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London Marathon 2026 underway; 2027 ballot opens

sportsApr 26, 202649803

The London Marathon 2026 is running today through central London with elite wheelchair races starting at 08:50, the elite women’s race at 09:05 and the elite men’s race and first mass wave at 09:35. Organizers opened the ballot for the 2027 London Marathon, giving runners a one week window to apply for next year’s entry. The race matters because it determines elite road-racing titles, drives major charity fundraising and offers a limited route for amateur runners to secure a spot in 2027.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
@london.gov.uk

The big day is here! Good luck to every runner taking on the 26.2 mile journey through our capital today in the London Marathon. From elite athletes to charity heroes, your determination inspires us all.

1223h ago
Martin Lewis
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com

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Jack Tindale
@jacktindale.bsky.social

Happy London Marathon Day and congratulations to all those competing. I’m not doing it myself this year but as a sub-three hour Marathoner, here are some top tips to make your day go gangbusters. 1. Treat yourself to a brand new pair of running shoes as a treat for your feet.

473h ago
Sean Jones KC
@seanjones.org

Respect to all the heroes running the London Marathon and in particular to those raising money for the best little legal charity in the UK: @freerepunit.bsky.social. If you are (or know someone) who needs a few quid to hit a fundraising target, reply to this and I’ll try to lever my wallet open.

423h ago
Jo Wolff
@jowolff.bsky.social

I find the London Marathon exhausting. Sometimes it means I have to walk an extra half-mile to get to where I want because so many roads are closed off.

572h ago
Karen Kusiak3

I picked a bad time to visit, apparently.

Adam3

As someone who has done it before I can confirm it is indeed exhausting.

seaseaseasiders.bsky.social2

Leave the house before the marathon starts 😂

Benjamin Ibañez2

You should time this extra half-mile.

Patrick Barkham
@patrickbarkham.bsky.social

Dear all, I'm running the London Marathon this Sunday dressed as a badger for Norfolk Wildlife Trust – to make our beautiful blue & green planet a tiny bit more beautifully blue & green! Any support for NWT gratefully received, thank you 🙏https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/backthebadger

372d ago
UKADS
@ukads.bsky.social

On London Marathon Day make sure Belly Doesn't Get You and wear Reebok , 2000

363h ago
National Trust
@nationaltrust.org.uk

Good luck to the London Marathon 2026 runners today! To our team of runners taking on this iconic challenge to raise funds for nature, beauty and history, and all those participating, we hope you have a fantastic day 🎉

The backs of runners in different coloured t-shirts, including a light blue vest top with the National Trust oak leaf logo on it, running past a grand mansion in central London with green flags hanging from the lampposts
434h ago
Lee Hurley
@hleehurley.com

There is a gender critical choir performing at today's London Marathon

Banned choir reinstated for London Marathon The Sunday Telegraph26 Apr 2026 A disability charity has reinstated a choir it banned from the London Marathon over a member’s gender-critical views. Scope dropped The Singing Striders from performing to raise the spirits of entrants to today’s race on Thursday because its founder, Janet Murray, is critical of gender ideology. However, it reinstated their place on the sidelines yesterday after admitting Ms Murray’s views were protected by the Equality Act. “While this is a win, the distress caused by this situation has taken its toll,” Ms Murray said. “At present, only one fellow choir member has said they feel comfortable performing [at the marathon].”
362h ago
Lee Hurley43

The Telegraph gave the same amount of space to this story as stories about two kids dying in a house fire, an 18yo who has been charged with murder for stabbing a woman in London, and how snakes can calm anxiety.

Disaster Addict 🥦6

Sucks shit but I like the part of her entire choir dropping out

Jackie❤️☮️🇵🇸🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧🎵🖤🇺🇦6

I'm trying to wrap my head around how being a transphobe is somehow part of the Equality Act. (Although I would laugh if she were singing on her own, as the other transphobe stayed at home as they had a cold).

daily dose of estragon6

That’s a duo, a choir is a group

Holly Baleen4

Yeah, I’ve seen Janet Murray bully them into reinstating them, however most of them don’t “feel safe” to perform, so it’s now her and two others, and she’s desperately been casting about for members. It’s very pathetic.

Mise4

Good, they wont be making much a contribution with two people singing. Hopefully the rest of the choir members reflect on the evil nature of Murray's beliefs and her expression of them and decide to resign from her choir enmasse.

NevereverDave.bsky.social2

"She a bastard and the whole choir knows it, what can you do?"

Tom Bagatelle2

It always takes me a moment to remember who the 'gender ideologues' are, because (says my brain) surely it isn't the ones who are all 'hey, you do you, whatever, it's all good, we got you'... ?

General Boles
@generalboles.bsky.social

Beautiful clear day for the #LondonMarathon you can even see the Eiffel Tower in the distance

332h ago
Mal
@malgm.uk

Good morning. Happy Sunday. It looks like another corner of a day today! ☀️ I’m having a lazy one today. Coffee. London Marathon (watching it!). Garden.

283h ago
Dawn Butler MP
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social

Another packed weekend of free things to do in London, with the marathon taking over the city on Sunday. If you’re running… I might just see you at the finish line 👀

142d ago
Sophie Hall
@sophlouisehall.bsky.social

Turned on the London marathon and it was 100 percent the expected image in my mind

A tv screen of Joe Wicks and a giant pig
192h ago
Jane Hill
@janehill.bsky.social

My excellent friend Suzy will be jeffing her way around the London Marathon today. Actually, more like walking tbh. Her hat says “Powered by Pasties and HRT.”

Marathon runner in T-shirt and leggings. T-shirt says “Jeremiah’s Journey,” a charity that supports kids who lose their parents.
182h ago
Debra
@ddebralouise.bsky.social

So pissed off that my recovery from dental surgery means I can’t compete in today’s London Marathon. That’s 52 years in a row I’ve not been able to do it. 😔

193h ago
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independent.co.ukThe London Marathon 2027 ballot is open – how to apply for next year’s race

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