London Marathon to Be Split over 2 Days Next Year and 100,000 Runners Expected
- London Marathon Events announced on Friday that the 2027 London Marathon will span two days—Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25—as a one-off change branded the 'Double.'
- A record 1.33 million people entered the ballot for the 2027 event, an 18% increase over previous records that prompted organizers to expand capacity significantly.
- London Marathon CEO Hugh Brasher estimates the 100,000 participants will raise more than £150 million for charity and generate £400 million in UK economic benefits.
- Under the revised format, organizers will split fields across both days, with elite women and female para-athletes competing on one day and elite men on the other.
- Although the expansion is a 'one-time-only' arrangement with the race returning to single-day format in 2028, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan praised the unique event's fundraising potential.
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The prestigious London Marathon will take place one year after Sabastian Sawe's world record on two days. Thanks to a "one-time change in format", the event "will be expanded into a spectacular two-day event with two runs," the organisers announced. On 24 and 25 April 2027, 100,000 participants will be expected on the Greenwich to Westminster route. This time it was 59,830, which meant a record. Marathon world record holder Sawe from Kenya staye…
Already more than one million people have registered for the next vintage of the legendary British race, which has just recorded a record of more than 59,000 "finishers" this year.
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