Race information

The Bupa London 10,000 starts and finishes in St. James’s Park and uses Green Park as its assembly area.

The race starts on Birdcage Walk and follows an anti-clockwise route around the City of Westminster and the City of London via Parliament Square, Embankment, Blackfriars Bridge, Queen Victoria Street, Cannon Street, Great Tower Street, Crutched Friars, Fenchurch Street, Leadenhall Market, Cornhill, Queen Victoria Street, Puddle Dock, Embankment, Horseguards Avenue, Whitehall and via Trafalgar Square to the Finish in The Mall.

Runners pass many of London’s famous sights, including Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The London Eye, Cleopatra’s Needle, Tate Gallery, Millennium Bridge, The Monument, Lloyds of London, Leadenhall Market, Bank of England, Mansion House, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Horseguards, Nelson's Column and Admiralty Arch. Buckingham Palace acts as the backdrop to the start and finish.

UKA 10,000m Championships

This year's race will feature for the first time, the UKA Championships Men and Women. Prize money as shown below. Any British Athletes who have run 10km faster than 32mins (Men) and 38mins (Women) in the last two years are offered a complimentary entry. Please contact Martin Mashford: martinm@london-marathon.co.uk

Prize Money UKA Individual   Prize Money UKA Team (3 to score)
             
  Men Women     Men Women
1 £2000 £2000   1 £2000 £2000
2 £1000 £1000   2 £1000 £1000
3 £800 £800   3 £750 £750
4 £700 £700   4 £500 £500
5 £600 £600   5 £300 £300
6 £500 £500   6 £200 £200
7 £400 £400        
8 £300 £300        
9 £200 £200        
10 £100 £100        

Individual Prize Money is only available to runners who are eligible to represent Great Britain in International competition.

Team results and Prize Money will be based on the results of runners who are eligible to represent Great Britain and who have adhered to UKA rules re club vests.

This position has been agreed by the London Marathon and UKA to enhance the development of UK runners.

Course map

Please click on the image below to view the course map as a PDF.