Contemplative
21.1 km
5:50 /km
Tower Bridge and back, unhurried.
Photo · London Marathon Race Library
London, United Kingdom·Europe·AprilWorld Major
TCS London Marathon
City, flat, riverine.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km
- Elevation gain
- +92m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:15 /km — buoyant
- Character
- City, flat, riverine
From Greenwich Park past Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and the Embankment to The Mall — since 1981, a joyful people's race.
Because the streets themselves have carried footsteps for centuries — you are joining a very long relay, not starting a new one.
The Thames does the pacing; keep the crown of the head light and let the crowd sound wash rather than lift.
Course
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42.195 km loop
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Elevation profile
+92 m gainPeak 92 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 92 metres, peak 92 m above start, low 0 m.A rolling profile — mid-race climbs ask for shorter strides, not harder efforts.
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Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A Major start line: elite corrals, live broadcast helicopters overhead, a hundred thousand hearts syncing. Arrive early, breathe long, let the noise be weather rather than pressure.
World-class crowd support — dense from start to finish, with famous cheer corners that will lift you when the legs won't.
Water sections between km 18 and km 24 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
Rolling road profile — handcycles handle it with pacing help. Suitable for sturdy strollers on the flatter first and last thirds; expect a couple of longer gradients in the middle.
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Recovery
Green Park stretch and a long walk along the South Bank.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
7 km
6:30 /km
Regent's Canal shuffle.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:25 /km
Even splits, patient Isle of Dogs.
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