The 2024 TCS London Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, April 21. The Elite Wheelchair races will begin at 8:15 am, followed by the Elite Women’s Race at 9:00 am, and then the Elite Men’s Race along with the Mass Start at 9:40 am.
- Event: London Marathon 2024
- Date: Sunday 21 April 2024
- Venue: London, UK
THIS year’s London Marathon will take place on Sunday, 21 April, with 50,000 runners set to take part.
The elite and wheelchair races set off at staggered start times, with the wheelchair field starting at 9.05am BST. The elite women’s race starts at 9.25am, while the elite men take off at 10am.
London Marathon 2024 start times
Here are all the times you need to know ahead of Sunday’s big race (in BST):
9.05am – Elite wheelchair men’s and women’s races
9.25am – Elite women’s race
10am – Elite men’s race and mass start
Keep in mind that due to the staggering number of runners, some people may not cross the start line until around 11:30am.
LIVE STREAM AND TV COVERAGE:
The event will be broadcast live across various countries, with the live stream starting at 8:45 am GMT.
How to watch in the USA: FloTrack will be streaming the race live. The elite women’s race begins at 4:25 a.m. ET on Sunday with the men starting at 5:00 a.m. ET.
How to watch in the UK: BBC One will have live coverage from 08:30-14:00 on Sunday with an extra hour of coverage on BBC Two from 14:00 to 15:00.
How to watch in the rest of the world: Details
The last ten London Marathon women’s winners
Here are the London Marathon women’s elite winners of the last ten years:
- 2014 – Edna Kiplagat (Kenya) – 2:20.21
- 2015 – Tigist Tufa (Ethiopia) – 2:23.21
- 2016 – Jemima Sumgong (Kenya) – 2:22.58
- 2017 – Mary Keitany (Kenya) – 2:17.01
- 2018 – Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 02:18.31
- 2019 – Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) – 2:18.20
- 2020 – Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) – 2:18.58
- 2021 – Joyciline Jepkosgei (Kenya) – 2:17.43
- 2022 – Yalemzerf Yehualaw (Ethiopia) – 2:17:26
- 2023 – Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) – 2:18.33
The last ten London Marathon men’s winners
The last ten years have seen some of the greatest male runners of all time claim top spot at the London Marathon:
- 2014 – Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) – 2:04.29
- 2015 – Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) – 2:04.42
- 2016 – Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) – 2:03.05
- 2017 – Daniel Wanjiru (Kenya) – 2:05.48
- 2018 – Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) – 2:04.17
- 2019 – Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) – 2:02.38
- 2020 – Shura Kitata (Ethiopia) – 2:05.41
- 2021 – Sisay Lemma (Ethiopia) – 2:04.01
- 2022 – Amos Kipruto (Kenya) – 2:04:39
- 2023 – Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya) – 2:01.15 (Course record)
