The 40th running of the London Marathon on 4 October will be a unique occasion.
Instead of tens of thousands of runners winding their way through the streets of London passing by famous landmarks, the elite runners will instead be doing laps of St James’ Park and 45,000 others will be doing the 26.2 miles their own way.
Those taking part in the virtual London Marathon can compete from any location around the world and are invited to run or walk the miles, taking breaks if required, over the course of 24 hours, logging their progress on the event app.