Run the London Marathon for charity

1. Sightsavers charity place

NOTE: Our applications are now closed, and our charity places have been filled. Applications for the 2027 London Marathon will open in April 2026.

When applications re-open, we recommend providing as much detail as possible about why you’re raring to run for Sightsavers and how you intend to raise the minimum fundraising target of £2,000 (excluding Gift Aid).

• Charity places are strictly limited. We ask our runners to each fundraise a minimum of £2,000: as a charity, we rely on runners to meet their pledge.
• We will be in touch with the outcome of your application. If you’re successful and we offer you one of our charity places, we will register you with the organisers. You will then need to complete the registration with them to secure your place.
• We ask you to fundraise an initial £500 by Friday 21 November 2025. If you miss this deadline, your place may be offered to someone else.

2. Public ballot

The public ballot for the 2026 TCS London Marathon opened at 9am on Friday 25 April 2025 and closed at 4pm on Friday 2 May 2025.

If you secured a place through the ballot, we’d love you to fundraise for Sightsavers! If you have a ballot place, you won’t have a set fundraising target to hit, but everything you raise helps to support our vital work. For details, email [email protected].