Thank you for your interest in applying for a Championship place in the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon.
The deadline to submit your application was 16:00 on Monday 18 January and has now passed.
Please note: if you have a Good for Age (GFA) place in the 2021 event already, you will have the opportunity to upgrade your GFA place to a Championship place in July 2021.
If you had a place in the 2020 event and your time was run in a qualifying event from 1 January 2019 to 17 January 2020, you will have been offered a Championship entry in the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 3 October 2021.
If you had a Championship place in the 2020 event and you ran the qualifying time before 1 January 2019, but subsequently achieve the 2020 qualifying time between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020 as published in Table 1 below, you will be able to receive a guaranteed Championship place in the 2021 event, subject to providing evidence of the qualifying performance.
If you had a place in the 2020 event and you ran the qualifying time in 2018, you can gain a Championship entry in the 2021 event if you ran a full marathon time displayed in Table 1 below in the virtual Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 4 October.
Please note: these qualifying times apply for the 2021 race only and are only applicable for runners who had previously qualified for the 2020 event and run the required time in the virtual Virgin Money London Marathon.
| Table 1: Virgin Money London Marathon Championship 2021 qualifying times | ||||
| Men | Women | |||
| Full marathon | sub 2:45:00 | sub 3:15:00 | ||
| Half marathon | sub 1:15:00 | sub 1:30:00 | ||
If you took part in the virtual event on 4 October 2020, you will be able to gain a Championship place in the 2021 event if you achieved the relevant time as displayed in Table 1 above in that event and submit evidence of a half marathon time as displayed in Table 1 above on a certified course/event during the qualifying time period (1 January 2019 until 31 December 2020).
If you do not have a Championship place from the 2020 process, and you didn’t taking part in the virtual event on 4 October 2020, you may still apply for a Championship place in the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon.
The time frame for submitting your qualifying evidence for a 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon championship place is Monday 21 December 2020 to 17:00 on Friday 8 January 2021.
Confirmation of your place will be sent to you by Friday 29 January 2021.
Your qualifying performance for a marathon (or half marathon) must be from 18 January 2019 to 31 December 2020. You will need to provide evidence of a qualifying performance as detailed in Table 2 below.
| Table 2: Virgin Money London Marathon Championship 2021 qualifying times | ||
| Men | Women | |
| Full marathon | sub 2:40:00 | sub 3:14:00 |
| Half marathon | sub 1:12:30 | sub 1:28:00 |
Qualifying times must be run at an event that has a certified marathon course. Race courses must be certified by UKA, the Association for International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), or a national governing body for distance running for the country in which the race is held.
Additionally, you must be registered with your National Governing Body (ie England Athletics, Scotland Athletics, Welsh Athletics, Athletics Northern Ireland) otherwise we will not be able to accept your application. If you are unsure whether or not you are registered, please check with your National Governing Body.
All runners in the Championship start zone must wear their club vest.
Championship qualification for the 2022 London Marathon will be for races run between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021.
Championship qualification for the 2023 London Marathon will be for races run between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
We work to support participants who need assistance at the event
Please read our general Conditions of Entry before applying to take part in the Virgin Money London Marathon
Have you run a fast time? You might qualify for a Good For Age place
We work to support participants who need assistance at the event
Please read our general Conditions of Entry before applying to take part in the Virgin Money London Marathon
Have you run a fast time? You might qualify for a Good For Age place
We work to support participants who need assistance at the event
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