All news on the topic: London Marathon race

Russell Cook - nicknamed the Hardest Geezer - today set off from Wembley Stadium for his initial 352-mile run - he will arrive in the city of Gelsenkirchen by Sunday for England’s opener against Serbia

London Marathon runner Tom Gilbey sampled 25 glasses of wine along the gruelling route and happily admitted the stunt was "completely silly" - but he finished the race with an impressive time

Comedian and TV host Romesh Ranganathan has struggled with his mental health in the past but took on the 2024 London Marathon to raise funds for the CALM charity

The INEOS chief plans to make second half of Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final against Coventry at Wembley after running London Marathon in 4:30:52

Almost 3,000 men broke the three-hour barrier at last year's London Marathon, with 188 women running times beginning with two, but what constitutes a good finish over 26.2 miles has many other factors

World-record holder Tigst Assefa and Tamirat Tola are the favourites for today's elite London Marathon races with huge bonuses on offer for the fastest times in the capital

More than 40,000 runners finished last year's London Marathon and thousands more will be on the starting line for the 2024 edition as it gets underway this morning

Three of the four fastest women in history will start tomorrow's London Marathon and world-record Tigist Assefa is calling on Kenyan and Ethiopian stars to work together

Guinness World Records will have judges at the finish line to ratify attempts that include a critical care paramedic in full kit and the first woman to carry a fridge on her back for 26.2 miles

The chancellor Jeremy Hunt and former health secretary Matt Hancock are among record number of Westminster figures taking to start line on Sunday - but they will all be miles behind the MP record set 39 years ago

Emile Cairess is expected to take a chunk off his debut time of 2:08 in tomorrow's race and has the ability to eventually mix it with the East African elite but, he tells Mirror Sport, patience is required

A host of famous faces will be at Greenwich Park on Sunday morning limbering up to run 26.2 miles of the capital to raise huge sums of money for a number of charities

Two Ukrainian Marines injured in the fight against Russia have met with five members of the limbless veterans charity Blesma, and now they're joining forces this weekend

Connor Blundell, 25, was on a year abroad in Valencia, Spain, studying mechanical engineering when he fell four metres from a platform and landed onto his head

INEOS chief and Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will run his eighth London Marathon on Sunday but he is set to miss kick off in the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry

Pritpal Kaur was fit and healthy and planned to run the London Marathon. But the sudden onset of pain caused her to seek medical help - and the result was devastating

Former nurse Chloe Slasberg, 49, tried everything from hypnotherapy to vaping to quit her 30-year smoking addiction, and finally had a light-bulb moment after her health nose-dived

Exercise is crucial for everyone, not matter what age you are, which is why Michael Mosley is keen to bust myths that people in their later life should avoid getting their heart rates up

British star lifts lid on one of the most challenging periods in her career as she prepares to challenge for 1500m podium in Budapest

The Commonwealth Games champion has resorted to having an injection for an impingement that saw her withdraw from marathon debut 48 hours before taking to the start line - and is aiming to make a return for the Diamond League in London in late July

Jake Smith is one of the first elite male athletes to speak out about a RED-S diagnosis. After breaking a foot and bone in his lower back owing to restricted eating, the 25-year-old is on the road to recovery and tells Mirror Sport he is now looking to become an Olympian

Dutch track star stopped twice and was almost run over by a TV motorbike en route to the most dramatic win in London Marathon history

Adele Roberts was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in 2021 before undergoing treatment and eventually being given the all-clear

The 2023 London Marathon took place on Sunday - as athletes, celebrities, amateurs and fundraisers all took part in one of the United Kingdom's proudest annual events

Former The X Factor star Jake Quickenden wore a fancy dress costume for the gruelling run and described it as 'the hardest thing I've ever done'