London Marathon 2027 ballot opens for one week

sportsApr 24, 202619218

The TCS London Marathon individual public ballot opened this weekend and stays open until 1 May for places in the 2027 race. Runners must enter the public ballot on the official race website to seek general entry, charity places or elite selection. Hellen Obiri will make her London debut after winning the New York Marathon and is targeting a world-class performance; Essex runner Apryl Hammett aims to complete a 300-marathon Triple Crown and Tony Adams will run aged 60 after 30 years sober. The ballot is the main route for most runners to secure a place and it will determine which charity entrants and high-profile debuts shape the 2027 field, so prospective runners should apply before 1 May.

Martin Lewis

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4390d ago

Patrick Barkham

@patrickbarkham.bsky.social

Dear all, I'm running the London Marathon this Sunday dressed as a badger for Norfolk Wildlife Trust – to make our beautiful blue & green planet a tiny bit more beautifully blue & green! Any support for NWT gratefully received, thank you 🙏https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/backthebadger

3390d ago

Girl on the Net

@girlonthenet.bsky.social

Nothing blows my mind more thoroughly than knowing that there's a ballot to enter the London Marathon, as it's always oversubscribed. I always thought marathons were like school sports days and you just crossed your fingers and prayed you wouldn't be drafted for the long running.

4090d ago

Girl on the Net21

It's like when a footballer gets taken off as a result of injury and I think they're just faking it to get out of PE.

Dawn Butler MP

@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social

Another packed weekend of free things to do in London, with the marathon taking over the city on Sunday. If you’re running… I might just see you at the finish line 👀

1490d ago

SpecialEffect

@specialeffect.org.uk

The ballot for the 2027 London Marathon is OPEN! Apply and choose to support SpecialEffect, and you'll help make our 20th anniversary extra special as we work to level the playing field for physically disabled people worldwide! Ballots close 1st May at 4PM BST. www.londonmarathonevents.co.uk/ballot

A woman grins broadly in a rainy setting taking part in a marathon. She's wearing a SpecialEffect race shirt that says Georgia on the front.

990d ago

nesestra

@nesestra.bsky.social

Registrace do loterie o mista v Londynskym Maratonu jsou otevreny! (Vzhledem k mymu nepeknymu vztahu ku behu povazuju tenhle napad za teleci, az silenej. No co uz. Treba to zase nevyjde, jako to nevyslo vloni) letsdothis.com/share/69eb37...

1390d ago

Beth Cooper 🏏

@bethcooper.fyi

Maybe my favourite London Marathon related ad from 2018. Good luck from the local undertakers! #LondonMarathon 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

A photo of a newspaper ad for F A Albin & Sons

Good luck to all marathon runners

Then listing their branches, and accompanied by a photo of four men in full mourning attire, including tailcoats, top hats under their arms and walking canes, standing in front of a hearse.

890d ago

Loppi

@loppi.bsky.social

Just entered the London Marathon for the 10th time even though theres about a 3% chance of getting in these days 🥲

1090d ago

Inside Croydon

@insidecroydon.bsky.social

Entry ballot is now open for possible 'double' London Marathon insidecroydon.com/2026/04/24/e... #Croydon #London @london.gov.uk

490d ago

Adharanand Finn

@adharanand.bsky.social

If you're running the London marathon this weekend rather than doomscrolling (which is surprisingly energy sapping), put on the Way of the Runner podcast, sit back, close your eyes and chill. Amazing list of guests to choose from, from Eliud Kipchoge to Jasmin Paris thewayoftherunner.com/podcast

690d ago

bingo lingfucker

@dougalmcflurry.bsky.social

Ballot done for London marathon 27. Can't wait for me rejection email 😍

790d ago

General Boles

@generalboles.bsky.social

#LondonMarathon Top Tips 🧵 7/ There's always a queue for the loos so I'd suggest bringing an empty 2l Tizer bottle to relieve yourself into then discretely leave it somewhere. If you happen to see a 2l Tizer bottle lying around DO NOT drink from it under any circumstances.

690d ago

Nick Reed

@nickinmasham.bsky.social

Apparently 850,000 UK residents applied to be in this year's London marathon. That's 1.2% of the entire population 🤪

390d ago

Chas Newkey-Burden

@allthatchas.bsky.social

Just 48 hours to go! I’m running the London Marathon in memory of every animal who’s suffered in a lab and to raise money for Animal Free Research UK. 💚 www.justgiving.com/page/chas-ne...

390d ago

Kate Devlin

@drkatedevlin.bsky.social

@kityates.bsky.social I've a question for you about the London marathon ballot. Entry numbers aren't fixed — you can apply up until the deadline. But they say "pay for an extra entry and double your chances!" but how can that be, if there's not a finite limit on who can enter the ballot? Confused.🫤

Screenshot from the London Marathon ballot:
Double Your Chances of getting a place in 2027
£49.99
Select this option to DOUBLE your chances today!
You are twice as likely to get a place
You'll get a FREE Hydration vest worth over £100
Select this option to DOUBLE your chances today!*
Yes, I want to double my chances of getting a place in 2027 - £49.99
No thanks, I just want a single free ballot entry

490d ago

Prof Christina Pagel9

Because there will be a fixed number by the time they draw the entries from the ballot. So if you have 2 entries you chance will go from 1\n to 2\n even if you don't yet know what n is going to be at the time you enter.

Kate Devlin2

I am prepared to be called RFK Jr if I've misunderstood this. But it's all moot for me anyway as their servers are overloaded and my one sad entry isn't processing.

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London Marathon 2027 ballot opens for one week

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