London Marathon 2026 – Live Updates

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After immoderate unthinkable upwind for nan past 7 days, nan week successful nan superior is ending connected a precocious statement pinch nan 2026 London Marathon.

The elite section is stacked, arsenic always. On nan men’s side, Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe is hoping to take sides his title aft a triumph successful 2025 pinch a clip of 2:02:27. He faces reliable title against Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, nan half marathon world record-holder and Ethiopia’s Deresa Geleta, who became nan 20th fastest marathoner successful history pinch a clip of 2:03:27 astatine nan 2024 Seville Marathon.

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa won nan women’s title past twelvemonth aft a women-only world grounds clip 2:15:50. Her consistency successful awesome races crossed nan twelvemonth makes her a dense favourite, but past years runner-up, Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei, is aiming to do 1 better.

Switzerland’s Marcel Hug is nan top marathon wheelchair racer successful history. The three-time Paralympic marathon champion has won much Abbott World Marathon Majors than anyone other successful history pinch 42 and a triumph coming would propulsion him level pinch David Weir arsenic nan astir successful jock successful London Marathon history.

The women’s wheelchair grounds holder, Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner, is not conscionable aiming for nan title, which she won past year, but nan world record, which she missed by conscionable 2 seconds successful 2025. At nan 2024 Paris Paralympics she won a 5 golden medals successful nan 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m and marathon distances.

After nan commencement of nan elite races, astir 60,000 will past caput disconnected and person astatine nan 26.2 miles (42.195 km) crossed nan capital.

As always, nonstop maine your thoughts, predictions, questions and comments. Do you cognize anyone racing today? Are you gearing up to return nan London streets? I want to cognize truthful send maine an email!

Elite men’s and women’s wheelchair title – 8.50am (all times BST)

Elite women’s title – 9.05am

Elite men’s title and wide commencement – 9.35am