Q 01/05

Who became the first person to run a marathon under two hours in a record-eligible race, at London in 2026?

A) Jacob Kiplimo

B) Sabastian Sawe

C) Tamirat Tola

D) Joshua Cheptegei

Answer · why

B) Sabastian Sawe

Sabastian Sawe clocked 1:59:30 on 26 April 2026, and runner-up Yomif Kejelcha also dipped under two hours in 1:59:41. Third-placed Jacob Kiplimo beat ...

Q 02/05

Which Thames crossing marks the halfway point, reached after runners race along Jamaica Road?

A) London Bridge

B) Westminster Bridge

C) Waterloo Bridge

D) Tower Bridge

Answer · why

D) Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is where competitors reach half-way after Bermondsey, before heading east through Wapping toward Docklands. A cobbled stretch near the To...

Q 03/05

Runners leave Birdcage Walk past Buckingham Palace to finish the London Marathon on which road?

A) Whitehall

B) The Mall

C) Pall Mall

D) The Strand

Answer · why

B) The Mall

The final 352 m (385 yards) run from Birdcage Walk past Buckingham Palace into The Mall, a stretch that also formed part of the 2012 Olympic marathon ...

Q 04/05

The elite-only 2020 London Marathon was run as 19.6 laps of 2.15 km circling which royal green space?

A) Hyde Park

B) Regent's Park

C) Kensington Gardens

D) St James's Park

Answer · why

D) St James's Park

St James's Park was closed to spectators on 4 October 2020 so the athletes could race inside a biosecure bubble, before a final 1,345 m along the usua...

Q 05/05

Roughly how much did 2025 London Marathon runners raise for charity, then a record for a one-day fundraising event?

A) £0.87 million

B) £8.7 million

C) £87 million

D) £870 million

Answer · why

C) £87 million

£87 million was raised at the 2025 race alone, almost £14 million more than the year before, lifting the total since 1981 to £1.4 billion.