London Marathon 2026 ballot results: How to sign up for a charity place if you didn't get drawn
If you didn’t get a place to run in the 2026 London Marathon in the ballot, here’s how you can sign up for a charity place.
The public ballot results for the 2026 London Marathon were released yesterday (June 19) and in total there were a record 1.1 million applications from hopeful runners to take part.
However as April's race only had around 55,000 runners taking part in the 26.2 mile course around the city, not everyone who signed up will be able to run.
But even if you were not drawn in the public ballot, you may still have a chance to run and fundraise for a charity at the same time.
Here’s what hopeful runners need to know about the London Marathon charity places.
How to sign up for a charity place if you didn't get picked in the London Marathon 2026 ballot
There are a number of charities that have specific places that runners can apply for from well known charities to smaller nonprofits. A full list is available on the London Marathon website.
Once you’ve selected a charity that you want to run for you should be able to find further sign up details to represent them in the capital on their website. For example runners can apply to run for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity here.
Successful applicants will have to pay a registration fee and pledge to raise the charity's minimum fundraising target although the amounts may differ for each charity.
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