London Marathon 2025: how much prize money winners receive revealed
The London Marathon takes place on the streets of the capital today (Picture: Getty) A record number of people are taking part in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday, including celebrities, MPs and a duo dressed as a slinky dog. More than 56,000 people are expected to run the 26.2 mile course through the capital on what is forecast to be a warm, dry day with temperatures of up to 22C. London could set a new record for the world’s biggest marathon which is currently held by the TCS New York Marathon in November when there were 55,646 finishers. This year, around 55.3% of registered participants of the UK race are male, with some 44.5% female and 0.15% non-binary. What is the London Marathon prize money? Alexander Mutiso won the elite men’s race last year (Picture: Getty) Aside from the gratification that comes with competing in one of the world’s most iconic sporting events, there is a significant amount of money on offer to the elite athletes competing. Twelve months ago, the event created history by becoming the first marathon in the world to ensure equal distribution of prize money between able-bodied athletes and wheelchair racers. The elite men’s and women’s able-bodied races and men’s and women’s wheelchair races had a prize pot of £243,000 with the winners receiving £44,000 each. There has been no change to the prize pot for 2025, with £44,000 again going to each winner, the runners-up earning 23,100 and third-place £17,400. There are also £115,900 bonuses on offer for running sub-2:02 for the men and sub-2:15 for the women, £96,500)for setting a new world record, and £19,300 up for grabs in the elite men’s and women’s races for a new course record. Who is competing in the London Marathon? McFly drummer Harry Judd is competing in the London Marathon again (Picture: Getty) The youngest participant will be Lucy Jones, who turns 18 on marathon day, while the oldest runners are Mohan Kudchadker, 84, and Mary Jo Brinkman, 83 – both of whom are travelling over from the US for the event. Six men, known as the ever presents, have ran every London marathon since the race began in 1981 – a total of 44 races. The runners, Chris Finill, Malcolm Speake, Michael Peace, Jeffrey Aston, Bill O’Connor and David Walker, will all be participating on Sunday for the 45th time. Other participants include David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar, whose daughters Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were murdered in the Southport attack last summer. They are raising money for projects in memory of their daughters and Bebe King, six, who was also killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July. Romesh Ranganathan used to hate running (Picture: Julian Benjamin/Runner’s World) Celebrity participants include Emmerdale star Tony Audenshaw who last ran the London Marathon in 2015 but has returned to fundraise for Pancreatic Cancer UK, the event’s charity of the year, after the death of his wife Ruth in April 2017, aged 43. Rivals actress Lisa McGrillis, who plays boutique owner Valerie Jones, is running for the British Heart Foundation with her best friend Mary Cann following the death of Mary’s husband Nigel from a heart attack last year. McGrillis, who suffered several injuries during training, said: ‘I’m just hoping that on the day I’ll just push through and then never run again.” Comedian and TV presenter Romesh Ranganathan, McFly drummer Harry Judd and singer Alexandra Burke are also set to take part. Will any world records be broken? Some 103 runners are attempting to break 87 Guinness World Records (GWR) at this year’s event, including a duo dressed as a slinky dog and a firefighter wearing full kit. Many participants hope their quirky attempts to break records will help boost their fundraising efforts for their chosen charities. Other record attempts include the fastest marathon dressed as a crustacean (male), fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable (female) and most pairs of underwear worn during a marathon (female). Sixteen MPs are also among those gearing up for the race, including Labour’s Josh Fenton-Glyn, Conservative Harriet Cross and Lib Dem Tom Gordon.
A record number of people are taking part in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday, including celebrities, MPs and a duo dressed as a slinky dog.
More than 56,000 people are expected to run the 26.2 mile course through the capital on what is forecast to be a warm, dry day with temperatures of up to 22C.
London could set a new record for the world’s biggest marathon which is currently held by the TCS New York Marathon in November when there were 55,646 finishers.
This year, around 55.3% of registered participants of the UK race are male, with some 44.5% female and 0.15% non-binary.
What is the London Marathon prize money?
Aside from the gratification that comes with competing in one of the world’s most iconic sporting events, there is a significant amount of money on offer to the elite athletes competing.
Twelve months ago, the event created history by becoming the first marathon in the world to ensure equal distribution of prize money between able-bodied athletes and wheelchair racers.
The elite men’s and women’s able-bodied races and men’s and women’s wheelchair races had a prize pot of £243,000 with the winners receiving £44,000 each.
There has been no change to the prize pot for 2025, with £44,000 again going to each winner, the runners-up earning 23,100 and third-place £17,400.
There are also £115,900 bonuses on offer for running sub-2:02 for the men and sub-2:15 for the women, £96,500)for setting a new world record, and £19,300 up for grabs in the elite men’s and women’s races for a new course record.
Who is competing in the London Marathon?
The youngest participant will be Lucy Jones, who turns 18 on marathon day, while the oldest runners are Mohan Kudchadker, 84, and Mary Jo Brinkman, 83 – both of whom are travelling over from the US for the event.
Six men, known as the ever presents, have ran every London marathon since the race began in 1981 – a total of 44 races.
The runners, Chris Finill, Malcolm Speake, Michael Peace, Jeffrey Aston, Bill O’Connor and David Walker, will all be participating on Sunday for the 45th time.
Other participants include David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar, whose daughters Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were murdered in the Southport attack last summer.
They are raising money for projects in memory of their daughters and Bebe King, six, who was also killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July.
Celebrity participants include Emmerdale star Tony Audenshaw who last ran the London Marathon in 2015 but has returned to fundraise for Pancreatic Cancer UK, the event’s charity of the year, after the death of his wife Ruth in April 2017, aged 43.
Rivals actress Lisa McGrillis, who plays boutique owner Valerie Jones, is running for the British Heart Foundation with her best friend Mary Cann following the death of Mary’s husband Nigel from a heart attack last year.
McGrillis, who suffered several injuries during training, said: ‘I’m just hoping that on the day I’ll just push through and then never run again.”
Comedian and TV presenter Romesh Ranganathan, McFly drummer Harry Judd and singer Alexandra Burke are also set to take part.
Will any world records be broken?
Some 103 runners are attempting to break 87 Guinness World Records (GWR) at this year’s event, including a duo dressed as a slinky dog and a firefighter wearing full kit.
Many participants hope their quirky attempts to break records will help boost their fundraising efforts for their chosen charities.
Other record attempts include the fastest marathon dressed as a crustacean (male), fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable (female) and most pairs of underwear worn during a marathon (female).
Sixteen MPs are also among those gearing up for the race, including Labour’s Josh Fenton-Glyn, Conservative Harriet Cross and Lib Dem Tom Gordon.
