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A world record 578,000 people entered the ballot for the 2024 event, making it the most popular marathon in the world. Ballot opens for 2025 London Marathon on eve of this year’s event Skip to ...
Event organisers said more than 840,000 people had applied for the event, smashing the previous record of 578,000 set by the ballot for last year’s London Marathon.
In 2024, success in the ballot is estimated to be below 3%. There have been a number of changes in recent years to address the increase in applications (online applications, removal of multi-ballot entry guarantee etc.). The 2025 event ballot received more than 840,000 applications, exceeding the record of 578,000 previously set by the 2024 ballot.
For the first time in history, more than three quarters of a million people applied to take part in a marathon, with 840,318 applicants.
In this marathon Jeannie Rice set a new women’s marathon world record for the 75–79 age group, with a time of 3:33:27; she was 76 years old. [ 6 ] Also, in this marathon Dr. Julie McElroy became the first female frame runner to complete any London Marathon, which she did in five hours and 59 minutes.
The 2023 London Marathon was the 43rd running of the annual London Marathon on 23 April 2023. It was the first time since 2019 that the event was run in the spring, as the previous three races were run in autumn due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Portsmouth Paralympian Eden Rainbow-Cooper, 23, will challenge the 2025 women's edition in London after winning the Boston Marathon last year. Rainbow-Cooper's best finish in London came in 2022 ...
London Marathon: London, England United Kingdom: 2 October 2022 Marathon 50,097 [34] 27 Carrera Día Olímpico 5k Olympic Day Run 5K Medellín: Colombia: 23 June 2013 5 km 50,000 [35] [36] 28 Kabaka Birthday Run Kampala: Uganda: 7 April 2019 21 km, 10 km, 5 km 50,000 [37] [38] 29 Paris Marathon: Paris: France: 14 April 2019 Marathon 49,155 [39 ...