London Marathon 2025 public ballot: When will results be emailed?

For those who entered themselves into the London Marathon 2025 ballot after seeing this year’s festivities results are set to be released very soon. 

April’s race was one of the largest marathons in the capital yet, with more than 50,000 runners taking part in the 26.2 mile course around the city. 

Each year there is a public ballot which allows hopeful runners to put their name down for a chance to take part. The draw for the 2025 London Marathon closed on Friday April 26.

Those who are lucky enough to be drawn in the ballot will join the more than a million others who have completed the course since the first race in 1981.

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When will ballot results for the 2025 London Marathon be emailed to entrants?

London Marathon has confirmed the results of the 2025 ballot will be emailed to hopeful runners on Wednesday (June 26).

A record 840,318 people are reported to have entered the draw for next year’s race which is 261,944 more applications than there were for the 2024 event.

The ballot will be drawn at random and those lucky enough to be selected to run the London Marathon course, from Greenwich to Westminster, on Sunday 27 April 2025.

It is free to sign up for the ballot but if you do get offered a place you’ll need to pay the full entry fee of £69.99.

Can I still run if I wasn’t drawn in the London Marathon 2025 ballot?

Yes. If you didn’t manage to get a spot in the public ballot, it may not be the end of your marathon journey as there are a few other ways of taking part including running for a dedicated charity and raising money for it.

A number of charities are given set entry places each year. However, those selected will need to agree to raise a minimum amount of money for the charity they are representing.