TCS London Marathon terms and conditions

Before you apply for one of our limited TCS London Marathon places, you must read and agree to the terms and conditions below. These terms are a fundraising agreement between you and Marie Curie.

Marie Curie has the right to change or update the terms and conditions at its discretion and participants are invited to regularly check this page for updates.

General

• You understand that the event is not organised by Marie Curie, but by TCS London Marathon events.
• You understand the TCS London Marathon Events have their own terms and conditions that you will need to agree to when registering (if successful in receiving a ballot place or charity place with Marie Curie).
• If you are successful in securing a place through the application process, the registration fee of £75 is non-refundable and non- transferable this must be paid within seven days of verbally accepting your place with one of our team.
• You understand that your registration data will be shared with the TCS London Marathon and their entry platform ("Lets do This") to provide race day information to you as a participant. This will be processed in accordance with their privacy policies. Please refer to the TCS London Marathon's website for information about their privacy policy.
• You must agree to raise a minimum of £2,500 (excluding Gift Aid). All donations online and offline should be sent in no later than four weeks after the event.
• By accepting a charity place, you understand that Marie Curie has the right (in its absolute discretion) to withdraw your place at any time if they consider that you are not committed to raising the pledged sponsorship or if you fail to comply with agreed obligations.
• As set out in our privacy policy, the information you have provided Marie Curie will be treated accordingly.

Registration

• Your £75 registration fee is non-refundable, and non-transferable and will not be counted towards your overall fundraising total.
• You understand that your place cannot be transferred to another person or event.
• You understand that in order to take part in the 2026 TCS London Marathon, you must also register with the London Marathon Events Ltd. Failure to complete the event organisers registration by any applicable deadline, will mean you are unable to participate in the event.

Minimum fundraising requirement

• As a charity place runner, you pledge to raise a minimum of £2,500 in aid of Marie Curie (excluding Gift Aid) and understand that the aim of this event is to raise as much above the minimum fundraising target as possible.
• You understand that all donations must be paid to Marie Curie by four weeks after the event (24 May 2026).
• When confirming your charity place with Marie Curie, you agree to meet the following fundraising milestones. Failure to do so may result in Marie Curie withdrawing your charity place in the event.
  • If you've signed up as a charity place runner before 31 October, you will need to raise a minimum of 25% of your fundraising target (£625) by 5 January. 
  • If you've signed up as a charity place runner after 31 October, you will need to raise a minimum of 25% of your fundraising target (£625) within eight weeks of signing up to the event.
• For all charity place runners, we require a minimum of 80% (£2,000) of your overall fundraising raised by race day.

Fundraising

• You will only use lawful means to fundraise in aid of Marie Curie and will not do anything that harms or is likely to harm Marie Curie's reputation.
• You will comply with any fundraising guidance or advise issued by Marie Curie.
• You will make clear to everyone supporting your fundraising that you are raising funds 'in aid of' Marie Curie.
• You understand that if you withdraw for any reason from the event (and are not deferring), any monies raise will be non-refundable and will be treated as a donation to Marie Curie.
• You will pay all monies raised in connection to the London Marathon by one of the following means:
  • via an online fundraising platform (Enthuse, Just Giving)
  • via phone by calling our supporter relations team on 0800 716 146
  • sending a cheque to Supporter Relations team, PO Box 23897, 14 Links Place, Edinburgh, EH6 9AB
  • via the support of your community fundraiser or contacting our events team on london.marathon@mariecurie.org.uk.
• You will only use sponsorship forms issued by Marie Curie, and all completed sponsorship forms with details of the names and addresses of sponsors with the amounts donated or pledged, will be sent to Marie Curie no later than four weeks after the event.

Age

• You must meet the minimum age of 18 on race day to participate in the event.

Safety and fitness:

• Before registering for this event, please make sure you feel able to take part health-wise; we recommend checking in with a doctor if you're not certain. If you have any medical conditions that might affect your taking part, let London Marathon Events know so they can find the best way to assist you.
• You acknowledge and understand that the event may be potentially hazardous and that participation in any event is at your own risk. Your safety is of absolute importance to us. Make sure you follow all safety instructions and training procedures when taking part in events.
• Marie Curie, its employees, agents and volunteers accept no liability in connection with your participation in the event or for those attending and cheering you on, when it comes to any loss or damage of any kind, including loss of profits, loss of business, loss or damage to goodwill, or indirect or consequential loss caused by or connected with your participation in the event. This excludes any liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents and volunteers, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded by law.
• Marie Curie can't accept responsibility for any damage, injury or loss that might occur through your own negligence.
• Marie Curie are not the event organisers and won't be held responsible or accept any liability for any injury or illness related to your training or taking part in this event to the extent such liability may be lawfully excluded.
• You notify us immediately and/or within seven days of an events or incident that results you being unable to take part in an event.

Deferrals:

• All charity place deferrals are at Marie Curie's absolute discretion and are not guaranteed.
• We completely understand that things may not always go to plan, and we ask if you are unable to take part in the 2026 TCS London Marathon, please contact london.marathon@mariecurie.org.uk as soon as possible to discuss deferring.
• All deferral requests will need to be discussed and agreed with the Events team at Marie Curie, but the following rules apply when deferring:
  • If you have raised a minimum of 50% of your fundraising commitment (£1,250) and haven't deferred on a previous occasion, you will be offered a deferral to the 2027 team.
  • If you have not hit a minimum of 50% of your fundraising commitment, but have raised something towards your fundraising target and you have requested your deferral before the London Marathon console closes, we will review your request on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the amount you've raised and the reasons for deferral.
  • If you have not raised anything towards your minimum fundraising target and/or asked to defer once the console has closed we will not be able to offer you a deferral to the 2027 team and will ask you to re-apply.
  • If you have you have deferred on a previous occasion, we cannot offer you a deferral for another year and you will need to re-apply.
• If you are offered a deferral, your registration fee is not refundable, and you will be asked to re-pay your registration fee to secure your place in the 2027 event.
• Any money you have raised can also be rolled over to count towards your fundraising total next time, but the minimum fundraising target may change annually at Marie Curie's discretion.
• If you have a ballot place, you will need to contact the TCS London Marathon directly to discuss their deferral process.

Images, video and audio:

• Any photos, video, audio or quotes taken by us on the event day may be used by Marie Curie to inspire future fundraisers and promote our events. If you don't want to be in any photos or videos or to be quoted in any way by Marie Curie, please let the team know by emailing london.marathon@mariecurie.org.uk.
• Please read the organisers privacy statement carefully as the organisers may also use your image for television and film of the event. We have no control over the organisers use of your information and image as it will be in accordance with their privacy statement.

Thank you for choosing to support Marie Curie in the TCS London Marathon, we can't wait to cheer you on.