The London Marathon 2025 is going to be a star-studded field with Olympic and Paralympic champions set to feature in the race.
A record 56,000 mass participants will run in the 45th edition of the race and is set to be one of the most inclusive yet, with over 1,500 entrants with a disability.
Tamirat Tola and Sifan Hassan, Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner have been confirmed in the entry list for the event on Sunday, 27 April.
Eliud Kipchoge, the fastest men’s marathoner alive, will also return to the course eyeing for his fifth title on the course. He will be joined by former women’s world record holder Tigst Assefa.

London Marathon 2025: Course
The London Marathon kick starts in Greenwich and takes runners past some of the city’s most famous landmarks, including the Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, the London Eye, and Big Ben, before finishing on the iconic Mall near Buckingham Palace.
Key landmarks:
Cutty Stark, Mile 6
Tower Bridge, Mile 12
Tower of London, Mile 22
London Eye, Mile 25
Big Ben, Mile 25
Buckingham Palace, Mile 26
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London Marathon 2025: Start Time and Schedule
All times in BST
Races will start in staggered times from Greenwich in the morning on Sunday 27 April. Currently the UK time zone is British Summer Time, which is 1 hour ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The start times for the different races are:
- 08:50 – Elite wheelchair men’s and women’s races
- 09:05 – Elite women’s race
- 09:35 – Elite men’s race followed by mass start
London Marathon 2025: Celebrity runners
- Jack Wilshere, former footballer
- Adele Roberts, radio presenter
- Alexandra Burke, singer
- Joe Wicks, fitness coach and presenter
- John Terry, former footballer
- Leonardo Bonucci, former footballer
- Romesh Ranganathan, comedian and presenter
- Kelly Brook, TV personality
- Sir Alastair Cook, former cricketer
- Sir Andrew Strauss, former cricketer
- Sir Jason Kenny, former Olympic track cyclist
How to watch the 2025 London Marathon
The race will be broadcast around the world via the marathon’s official broadcast TV and livestreaming partners.
Country/Region | TV/Streaming Coverage |
United Kingdom | BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer |
United States | FloTrack |
Canada | FloTrack |
Australia | FloTrack |