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Championship entries

If you're a member of an athletics club associated with UK Athletics (UKA) and you've achieved a championship qualifying performance for a marathon in 2010 or 2011, you can apply for a championship entry place in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon.

 

Do I qualify?

You'll need to have completed a marathon or half marathon in the same time, or faster than, the times listed below – these are the official championship qualifying performance times. Your qualifying time must have been achieved after 1st January 2010:

Men Time (in hours) Women Time (in hours)
Full marathon sub 2.45 Full marathon sub 3.15
Half marathon sub 1.15 Half marathon sub 1.30

 

How do I apply?

To apply for a championship entry, you'll need to send us the following:

  • Proof of performance
    A photocopy of your running results, for example a certificate or newspaper clipping. The results will need to be from a marathon completed in 2010 or 2011.
  • Proof of UK club membership
    A photocopy of your athletics club membership card.

 

What's the closing date for applications?

Please send your championship application to this address:

Championship entries
Virgin London Marathon
PO Box 3460
London
SE1 0YA

 

Your application for an entry form will need to reach us by 6th January 2012. We'll then send you an entry form to complete - this will need to arrive back to us by 13th January 2012.

Late entries aren't accepted under any circumstances, so we recommend you send everything to us by special delivery. Please note it's the responsibility of the runner, not their athletics club, to make sure we receive all the information we need before the closing date. We look forward to hearing from you.