The 2020 London Marathon was the 40th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on 4 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed from 26 April and only allowed elite participants; the mass participation event was cancelled. The event used a different course from usual, consisting of multiple laps around St James's Park.
Gillette was the first ever sponsor of the race. The next sponsor was Mars after the decision was made to pay the elite athletes, increasing the funding amount that was needed.
Between 1982 and 1993 the race finished on Westminster Bridge. It had to be moved in 1994 when repair work began on the bridge.
This year (2018), 13 Great British Bake Off stars will be taking part. That's a whole baker's dozen! The Bake Off team includes series 7 favourite Selasi Gbormittah and food blogger Chetna Makan.
According to data recorded by Strava, the fastest runners are in the 35 to 44 age group. The second fastest are 45 to 54, proving experience is a major factor in doing well.
