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TCS London Marathon

Sunday 26 April 2026

Starting in Greenwich Park you’ll get to take in the historic sights of London while running 26.2 miles in one of the world’s most iconic marathons. Run along the river, across Tower Bridge and finish up on The Mall, just in front of Buckingham Palace.  

How to enter

There are 2 entry options for TCS London Marathon.

Charity Place entry

Applications for 2026 charity places are now closed! Take on the TCS London Marathon for British Heart Foundation to help fund research that saves lives.
If you are successful, you’ll need to pay a registration fee of £125 and set fundraising target of £2,500. 

Own place entry

If you have your own place in 2026 with the organisers of the TCS London Marathon you can still fundraise for BHF. Just sign up for Own Place entry.

  • No registration fee
  • No fundraising target - raise as much as you can

I have my own place

26 April 2026
London, UK
125
26.2 miles / 42.2 km

Your entry includes:

  • a BHF running top or vest
  • free training plans and support
  • a fundraising guide with information and tips
  • regular support from BHF 
  • access to our Team BHF Facebook group.

The easiest way to start fundraising is by setting up an Enthuse page. You can share your page with friends and family and on social media.

We also have a wealth of fundraising resources for you. You can:

You might be an experienced runner, or this might be your first official race. Either way we’d recommend some training before taking on this kind of run.

In order to help you reach the finish line, we've put together some top tips on nutrition and some running training schedules.

Learn about nutrition for sport

See our running training plans 

Contact us

Our customer care team is available from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

If you have a question you can reach them on:

Tel: 0300 330 3322

WhatsApp: 07581016513

Email: [email protected]