The London Marathon will no longer post on X after its race director Hugh Brasher said the social media platform had "ceased to be a positive place". The London Marathon's official account, which ...

Brasher confirmed that, as in recent years, only those born female would be able to compete in the London Marathon’s elite, championship and good-for-age women’s events on Sunday.

There was a 105 per cent increase in 18-29 year olds applying for the London Marathon, the race’s CEO Hugh Brasher tells me. And it's no coincidence that those groups are drinking 40 per cent less.

With more than 56,000 people in the field, the London Marathon is "the most popular marathon on the planet," according to Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Events.

A record-breaking total of more than 56,000 people are expected to take part in Sunday’s marathon with next year’s event slated for Sunday 26 April 2026 and Hugh Brasher, chief executive of ...