https://www.marathonballot.com/news Ballot dates, lottery results, and race news for the eight Abbott World Marathon Majors, each dispatch citing a primary source. en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-enter-tokyo-marathon https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-enter-tokyo-marathon Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guide Tokyo has no single ballot. A general lottery, a semi-elite priority route, an overseas membership program, and a charity route each run on their own calendar, and one of them has already closed for 2027. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/boston-marathon-2027-lottery https://www.marathonballot.com/news/boston-marathon-2027-lottery Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Ballot-news For the first time, running a Boston qualifying time and missing the cutoff will not end your year. The BAA is entering those runners into a random draw for roughly 1,000 additional bibs. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-get-into-nyc-marathon https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-get-into-nyc-marathon Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guide The general drawing is the longest shot at New York, not the only way in. 9+1 membership, a qualifying time, charity fundraising, an international tour package, or fifteen finishes each open a different door. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-get-into-london-marathon https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-get-into-london-marathon Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guide The ballot gets the headlines, but it is only one of six ways onto the start line. Here is how each route actually works, and which one gives you the best real odds. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-get-into-boston-marathon https://www.marathonballot.com/news/how-to-get-into-boston-marathon Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guide Boston is the only Marathon Major with no ballot or lottery. Three routes get you to the start line: run a BAA qualifying time, fundraise for an official charity, or book a guaranteed tour package. None of them are as simple as they sound. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/didnt-get-into-london-marathon-2027 https://www.marathonballot.com/news/didnt-get-into-london-marathon-2027 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ballot-news A record 1,338,544 people entered the draw for the two-day Double, and most got a no this week. Charity windows are already open, two qualifying routes publish 2027 criteria this autumn, and Tokyo's ballot opens in five weeks. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/london-marathon-2027-ballot-results https://www.marathonballot.com/news/london-marathon-2027-ballot-results Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Results London's 2027 ballot results are out: 100,000 places for 1,338,544 applicants, about 1 in 13 odds, split 45,000 Saturday and 55,000 Sunday. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/why-its-so-hard-to-get-into-a-marathon https://www.marathonballot.com/news/why-its-so-hard-to-get-into-a-marathon Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Race-news Running a Major became a status symbol, and the ballots show it: every published application record fell in the last cycle. Here is what the demand surge does to your odds. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/london-marathon-2027-two-days https://www.marathonballot.com/news/london-marathon-2027-two-days Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Race-news For one year only, London splits its mass race across a Saturday and a Sunday. Behind the change is a record 1.33 million ballot applications, up 18% year on year. https://www.marathonballot.com/news/perseverance-rover-marathon https://www.marathonballot.com/news/perseverance-rover-marathon Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT Fun Only the second machine ever to drive a marathon off Earth, and the fastest to do it. NASA's rover crossed 26.2 miles on June 14, 2026, five years and four months after landing.