London Marathon sets new record after 1.8% of UK adult population applies for 2027 race

• Over one million entries received from UK runners

• London also sets record with 1.3m total applications

The London Marathon has set yet more records with organisers announcing that 1.8% of the UK adult population – more than one million people – have applied to run in next year’s race.

Running’s boom was also reflected in a world record 1,338,544 global application for the 2027 London Marathon – up from 1.13m for this year’s race and more than double the amount they received in 2024.