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Cool and dry, around 12 degrees at the start rising near 15, mostly cloudy with a light south-westerly breeze and a keen headwind around Canary Wharf
2021 Ballot results
The datasheet
TCS London Marathon 2021 ballot: 41st edition
The 2021 London Marathon brought the mass field back for the first time since 2019, run in October in cool and dry conditions with around 40,000 in-person finishers.
Edition
41st edition
Applications not published by race organiser
Field size
n/a
Not yet reported
Results date
Feb 8
2021
Race day
Oct 3
2021
Good-for-age
M2:52 W3:38
Open category (18–34)
Race day weather
What runners faced on the course
Context
What made 2021 notable
After the elite-only 2020 race, the 2021 London Marathon returned the mass field for the first time since 2019, run on 3 October in its traditional Blackheath to The Mall format following a COVID-driven move out of April. Ballot results were emailed for the first time on 8 February 2021. About 40,000 runners took part in person, with roughly another 40,000 in a parallel virtual event. Race day was cool and dry, near 12 degrees at the start with a light breeze and a headwind around Canary Wharf. Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won the men's race in 2:04:01, while Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya took the women's title in 2:17:43. Marcel Hug and Manuela Schar set wheelchair course records.
Year over year
Applications over time
Applications · 2024 → 2026
578K840K1.13M
'24'25'26
Qualifying
Good-for-age standards
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| Age group | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 18-34 | 2:52:00 | 3:38:00 |
| 35-39 | 2:52:00 | 3:38:00 |
| 40-44 | 2:57:00 | 3:43:00 |
| 45-49 | 3:02:00 | 3:46:00 |
| 50-54 | 3:07:00 | 3:53:00 |
| 55-59 | 3:12:00 | 3:58:00 |
| 60-64 | 3:34:00 | 4:23:00 |
| 65-69 | 3:52:00 | 4:53:00 |
| 70-74 | 4:52:00 | 5:53:00 |
| 75-79 | 5:07:00 | 6:13:00 |
| 80-84 | 5:27:00 | 6:38:00 |
| 85-89 | 6:10:00 | 7:10:00 |
| 90+ | 7:20:00 | 7:45:00 |
FAQ
Questions about the 2021 ballot
When was the 2021 London Marathon?
Sunday 3 October 2021. It was moved out of its usual April slot because of COVID-19 and was the first mass-participation London Marathon since 2019.
Who won the 2021 London Marathon?
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won the men's race in 2:04:01 and Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya won the women's race in 2:17:43. Marcel Hug and Manuela Schar set wheelchair course records.
When did the 2021 ballot results land?
Outcome emails went out on Monday 8 February 2021, the first time London announced ballot results digitally rather than by post.
What were race-day conditions in 2021?
Cool and dry, around 12 degrees at the start rising toward 15, mostly cloudy with a light south-westerly breeze and a keen headwind near Canary Wharf.
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