London Marathon 2026 live: Route, map and places to watch record-breaking race

NewsUK NewsLondon MarathonLIVEUpdated 20 mins agoLondon Marathon 2026 live: Route, map and places to watch record-breaking raceHuge crowds will cheer on the participants in Sunday's London Marathon which includes two dads whose daughters were tragically killed in the Southport attack(Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)NewsOlivia Beeson and Tim Hanlon News ReporterToday's London Marathon is set to be another record-breaker with more than 59,000 taking on the world famous 26-2-mile course. Among those taking on the challenge will be two dads whose daughters, Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were tragically killed in the Southport attack in July 2024. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe have told how they have become like "brothers" as they prepared for the event. Meanwhile, aiming to raise money for motor neurone disease will be Pride of Britain’s Matt Cox, 46, who is taking part in a wheelchair after being diagnosed with the illness last year. There will also be many celebrities among the runners, including Arsenal footballer Tony Adams, retired Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel, pop star Alexandra Burke and comedian John Robins. You can read full details of the route and the best places to watch here and below. New UpdatesKey EventsLondon Marathon full route map View PostCelebrities among thousands of runners in the London MarathonView PostDads of Southport attack victims running London Marathon have become 'like …View PostToday04:03 BSTLondon Marathon full route map The London Marathon passes through a whopping six boroughs. with participants from the three starting points meeting for the first time just before mile three, in Woolwich. Cutty Sark is the first notable checkpoint on the route, located between miles six and seven. Runners will reach the iconic Tower Bridge at mile 12, before heading east along The Highway to Westferry, circling through Mudchute, Docklands and Canary Wharf, which is at mile 18. The final five miles of the course go through The Highway, Tower Hill and Victoria Embankment before reaching Parliament Square at mile 25. London crowds in these final miles provide the vital boost runners need to make it to the world-famous finish line on The Mall, with celebrations waiting beyond it. London Marathon 2026 map(Image: London Marathon ) Christopher MallettToday04:03 BSTCelebrities among thousands of runners in the London MarathonThis London Marathon crowd may spot some familiar faces as there are multiple celebrities taking part. McFly drummer Harry Judd will be returning to the marathon while Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history has been training hard as he takes part in the event for the first time. Other celebrities takig to the the streets of London will be pop star Alexandra Burke, football legend and ex-Strictly contstant Tony Adams and Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel. Harry Judd after completing the London Marathon in 2024(Image: PA) Tim HanlonToday04:03 BST'I may only have 12 months to live but feel lucky to be competing'Pride of Britain’s Matt Cox hopes to complete his third London Marathon today – but this time he will be taking part in a wheelchair. The former PoB executive producer, 46, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last year and hopes to raise £100,000 for the MND Association to fund vital research. Flanked by his cousin Stewart, brother and sister Tomos and Natalie Owen, and his brother by his dad and stepmum, also called Tomos, he aims to complete the 26.2-mile TCS London Marathon course in a borrowed sports wheelchair. He says: "My family didn’t blink when I asked them to each push me part of the way. I’ve been unlucky enough to get this disease, but I am incredibly lucky to have such a close network of friends and been born into my wonderful family. In a way this whole challenge is also a chaotic love letter to my family." Matt will be flanked by his family for the marathon(Image: Supplied) Tim Hanlon‌ Today04:03 BSTDads of Southport attack victims running London Marathon have become 'like brothers'Two dads whose daughters were killed in the Southport attack said running has brought them so close they have become “like brothers” as they prepared for the London Marathon. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe both ran the marathon separately last year in memory of their daughters - but this time they are running alongside each other as friends. Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died alongside Bebe King, six, in July 2024 when they were attacked at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop. Sergio said running the 26.2 miles alongside David was “very important” to him as he was “like a brother”. David said: “I feel the same. I say the exact same.” Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe are running the marathon together Tim HanlonFollow Daily Mirror:FacebookX (Twitter)TikTokInstagramSnapchatComments‌ ‌ ‌