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The TCS London Marathon on 24/25 April 2027 is one of the world’s most celebrated endurance events and a permanent fixture at the heart of London’s sporting year — one of the six Abbott World Marathon Majors, drawing over 100,000 participants and hundreds of thousands of spectators through the capital’s most iconic streets. The course begins on Blackheath in Greenwich, winds past the Cutty Sark, crosses Tower Bridge, loops through Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs, runs along the Victoria Embankment and finishes in the shadow of Buckingham Palace on The Mall — a route that delivers some of the most recognisable views in London at extraordinary pace. Spectating is entirely free and one of the great London sporting days: the crowd stretches across 26.2 miles of route, cheering tens of thousands of runners from elite world-record contenders to costumed fundraisers to club athletes chasing personal bests. The elite wheelchair race begins at 08:50, with the elite women’s and mass starts following through the morning. The ballot for a 2027 runner’s place has now closed, but charity places remain available — the London Marathon is the world’s largest single-day fundraising event, raising over £60 million each year for good causes. Good for Age and Championship entry routes also provide alternatives for qualifying runners. Whether you are running for a charity, chasing a personal best, cheering from the roadside at Tower Bridge, or watching the finish on The Mall — the TCS London Marathon on 24/25 April 2027 is one of the unmissable occasions in London’s annual calendar.
