01/10/2020
For 20 pounds they will be given their race number, a t-shirt and a finisher’s medal and can record their time on an app -- with the only proviso being that they complete the distance within 24 hours.
After the initial allocation to runners registered for the original race, 20,000 further slots went on general sale, of which 51% were taken by female athletes, with entries coming from 81 countries for what will be the 40th edition of the race.
“The response has been amazing and the spirit of the London Marathon will shine brightly across the globe on Sunday 4 October,” Hugh Brasher, Event Director for the Virgin Money London Marathon, said in a statement.
