or female who runs a sub-2:15:00 will take home a whopping $150,000 (£115,900).
If a runner is to set a new course record, they will win $25,000 (£19,300), while $125,000 (£96,500) is granted to anyone who can achieve a world record.
London Marathon Course Records
Men | Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) | 2:01:25 | 2023 |
Women (Mixed) | Paula Radcliffe (GB) | 2:15:25 | 2003 |
Women Only | Tigist Assefa (ETH) | 2:15:50 | 2025 |
Wheelchair Men | Marcel Hug (SWI) | 1:23:44 | 2023 |
Wheelchair Women | Catherine Debrunner (SWI) | 1:38:24 | 2022 |
Previous winners
Last ten winners of the London Marathon
Men's Elite Race
2016 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:03:05 | Second victory |
2017 | Daniel Wanjiru | Kenya | 2:05:48 | |
2018 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:04:17 | Third victory |
2019 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:02:37 | Fourth victory |
2020 | Shura Kitata Tola | Ethiopia | 2:05:58 | |
2021 | Sisay Lemma | Ethiopia | 2:04:01 | |
2022 | Amos Kipruto | Kenya | 2:04:39 | |
2023 | Kelvin Kiptum | Kenya | 2:01:25 | Current course record |
2024 | Alexander Mutiso | Kenya | 2:04:01 | |
2025 | Sabastian Sawe | Kenya | 2:02:27 |
Women's elite race
2016 | Jemima Sumgong | Kenya | 2:22:58 | |
2017 | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:17:01 | New world record (Women) |
2018 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:18:31 | |
2019 | Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 2:18:20 | |
2020 | Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 2:18:58 | Second victory |
2021 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | Kenya | 2:17:43 | |
2022 | Yalemzerf Yehualaw | Ethiopia | 2:17:26 | |
2023 | Sifan Hassan | Netherlands | 2:18:33 | |
2024 | Peres Jepchirchir | Kenya | 2:16:16 | |
2025 | Tigist Assefa | Ethiopia | 2:15:50 | World marathon record (women-only) |
Men's wheelchair race
2016 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:35:19 | Second victory |
2017 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:31:06 | Seventh victory |
2018 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:31:15 | Eighth victory |
2019 | Daniel Romanchuk | USA | 1:33:37 | |
2020 | Brent Lakatos | Canada | 1:36:04 | |
2021 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:26:27 | Third victory |
2022 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:24:28 | Fourth victory |
2023 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:23:44 | Current course record |
2024 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:28:35 | Sixth victory |
2025 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:25:25 | Seventh victory |
Women's wheelchair race
2016 | Tatyana McFadden | USA | 1:44:14 | Fourth victory |
2017 | Manuela Schar | Switzerland | 1:39:57 | |
2018 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 1:42:58 | |
2019 | Manuela Schar | Switzerland | 1:44:09 | Second victory |
2020 | Nikita den Boer | Netherlands | 1:40:07 | |
2021 | Manuela Schar | Switzerland | 1:39:52 | Third victory |
2022 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 1:38:24 | Current course record |
2023 | Madison de Rozario | Australia | 1:38:51 | Second victory |
2024 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 1:38:54 | Second victory |
2025 | Catherine Debrunner | Switzerland | 1:34:18 | Third victory |
