1. Sightsavers charity place

Our applications are now open and we’d love to welcome you to our team. To register for one of our places, please complete our application form. We recommend providing as much detail as possible about why you’re raring to run for Sightsavers and how you intend to raise the minimum fundraising target of £2,000 (excluding Gift Aid).

• Charity places are strictly limited. We ask our runners to each fundraise a minimum of £2,000: as a charity, we rely on runners to meet their pledge.
• We will be in touch with the outcome of your application. If you’re successful and we offer you one of our charity places, we will register you with the organisers. You will then need to complete the registration with them to secure your place.
• We ask you to fundraise an initial £500 by Friday 21 November 2025. If you miss this deadline, your place may be offered to someone else

2. Public ballot

The public ballot for the 2026 TCS London Marathon is open from 9am on Friday 25 April 2025 and closes at 4pm on Friday 2 May 2025. The results are typically announced in July. Find out more on the official website.

If you secure a place through the ballot, we’d love you to fundraise for Sightsavers! If you have a ballot place, you won’t have a set fundraising target to hit, but everything you raise helps to support our vital work. For details, email [email protected].