London Marathon 2026
London · April 26, 2026 · 59,595 finishers
- Where the field cracked
- 30 km
- Negative splits
- 6.1%
- Median finish
- 4:28:41
- Finishers
- 59,595
Largest drop in pace between two mats.
Share of the field that ran the second half faster.
Fade, by finish time
Fade tracks ability, so a single field-wide median would compare you against people running a different race. Each band below is the median for runners who finished near your time.
| Band | Median fade |
|---|---|
| <3:00 | 3.1% |
| 3:00-3:30 | 5.1% |
| 3:30-4:00 | 6.8% |
| 4:00-4:30 | 11.1% |
| 4:30-5:00 | 14.6% |
| >5:00 | 17.7% |
Race conditions
- Temp.
- 10.6°C – 19.1°C
- Humidity at peak
- 34%
- Wind
- 7 km/h – 12 km/h
Temperature ran from 10.6°C to 19.1°C. At its hottest, the air was at 34% humidity.
Hour by hour
| Hour | Temp. | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 11.1°C | 77% | 9 km/h |
| 10:00 | 13.6°C | 63% | 7 km/h |
| 11:00 | 15.7°C | 50% | 7 km/h |
| 12:00 | 17.3°C | 42% | 7 km/h |
| 13:00 | 17.9°C | 40% | 7 km/h |
| 14:00 | 19.0°C | 36% | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | 19.1°C | 34% | 9 km/h |
| 16:00 | 18.7°C | 33% | 10 km/h |
| 17:00 | 17.9°C | 34% | 10 km/h |
| 18:00 | 16.7°C | 39% | 11 km/h |
| 19:00 | 14.7°C | 50% | 12 km/h |
| 20:00 | 12.9°C | 62% | 11 km/h |
| 21:00 | 11.5°C | 71% | 9 km/h |
| 22:00 | 10.6°C | 76% | 8 km/h |
Hourly data from open-meteo. Peak wind 12 km/h. Times in the race's own zone.