London Marathon Tracking: Live coverage as 59,000 runners head for The Mall
London Marathon tracking is at the center of Sunday’s race day as more than 59, 000 people are expected to complete the 26. 2-mile course in London. The 46th edition is set to start in Greenwich Park and finish on The Mall, with official start duties for Sir Mo Farah and Ellie Kildunne. Live coverage is scheduled across TV, iPlayer, and the Sport website and app, with the wheelchair race at 08: 50 BST, the women’s elite race at 09: 05 BST, and the men’s elite race and mass start at 09: 35 BST.
The scale of the event has made London Marathon tracking a focal point for runners, supporters, and record-watchers alike. Organisers say this year’s race is another potential record-breaker after 56, 640 entrants completed the distance last year, even in hot conditions. The route remains mostly flat, with a total elevation gain of 246 feet, and passes landmarks including Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, and Big Ben before finishing near Buckingham Palace.
Elite fields and home interest add pressure
The elite races bring back all four defending champions: Sabastian Sawe, Tigst Assefa, Marcel Hug, and Catherine Debrunner. Sawe, who won the men’s race last year in 2: 02: 27, is chasing both the title and the course record of 2: 01: 25 held by the late Kelvin Kiptum. He will face Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, last year’s runner-up in London, and Ethiopia’s Deresa Geleta, with three of the nine fastest men in history in the field.
On the women’s side, Assefa returns after setting a women-only world record in London last year with 2: 15: 50. The field also includes British hopes Eilish McColgan and Rose Harvey, while Mahamed Mahamed, Phil Sesemann, Patrick Dever, Jess Warner-Judd, David Weir, and Eden Rainbow-Cooper are among the home athletes set to draw attention. London Marathon tracking will also matter in the wheelchair races, where Hug and Debrunner are defending their titles.
Record pace, wide interest and live timing
The event’s growth is visible in the numbers around it. Organisers have confirmed that discussions are ongoing over a possible two-day event in 2027, a format Hugh Brasher says could allow 100, 000 finishers and raise over £130m for charity. Last year’s race already set a world record for the number of finishers, and this year’s turnout is expected to push the event even further.
London Marathon tracking is also shaped by the day’s strict time limits. The official cut-off is eight hours after the last runner starts at 11: 30, and The Mall closes at 19: 30, when the finish line moves to St James’s Park. That makes the closing hours especially important for runners still on course and for those following the late stages live.
What to watch next
As the race unfolds, attention will stay on the defending champions, the British contingent, and whether any of the elite fields can threaten records on the flat London route. With live streams, live text updates, and finish-line coverage available through the day, London Marathon tracking will remain the clearest way to follow who breaks away, who holds on, and who makes it to The Mall first in ET.
