London Marathon 2023: How to enter the ballot to run in next year’s race and how much it costs
are here to guide you through the ballot process and give you some additional options for competing in the next London Marathon.Get your comfortable running shoes on and prepare for the TCS London Marathon 2022
In order to ensure London isn’t overwhelmed with budding athletes, the London Marathon organisers put a cap on the number of people taking part in the public race. To do this and in the spirit of fairness the organisers hold an annual ballot that usually takes place on the first of the month when the London Marathon takes place - October in this case.
From that ballot, around 17,000 people are selected with the remaining amount entered into a second round ballot with 2,000 extra places allocated.Unlike the professional event that requires a body of athletic achievements to be demonstrated, theThere is however a participation fee should you be successful in your ballot entry; for UK residents it is a cost of £49.99 while for international participants the cost is £99 with an additional £26 carbon offset levy.
Failing that, if you’re not selected in the second round ballot the London Marathon organisers will gift you:a chance to win one of three pairs of entries to one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, including accommodation and flightsRead More