# London Marathon postponed until October

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/16/london-marathon-postponed-until-october/
- Published: 2020-03-16T08:25:45+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**In light of Covid-19, London Marathon Events is postponing the 2020 Virgin Money
London Marathon until October, it has announced,**

The event was scheduled to take place on Sunday 26 April, and is now scheduled to
take place on Sunday 4 October 2020.

Charities and sponsors with runners who are unable to take part in the postponed
race will be able to substitute other runners for the rescheduled 2020 [Virgin Money London Marathon](https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/)
on Sunday 4 October. London Marathon Events will contact charities to outline the
process and timescales in due course.

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Runners who have already withdrawn from the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon and
rolled over their entry to 2021 will be offered the option to take part on Sunday
4 October or to keep their entry rolled over to 2021.

The news was announced late on Friday 13 March, and Hugh Brasher, Event Director,
said:

> “Public health is everyone’s priority. We know how disappointing this news will
> be for so many – the runners who have trained for many months, the thousands of
> charities for which they are raising funds and the millions who watch the race
> every year.
> “We know that there will be many, many questions from runners, charities and others
> and we ask you to please bear with us as we work through the detailed planning
> process to deliver the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon on its new scheduled 
> date. We will email all runners and charities today (13 March) and then update
> them via email by the end of next week at the latest. We will also post regular
> updates on our website and social media channels.”

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