London Marathon 2024 LIVE: Date, start time, course route and how to follow 44th edition of iconic capital race
The 2024 London Marathon will be held this Sunday with over 50,000 runners expected to be taking part in the huge event.
This is the 44th edition of the iconic race which was won last year by Kelvin Kiptum who has since sadly passed away.
There will be runners of all abilities involved, with women’s World Record holder Tigst Assefa and the third-faster marathon runner of all time Kenenisa Bekele participating.
So with the event closing in, talkSPORT.com gives you a rundown of all you need to know…
London Marathon: Date and start time
The 2024 London Marathon will take place on Sunday, April 21.
It will get started at staggered times for each different race taking place, with the mass start happening at 9:40am alongside the elite men.
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The expected cut-off time for the race is eight hours after the last participant has crossed the start line.
- 8:15am - Elite wheelchair men’s and women’s races
- 9:00am - Elite women’s race
- 9:40am - Elite men’s race and mass start
London Marathon: How to follow
The event will be broadcast live and free-to-air on BBC One.
You can watch it live on TV or on BBC iPlayer online via mobile and tablet devices.
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London Marathon: Route
The London Marathon route has remained largely unchanged since 1981 as the course takes runners past many of the capital’s landmarks.
Starting in Greenwich, those competing will begin near the Meridian Line in Greenwich Park, the world clock’s neutral point from which all time zones are measured from.
From there runners will pass the Cutty Sark and the Shard before crossing Tower Bridge as they approach the halfway stage of the course.
They will then head toward Canary Wharf before turning west along Victoria Embankment to Westminster where they’ll pass the London Eye.
As the race nears its conclusion runners will then pass Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament before heading along The Mall towards where they will close in on the finishing line which is situated just a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace.
London Marathon: What has been said?
Russ Cook will be taking part in the London Marathon only two weeks after completing his run of the entire length of Africa.
Cook, who is known online as ‘Hardest Geezer’, revealed his plans on JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Podcast, saying: "It's hard to know until I'm back really.
"I'll have probably a few days of not running, then we'll see.
"I've got the London Marathon in two weeks, so I need to shape up for that."
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He continued: “There are a few young people running, so I’m going to pace someone if they want to do a sub-four-hour or something.
“But I ain’t got a fast one in me, I won’t lie.”