The Ballot is open for the London Landmarks 2021 Edition
The Tommy’s, organisers of the London Landmarks Half Marathon would like you to get involved for the 2021 event. The ballot is open!
Iconic Races
London Marathon Elite Preview – Day 4: Brigid Kosgei and Eliud Kipchoge
Today is the fourth day of our London Marathon Elite Preview. Three days out from the main event and we turn our attention to the two main attractions in each field. Brigid Kosgei and Eliud Kipchoge.
Degitu Azimeraw out of London Marathon after Positive Covid-19 Test
Not long after we’d written about 21-year-old Degitu Azimeraw in our Day 2 Elite Preview earlier this afternoon London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher announced that the young Ethiopian runner had been ruled out of the race after testing positive for Covid-19.
London Marathon’s 40th anniversary event is only a week away
The countdown is on – it’s just one week until #the40thrace, London Marathon’s 40th anniversary event. Over 45,000 will become history makers in what will be the race’s very first virtual event.
The largest half marathon in the world just got bigger!
2021 will mark the City of Gothenburg turning 400. The Göteborg Athletic Association is celebrating by launching a brand new, totally one-off marathon. Welcome to the Göteborgsvarvet Marathon, a once-in-a-lifetime event.
New virtual Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon opens to UK’s primary schools
Primary schools across the UK are invited to become part of the world’s greatest marathon in the first virtual Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon, aimed at inspiring children to get active.
Virtual Great North Run – What is it and how can you enter?
The Virtual Great North Run will see runners all over the world complete 13.1 miles on 13 September, the day the 40th staging of the iconic half marathon was scheduled to take place.
Virtual Virgin Money London Marathon Sells Out
General entries to the first virtual Virgin Money London Marathon have sold out with 45,000 places taken up for this unique version of the world’s greatest marathon.
Romanchuk and Schӓr headline wheelchair fields at 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon
Defending champions Daniel Romanchuk and Manuela Schär lead the wheelchair fields for the historic elite-only races at the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 4 October.
Unique opportunity to take part in the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon
Entries are open for a unique chance to take part in the first virtual edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 4 October.
Virgin London Marathon Confirms Elite Fields
The Virgin London Marathon have confirmed the full fields for the historic elite men’s and women’s races on Sunday 4th October.
Flora is back in partnership with the London Marathon and Paula Radcliffe is their ambassador
London Marathon Events announced Flora will return in a new partnership with the event, running from 2020 until 2023. They were previously the headline sponsor of the London Marathon from 1996 to 2009
2020 Paris and Frankfurt Marathons both cancelled due to coronavirus numbers
Today organisers of both the Paris and Frankfurt marathons have confirmed that the races have been cancelled for 2020.
Jo Meek takes on the Dartmoor Round
The summer of record attempts continues and the latest runner to put their lockdown fitness to the test is Jo Meek.
Virgin Money London Marathon confirmed for Sunday 4 October
Well it has been a long wait for the news and we probably could guess the outcome. However, it looks like a viable solution has been decided on and we get a race, a sensible offer to the runners and we keep safe.