London Marathon 2026 - How to watch on TV and BBC iPlayer and follow coverage across the BBC

Marathon coverage moves to BBC Two at 2pm and you can join Gabby with the best of the day's action on iPlayer and BBC Two ...

'Greatest feeling ever': Runners help exhausted man finish Boston Marathon

The BBC spoke to Boston marathon runner, Ajay Haridasse, who was helped over the finish line by two strangers.

Historic feet: London Marathon runner is first person to finish in under 2 hours

It was a historic feat — on a pair of historic feet. Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first man in history to run an ...

Harder than a marathon? Runners confess

BBC Sport asks runners taking part in the 2026 London Marathon if there's anything harder than the 26.2 mile journey.

NHS Couch to 5K hits 1 billion minutes of movement and 8 million app downloads after decade-long collaboration with BBC

Over the last decade, the BBC’s collaboration with the Department of Health & Social Care on the NHS Couch to 5K app has led ...
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Has the UK become a nation of runners?

A record number of people have applied to take part in the 2026 London Marathon. Event organisers said more than 1.1 million applications had been received, smashing the previous record of 840,318 set ...