Participant guide
We can’t wait to welcome you at the 2025 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 27 April.
Until then, everything you need to know is below.
1. Plan to pick up your Event Pack
Your Event Pack contains your all-important bib number. You will collect this at the TCS London Marathon Running Show from Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 April at the ExCeL London.
We recommend you attend on Wednesday or Thursday to avoid queues. If you can't pick it up, someone can collect it on your behalf – details of how to do this will be in your Participant Guide.
2. Get to know what is available to you on Event Day
We have a Sensory Calm Space, Parent and Child Space (for breastfeeding/pumping and entertaining young children) and a Multi Faith Prayer Space
If your period falls on Event Day, you can find tampons and sanitary towels at the info points and drink stations.
If you have a bladder or bowel condition, a Just Can’t Wait Toilet Card explains you have a medical condition and need urgent access to a toilet. You can download the card, issued by the Bladder and Bowel Community, for free. From that page, you can also purchase a plastic card. There are also bladder pads at the info points and drink stations.
If you are visually impaired, or your disability or medical condition means you need a support runner, you can apply for a free place for them. Please email us outlining your request and the reasons for it.
If you would like a Support Runner, The Richard Whitehead Supported Runners Project in partnership with Nissan can pair you with someone for Event Day. You can register your interest on their site.
3. Get kitted out
The official TCS London Marathon 2025 is available now on the New Balance site. It features everything from high-performance jackets and technical T-shirts to ultra-light running shoes and premium leggings.
4. Book your accommodation
Are you travelling to London for Event Day and looking for somewhere to stay? Look no further than our Official Participant Hotel Provider, Marathon Tours & Travel.