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London Marathon 2024: Everything You Need to Know

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Get ready for the ultimate marathon experience with elite runners, world record bids, and celebrity appearances. Find out how to enter, track runners, and discover the marathon route map!

Excitement is building as the London Marathon 2024 approaches, promising a spectacle of elite athletes, world record attempts, and celebrity participation. With tributes planned for Kelvin Kiptum and the potential for a new world record, this year's event is set to be unforgettable. The ballot for the 2025 London Marathon has already opened, with a record 578,000 entries highlighting the marathon's popularity as the most sought-after race globally.

For those inspired to tackle the 26.2-mile course after witnessing the runners in action, the process of entering the London Marathon is straightforward. Amber Sandhu, a BBC presenter, is set to run the marathon for charity, showcasing the event's charitable aspect. As the marathon day unfolds, supporters can stay connected to their loved ones through the live tracker app, providing real-time updates on the participants.

BBC One's coverage of the London Marathon offers viewers a closer look at the inspirational stories behind the runners, highlighting their reasons for taking on this incredible challenge. The detailed guide to the 2024 London Marathon, including the race schedule and route information, ensures that both spectators and participants are well-informed.

In addition to the main article, the London Marathon 2024 map reveals the course's path from start to finish, while road closures ensure a smooth event flow. As the anticipation builds for race day, celebrity runners from Eastenders stars to other well-known personalities are gearing up to partake in this iconic event, aiming to raise substantial funds for various causes.

Did you know that the London Marathon is renowned for attracting the most participants in a marathon, making it a truly global phenomenon? Another fascinating fact is that the live tracker app for the 2024 event saw a significant increase in downloads, reflecting the growing interest in following marathon runners' progress.

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London Marathon 2024: Elite runners, world record bids, GB ... (BBC News)

Tributes will be paid to Kelvin Kiptum, a world record could be set and famous faces take to the start line - here's everything you need to know about this ...

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Ballot opens for 2025 London Marathon on eve of this year's event (Bracknell News)

A world record 578000 people entered the ballot for the 2024 event, making it the most popular marathon in the world.

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How do you enter the London Marathon? (Newbury Weekly News Group)

If this year's London Marathon runners are inspiring you to give the 26.2 mille course a go then here's how to sign up for next year's race:

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Amber Sandhu: BBC presenter taking on London Marathon for charity (BBC News)

Amber Sandhu will run the marathon for the Wolves Foundation after she became an ambassador for them.

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London marathon 2024 live tracker app: how to follow someone ... (Metro)

How to follow family and friends in the London Marathon 2024 with the live tracker app, which is available to download now on your phone.

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London Marathon: My Reason to Run - BBC One London | TV Guide (TVguide.co.uk)

Gabby Logan meets some of the inspirational runners taking part in the 2024 London Marathon and discovers their motivation for tackling the 26.2-mile ...

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London Marathon 2024: Your ultimate guide (Telegraph.co.uk)

The first race in the 2024 London Marathon gets under way at 9.05am, with the elite women starting at 9.25am โ€“ elite men and masses 10am.

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London Marathon 2024: Celebrity runners from Eastenders stars to ... (Mirror.co.uk)

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 ...

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London Marathon Map: Here's The 2024 Route - FloTrack (FloTrack)

The London Marathon begins at 4 a.m. EST on April 21. Here's a look at the route as runners race to St. James Park.

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Map shows London Marathon route map and road closures for 2024 (Metro)

Roads will be closed across the city for the 2024 London Marathon which is set yo start on Sunday, April 21.

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Rosie Jones says she's overcome 'internalised ableism' to take on ... (The Independent)

Comic is completing the long-distance race with fellow stand-up Ivo Graham.

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Rosie Jones on overcoming her 'internalised ableism' to take on ... (Richmond and Twickenham Times)

The comedian is completing the long-distance race with fellow stand-up comic Ivo Graham.

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London Marathon ballot opens today - here's how you can enter to ... (Daily Mail)

Hundreds of thousands of keen runners apply and for the first time in history more than half a million people entered the ballot for 2024's race.

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London Marathon to give same prize money to wheelchair athletes (NBC News)

In a global first for equality in sports, wheelchair athletes and non-disabled runners participating in the London Marathon will compete for the same prize ...

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The 'lazy' TV star and other celebrities running London Marathon 2024 (Metro)

Romesh Ranganathan leads celebs running the 2024 London Marathon, joining the likes of Ruth Wilson, Christopher Eccleston and Tom Grennan.

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London Marathon to award wheelchair and non-disabled athletes ... (NBC News)

In a global first for equality in sports, wheelchair athletes and non-disabled runners participating in the London Marathon will compete for the same prize ...

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Oliver Patton and Katie Pye among Mini London Marathon winners ... (Athletics Weekly)

Racing 24 hours before the main marathon gets underway, the future stars were cheered on by friends, family and European U23 5000m champion Megan Keith who ...

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London Marathon runners were faster last year, data shows (BBC News)

London Marathon runners recorded faster times between the 2022 and 2023 races, according to new data from an exercise app. Run times provided by Strava, ...

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Data shaping sustainable future for TCS London Marathon (BusinessCloud)

As runners take to start line - featuring new green initiatives for 2024 - organisers say detailed reporting crucial to achieving Net Zero.

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Islanders Taking On London Marathon Today For Local Charities (Isle of Wight Radio)

Two Islanders have been training and making painstaking sacrifices to take part in today's London Marathon, where they'll be raising funds for local good ...

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Record number of runners to take part in 2024 London Marathon (shropshirestar.com)

More than 50000 people, a record number, are expected to take part on what is due to be a dry and bright day with temperatures up to 12C.

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How to Watch the 2024 London Marathon (Runner's World)

Women's world record-holder Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia headlines a field of 50000 runners set to hit the streets of London on Sunday.

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Ballot opens for 2025 London Marathon on eve of this year's event (Oxford Mail)

A world record 578000 people entered the ballot for the 2024 event, making it the most popular marathon in the world.

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London Marathon 2024: How to Watch Live From Anywhere (Download.com)

Over 5000 runners take to the streets of the UK's capital in the 44th running of this iconic race.

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2024 London Marathon Results & Tracking + Leaderboard (LetsRun.com)

To track runners for the 2023 London Marathon, you have several options. Article continues below player.

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London Marathon: Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins race in ... (Sky Sports)

The previous world record for a womens-only race was 2:17.01 held by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany in London in 2017; the mens race was won by Kenyan Alexander ...

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Peres Jepchirchir beats women's-only world record to win London ... (The Guardian)

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women's-only world record to win a thrilling London Marathon in 2:16:16.

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Morley dad running London Marathon after son's death (BBC News)

Craig Vaughan is running in memory of his son, Archie, who died of a rare and aggressive brain tumour.

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