2026 TCS LONDON MARATHON
About the London Marathon
Join #TeamDan and complete a marathon like no other! The TCS London Marathon is known for its roaring crowds and iconic landmarks, and we will be there to support you every step of the way.
Key information:
- When: Sunday 26th April 2026
- Registration fee: £100
- First fundraising target: £1,000
- First fundraising target due date (4 months before): 12th December 2025
- Overall fundraising target: £2,000
- Overall fundraising target due date: 26th May 2026
- Minimum age: 18
Why run for the DSM Foundation?
By taking on the TCS London Marathon, you’re not just taking on a 26.2 mile challenge, you’re raising vital funds and awareness to support young people to make safer choices about drugs and alcohol, and ultimately helping to save young lives.
How to register
Applications for The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs charity places in the 2026 TCS London Marathon will be open from Tuesday, 20th May 2025 and will close on Monday 30th June 2025.
We ask everyone interested in a DSM Foundation charity place for the TCS London Marathon 2026 to fill out an application form – we have two charity places this year. Please include as much information as possible in the questions provided.
FAQs
A. The registration fee for the TCS London Marathon is £100 and we ask all our charity fundraisers to raise a minimum of £2,000
A. Charity running places come at a cost to the charity, and fundraising targets/registration fees help ensure we don’t lose out on our investment and raise as much as possible to support our life saving work. Your £100 registration fee will count towards your overall fundraising target. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferable.
A. Well done for securing a place in the ballot! We’d love for you to join Team Dan and run for us. Please email grace@dsmfoundation.org.uk if you have secured a ballot place with London Marathon Events.
As an own place runner, you won’t have a fundraising target. We just ask that you raise as much as you can to help support our work with young people and their families.
A. We will review each application before making a decision. To improve your chances, please give us as much information as to why you want to support the DSM Foundation and how you plan on raising £2,000.
A. You will have a 50% (£1,000) fundraising deadline of Friday 12th December 2025 (4 months before the event). We then ask that the full £2,000 is with us by May 26th 2026 (1 month after the event).
A. We set the minimum fundraising target at £2,000 to make sure we’re able to cover the costs that we’ve paid for the place as well putting enough back into our work with young people and the adults in their lives.
You don’t need to raise the full amount until 1 month after event day. We know lots of donations come in on the week of and after the event. So there is still plenty of time to plan your fundraising and collect donations.
We will share your fundraising link regularly through our social media platforms, website and newsletters.
Please make sure you’re confident you can raise the £2,000 before you apply.
