Good luck to all our runners in the 2024 TCS London Marathon

We would like to wish all our 2024 TCS London Marathon runners the very best of luck this weekend. Thank you to each and every one of our team for the support, hard work, commitment and dedication that has got them to the start line this year!

Would you like to be part of our 2025 TCS London Marathon Team?

We are thrilled to announce that we have opened applications to secure one of our charity places to run the 2025 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 27 April 2025. If you would like to join our 2025 team, please complete an application form below. All applications received will go through a review process. We will be in touch with you regarding the outcome of the application in due course. If you have any questions regarding joining our 2025 team, please contact marathon@childrenwithcancer.org.uk 

Enter the 2025 Ballot

The ballot for the 2025 TCS London Marathon, will open on Saturday 20 April 2024 and will close on Friday 26 April 2024. If you would like to enter, please visit the London Marathon website.

What to expect from Children with Cancer UK

Regardless of the place you hold, we promise to support you all the way and get you to the finish line. We’ll provide training and fundraising advice, cheering packs for your friends and family, and a dedicated team ready to answer any last-minute questions.

As part of our team, you will receive the following;

  • Regular emails to provide top tips and information
  • A unique breathable running top
  • Pre marathon meet ups
  • Support from top running coach, Martin and Liz Yelling
  • Amazing support on the day around the course and when you have finished

Location & Date

  • London
  • April 27, 2025

Contact Details


Charlie running the 2024 TCS London Marathon

Introducing Charlie, a cancer survivor turned marathon runner. Diagnosed with cancer in 2017, Charlie decided to tackle the London Marathon in 2018, despite facing his own health battles. Since then, he’s run every marathon except one, raising over £10,000 for Children with Cancer UK along the way. He shares the emotional highs and lows, and his commitment to helping others whilst supporting Children with Cancer UK.

Feeling inspired? Join our team

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Join our team

Charity place

Applying for a Charity Place doesn’t guarantee you a place in the 2025 TCS London Marathon. Complete the application below and the Sports Team will be in touch soon.  We will require the following:

Registration Fee: £100 plus VAT

Fundraising Target: As much as possible 

Own place

If you have secured your own place in the TCS London Marathon already, we would love to have you on our team. Please complete the form below.

Registration Fee: £0

Fundraising Target: As much as possible

Registration forms

You will be placed on a waiting list and if we are able to allocate you a place, we will require the following:

Registration Fee: £100 plus VAT

Fundraising Target: As much as possible 

The ballot results have been announced. If you have secured your own place in the TCS London Marathon already, we would love to have you on our team. Please complete the form below.

Registration Fee: £0

Fundraising Target: As much as possible

You will be placed on a waiting list and if we are able to allocate you a place, we will require the following:

Registration Fee: £100 plus VAT

Fundraising Target: As much as possible 

The ballot results have been announced. If you have secured your own place in the TCS London Marathon already, we would love to have you on our team. Please complete the form below.

Registration Fee: £0

Fundraising Target: As much as possible

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Watch our 2023 video

This video captures so many of the special moments of the London Marathon day and we hope it’ll inspire next year’s runners to take part and run for this fantastic cause. Your support helps us to improve survival rates and the quality of survival in young cancer patients and to find ways to prevent cancer in the future.

 

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Thank you to our 2023 team

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We would like to congratulate all of our 2023 TCS London Marathon team for completing the 26.2 miles around London on Sunday 2 October. It was an amazing day and incredible to see the team back on the iconic route once again. We can’t thank our team enough for all of the effort they have shown this past year and are so incredibly grateful for the support and dedication towards Children with Cancer UK.

Thank you and well done.

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