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London Marathon considers new race for 2027

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The Independent UK · Oct 28

London Marathon considering major change to elite women’s race in 2027

The London Marathon CEO Hugh Brasher is open to the idea of a mixed race in 2027 to enable the world’s best women to target the faster, controversial world record held by the currently-banned Ruth Chepng'etich

The Independent UK · Oct 26

Guinness World Record Run: ‘Rhino Boy’ Green runs 132 marathons; raises over £50,000 for rhinos

At the 2026 London Marathon, Chris Green, widely recognized as Rhino Boy, achieved an impressive milestone by completing his 200th marathon while donning a rhino costume. His dedication has garnered over £50,000 for Save the Rhino International. Earlier this year, he also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to advocate for rhino conservation…

The Times of India · Oct 22

Why next year’s London Marathon dates have been decided by rock-paper-scissors

The 2027 London Marathon is set to be held across two days for the first time. On Wednesday, it was decided which races will be held on which day across the weekend event next April. The matter was settled with an old-fashioned game of rock-paper-scissors involving men’s marathon record holder…

The Independent UK · Sep 30

'I don't like giving up': London Marathon runner finally gets medal after suffering cardiac arrest one mile from finish line

The father-of-four was just one mile from the finish when his heart stopped - nearly five months later, he has finally got the medal he never received

Evening Standard · Sep 19

Brigid Kosgei wins Great North Run but Eilish McColgan withdraws with injury

McColgan, who has been recovering from a toe injury suffered at the London Marathon, sustained a foot injury early in the race and pulled out

The Independent UK · Sep 13

Next year's two-day London Marathon could wreak havoc for businesses and residents across the route

Lord Duvall said that two consecutive days of disruption will have a significant impact on communities

Evening Standard · Sep 2

Google says the Pixel Watch 5 can beat Apple and Garmin for GPS accuracy — so I decided to test all three watches myself on the London Marathon course

Can Google's claims of Garmin and Apple-beating GPS really hold water?

TechRadar · Aug 29

Didn't get a place in the London Marathon 2027? Here are 5 races with the same views of the capital

From the London Landmarks Half Marathon to smaller 10km races, all is not lost for a day of running and sightseeing next year if you didn't make the ballot

Woman & Home · Jul 10

Disappointment for many after record applications for double TCS London Marathon

Some 1,338,544 ballot applications were made for the 2027 TCS London Marathon which will take place on Saturday April 24 and Sunday April 25.

Evening Standard · Jul 9