London Marathon
london marathon also known tc london marathon sponsorship reason annual marathon held london england founded athlete chris brasher john disley typically held april although moved october due covid pandemic largely flat course set around river thames starting blackheath finishing mall hugh brasher son chris current race director nick bitel chief executive race several component mass race public professional race men woman longdistance runner elite level wheelchair race men woman plus mile mini marathon event athlete significant charity running aspect marathon participant helping raise £ billion since founding including £ million london marathon highest amount singleday fundraising event since elite race part world marathon major includes six world top level marathon race london marathon seen marathon world record broken seven occasion khalid khannouchi broke men record womens record broken grete waitz ingrid kristiansen paula radcliffe mary jepkosgei keitany current elite course record held kelvin kiptum paula radcliffe current wheelchair course record held marcel hug catherine debrunner race often title sponsorship branded tc london marathon since information official website note race restricted elite athlete ablebodied sex invited wheelchair athlete london marathon first longdistance running event held city long history marathon event polytechnic marathon also known poly first held current london marathon founded olympic champion journalist chris brasher athlete john disley shortly completing new york city marathon november brasher wrote article observer newspaper began believe story must believe human race one joyous family working together laughing together achieving impossible last sunday one troublestricken city world men woman country world assisted million black white yellow people laughed cheered suffered greatest folk festival world seen first london marathon held march applied run accepted crossed finish line constitution hill marathon popularity steadily grown since people completed race since inception people crossed line biggest field since race began first wheelchair marathon race held event credited reducing stigma surrounding disabled athlete ipc athletics marathon world cup held within london marathon featuring athlete gender t–t t–t category august announced event would staged london feature athlete tt tt class many year london polytechnic marathon competed latter folded due popularity former following boston marathon bombing organiser london marathon undertook review security arrangement despite specific threat event second silence held start marathon show respect support affected tragedy race currently organised hugh brasher son chris race director nick bitel chief executive previously david bedford bitel overseen period great change race including amendment course saw cobbled section tower london replaced flat stretch along highway dan tunstall pedoe medical director london marathon year first one pedoe shadowed sanjay sharma st george hospital university london took role entirety medical cover provided doctor also assisting volunteer st john ambulance organise first aid post along route three field hospital finish st john ambulance also provide number healthcare profession event including nurse paramedic ambulance crew bbc cover event devoting rolling coverage morning theme music associated coverage event called main title trap composed ron goodwin film trap three separate group starter elite woman wheelchair men woman elite men followed mass race marathon run largely flat course around river thames span kilometre mi route marker one mile interval although race publicity athlete advice timing chart mileoriented individual timing split available competitor event kilometreoriented course begin three separate point red start southern greenwich park charlton way green start st john park blue start shooter hill road point around blackheath ft sea level south river thames route head east charlton three course converge km mile woolwich close royal artillery barrack runner reach km mark mile pas old royal naval college head towards cutty sark drydocked greenwich heading next deptford surrey quaysrotherhithe docklands towards bermondsey competitor race along jamaica road reaching halfway point cross tower bridge running east along highway wapping competitor head towards limehouse mudchute isle dog via westferry road heading canary wharf route lead away canary wharf poplar competitor run west poplar high street back towards limehouse commercial road move back onto highway onto lower upper thames street heading final leg race competitor pas tower london tower hill penultimate mile along embankment london eye come view athlete turn right birdcage walk complete final yard catching sight big ben buckingham palace finishing mall alongside st james palace final section route formed part olympic marathon course since first marathon course undergone route change first race course took diversion around southwark park rejoining jamaica road way tower bridge routed st katherine dock past tower hotel en route tower london cobblestoned stretch road later year carpeted help runner prevent injury uneven surface finishing post moved constitution hill westminster bridge due construction work remained twelve year moving present location mall route around isle dog kilometre mi switched clockwise anticlockwise direction km mile route diverted avoid st katherine dock cobblestoned area near tower london suspected gas leak pub wapping diverted course race followed path since mile become significant cheer zone run dem crew transforming stretch commercial road outside former limehouse town hall street party music confetti cannon due covid pandemic london marathon run nontraditional course consisting lap length kilometre mi around st james park taking mall horse guard parade birdcage walk buckingham palace final circuit metre mi along mall following finish line traditional london marathon course london one top six world marathon form world marathon major competition million prize purse inaugural marathon entrant completed race first men elite race tied american dick beardsley norwegian inge simonsen crossed finish line holding hand hour minute second first womens elite race also briton joyce smith first wheelchair race took place organized british sport association disabled basd people competed finished gordon perry united kingdom men wheelchair race coming denise smith also uk womens wheelchair race world record marathon running set several time khalid khannouchi representing united state set men world record following year british runner paula radcliffe set womens world record later briefly downgraded world best iaaf achieved mixed race restored title world record shortly thereafter mary keitany kenya set world record allwomens marathon previous womens world record set grete waitz ingrid kristiansen respectively norway current men course record set kenyan kelvin kiptum marcel hug switzerland set men wheelchair race course record womens equivalent set swiss athlete manuela schär race attracts amateur runner make bulk thirty thousand participant commonly running fancy dress charity cause lloyd scott completed marathon wearing deep sea diving suit weighed total lb kg shoe weighing lb kg also set record slowest london marathon time april former boxer michael watson told would never able walk fight chris eubank made headline finishing marathon six day sir steve redgrave winner five consecutive olympic gold medal set new guinness world record money raised marathon collecting £ million sponsorship broke record set previous year founder oasis trust steve chalke collected £ million chalke raised new record £ million £ claire squire collected race increased £ million died collapsed race small number runner known ever present completed london marathon since list first established number shrunk running event oldest runner year old kenneth jones whilst youngest runner yearold chris finill male multiple way runner enter london marathon breakdown place publicly shared organisation available place generally considered distributed approximately follows charity general ballot approximately estimated good age entry championship affiliated running club celebrity elite well small number place distributed directly overseas ballot tour operator deferred previous edition majority runner london marathon using charity place obtain commit raising minimum amount registered charitable cause contrast world marathon major international event london marathon bigger focus charity running similar event london marathon participant helped raise £ billion since founding including £ million dated apr london marathon highest amount singleday fundraising event recent year following growth popularity recreational running become increasingly difficult obtain place via general ballot lottery success ballot estimated number change recent year address increase application online application removal multiballot entry guarantee etc event ballot received application exceeding record previously set ballot goodforage entry route entry route majority competitive runner aim goodforage category provide place achieve sufficiently fast agegraded time due greater number men meeting goodforage criterion place capped entry gender ensure even gender split led reduction good age men time recent year difference marathon world record pace difference london marathon good age entry time london marathon harder enter men boston virgin money giving mini london marathon sister london marathon course last mi km london marathon unders unders unders london borough along team ten english region three home country scotland wale northern ireland also mini wheelchair race day race double british athletics mile championship bbc broadcast live coverage london marathon since inception broadcast race full since originally hosted outofvision david coleman recently main presenter bbc one sue barker jonathan edward gabby logan highlight presenter bbc two jonathan edward – sonali shah helen skelton – commentator marathon bbc david coleman ron pickering brendan foster paul dickinson steve cram andrew cotter stuart storey paula radcliffe dame tanni greythompson liz mccolgan rob walker theme tune used bbc every year film score trap film canadian fur trapper starring oliver reed rita tushingham music written ron goodwin performed bournemouth symphony orchestra original sponsor london marathon gillette sponsored event subsequent sponsor mar – adt – nutrasweet – flora – virgin money sponsored marathon signing fiveyear £m sponsorship deal april london marathon renewed sponsorship deal virgin money five year race changed name virgin money london marathon announced indian consultancy company tata consultancy service would take sponsorship london marathon number company organisation also use event brand identification marketing including new balance lucozade sport fuller brewery london triathlon official website official map split given mile result previous race split given kilometre interactive route map guardian route historical weather information marathon day london official register london marathon runner published aubrey book