2026 operating status

Know what is final.

Confirmed for 2026

Race days

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2027. 100,000 runners. First two-day edition, and the homepage says it is the only time.

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Awaiting 2026 detail

Clocks

Double FAQ: Saturday likely 09:00, finish close 17:30, which it calls 7 hours 45 minutes. Sunday likely 09:30. To be confirmed to participants.

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Awaiting 2026 detail

Course file

The course page has no GPX. It is not labeled 2027. Both days use the Greenwich to Westminster route, per the double FAQ.

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London Marathon · April 2027

Where to spectate

Miles are the course page. That page does not say 2027.

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  1. 01Where the page stands

Where the page stands

Woolwich just before mile 3. Cutty Sark between 6 and 7. Tower Bridge toward halfway, then The Highway after 13 miles. Canary Wharf is the narrow section in the pacer notes for miles 15 to 20. Rainbow Row just past mile 21. Finish on The Mall.

No station list was on that page.

Ready-made plans

Cutty Sark, then Rainbow Row

Adult support crew

Miles are the undated course page. The page does not say 2027.

  1. Mile 6.5

    Cutty Sark

    The course page does not name a station.

    The page says the route loops around Cutty Sark between miles 6 and 7.

  2. Mile 21

    Rainbow Row, Limehouse

    The course page does not name a station.

    A 250-metre stretch just past mile 21, on that page.

Meetup: Tower Bridge is the loud part the page describes, and it does not give the bridge its own mile.

One start area, then The Mall

Family

Know which day and which of the three starts you are meeting. The Mall is the shared finish.

  1. Mile 3

    Woolwich

    The course page does not name a station.

    The three starts meet just before mile 3 in Woolwich.

  2. Mile 26.2

    The Mall

    The course page does not name a station for the finish.

    Finish on The Mall after Parliament Square, Birdcage Walk, and the turn at Buckingham Palace. Saturday close is 17:30.

Meetup: Saturday and Sunday are different clocks. Confirm the day on the entry before you pick a train.

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Edition status

The homepage and the double FAQ, opened 4 November 2026, put the race on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2027, with 100,000 runners. Saturday is likely to start at 09:00 and the finish closes at 17:30. Sunday is likely to start at 09:30. The FAQ says those clocks will be confirmed later. The course page describes the route and does not say 2027. It has no GPX.