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Sign up to Simon Calder's free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder's Travel email Get Simon Calder's Travel email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice The London Marathon 2025 will weave through the streets of the capital from Greenwich to Westminster this Sunday, 27 April, and thousands of spectators are going to be lining the route for a glimpse of their running friends. Over 56,000 people are expected to take on the mammoth tour of London landmarks, including Buckingham Palace, Cutty Sark and Tower Bridge, in just three weeks.
Since the inaugural 26.2 mile event in 1981, the fundraising race has raised millions for charities each year, and, with the sun shining in April for now, celebrations of the charitable and physical feat will take place across the city. Here's everything you need to know to plan the day if you're running or supporting this year's London Marathon.
Read more: The 78-mile walking route offering a new perspective on London London Marathon 2025 start time and date The London Marathon 2025 will take place on Sunday 27 April. Staggered start times for elite races are scheduled from around 8.50am, with the masses setting off in waves from 9.
35am before all start lines close at 11.30am. The finish line on The Mall closes at approximately 7.
30pm and is then moved to St James's Park until midnight. Read more: When is London Marathon 2025? London Marathon route Largely unchanged since 1981, the start line for the race is in Blackheath at the top of Greenwich Park. From here, a leg to Woolwich, jog past the Cutty Sark and stretch around Bermondsey takes runners to cross the river over Tower Bridge.
After a ring around the Isle of Dogs, it's a relatively straight stretch along the Thames through the City of London to the Westminster finish line on The Mall. open image in gallery The start line for the race is in..
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