London Marathon 2027 Ballot Results Are Out

The 2027 TCS London Marathon ballot results went out by email on Thursday, July 9, 2026. A record 1,338,544 people applied, and 100,000 of them have a place: 45,000 running Saturday, April 24, and 55,000 running Sunday, April 25, in the race's first-ever two-day Double.

How many people applied for the 2027 London ballot?

1,338,544 applications, a fourth consecutive world record. That is up 18% on the 1,133,813 that set the previous record for 2026, and up 131% on the 578,374 that first broke the half-million mark in 2024. London has now broken its own ballot record every year since.

What are the odds of getting into London 2027?

Roughly 1 in 13, or about 7.5%, dividing the 100,000 confirmed places by the 1,338,544 applicant pool. That is a wider net than the standalone public ballot has offered in past years, when it competed for about 17,000 of a roughly 56,000-person field in 2025, a 2% acceptance rate. London Marathon Events has not broken out how many of the 100,000 2027 places come from the ballot specifically versus Good for Age, championship, club, and charity routes, so the 1 in 13 figure describes the whole field, not a year-over-year ballot comparison. The ballot simulator shows how odds like these compound if you plan to keep entering.

Why is 2027 split across two days?

Demand outgrew a single day. London Marathon Events turned 2027 into a one-off Double, spreading the Greenwich-to-Westminster course across Saturday and Sunday to fit 100,000 runners instead of a normal field. Everyone who entered the ballot was automatically included in the draw for both days, so winners learned today which day they got, not just whether they got in. Full details on the format are in our earlier coverage of the two-day announcement.

What happens next if I got a place?

Confirm by 16:00 BST on Friday, July 31, 2026, even if the entry fee is already paid. London Marathon Events says the confirmation step is separate from payment and must be completed regardless.

What if I didn't get in?

Charity places, Good for Age qualification, running club allocations, and the virtual TCS London Marathon MyWay option all remain open for runners who missed the ballot.

Free alerts cover every Major's ballot window, not just results day, so entries never slip past unnoticed.

Sources: London Marathon Events