TCS Mini London Marathon

Congratulations to the 36 athletes who represented the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the TCS Mini London Marathon Championships on Saturday 26 April 2025.

The Championships event is highly competitive and teams from the 33 London boroughs and regions from across the UK come together to race 2.6km finishing on the Mall, the iconic finish line of the London Marathon course.

2026 Mini London Marathon

If you are aged between 9 and 17 years, live or go to school in the borough and would like to take part in the Mini London Marathon Championship event on Saturday 25 April 2026 then you can apply to be part of our team.

The age categories for the 2026 race are:

• Under 12 - Born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2016
• Under 14 - Born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2014
• Under 16 - Born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2012
• Under 18 - Born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2010

Athletes must live or go to school in the borough that they would like to represent. To apply to join our team you will need to:

1. Complete a 5k parkrun event between Saturday 3 January and Saturday 14 March 2026. We will take your fastest time between and including these two dates
2. If you have not done a parkrun before then you will need to register to complete a parkrun no later than the 6pm the Friday before you want to run
3. Complete the Richmond Mini Marathon online form by Sunday 15 March 2026, late entries will not be accepted

The Sports Development Team will select the six fastest male and six female athletes in each category (four in the U12 category) to represent Richmond on Saturday 25 April 2026. We will contact qualifying athletes after the qualifying period.

We will accept any 5k parkrun event time, however we encourage athletes to support the events in the borough. There are four parkruns in the borough, Bushy Park, Crane Park, Old Deer Park and Richmond Park. Events take place every Saturday at 9am. View details on all parkrun events.

When taking part in a parkrun event you must adhere to the parkrun terms and conditions.

Results

With a very competitive field and some really fast times, we saw fantastic results from all athletes.

Athletes representing the borough put in a strong performance in the Borough Challenge and achieved some excellent team results. We had top 10 individual finishes in the Borough Challenge from Laura who came second in the U13 girls, and Tom who came second in the U17 men.

Under 13 boys 

The U13 boys finished in 9th place.

Under 13 girls

The U13 girls finished in 1st place.

Under 15 boys

The U15 boys finished in 1st place.

Under 15 girls

The U15 girls finished in 2nd place.

Under 17 men

The U17 men finished in 4th place.

Under 17 women

The U17 women finished in 16th place.

Wheelchair and ambulant athlete entry

There is also the opportunity for young athletes who use wheelchairs or have a physical or sensory impairment to take part in the TCS Mini London Marathon championships in the following categories:

• Under-14 Boys and Girls Wheelchair
• Under-17 Boys and Girls Wheelchair
• Under-14 Boys and Girls Ambulant
• Under-17 Boys and Girls Ambulant

How to enter

For further details on taking part in these categories please contact Michelle Weltman, the TCS Mini London Marathon Wheelchair and Ambulant/Para Athlete Coordinator, at paraathletes@londonmarathonevents.co.uk.