Applying now though does not secure a spot in next year’s race, which will be run on Sunday April 21 2013. Prospective runners will have to wait until October to find out if they have been selected.
A £35 admin fee is charged for applications, and is refunded to those who are not successful. If these unlucky folk decide to donate their £35 fee, they automatically go in to the draw for a further 1000 places.
The London marathon is a British tradition. First run in 1981, it regularly draws hundreds of thousands of applications for places, and raises thousands of pounds for charity.
For more information on how to run in next year’s Virgin London Marathon, visit:
http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/marathon-centre/enter-virgin-london-marathon/
Photo: Getty.
