Date: April 2026 (exact date tbc)
Time: 9am
Location: London
Entry Price: FREE
Minimum Sponsorship: £2,500
Minimum Age: 18 years
Expression of Interest Form here
Contact: fundraising@mindinsalford.org.uk for support
The London Marathon is one of the world’s most prestigious and exhilarating marathon events, attracting elite athletes and enthusiastic runners from around the globe. In 2025, the marathon is set to break its own record, with over 56,000 runners expected to cross the finish line.
You have the opportunity to take on the 42.195-kilometer course that winds through London’s most iconic landmarks, whilst supporting our vital mental health services across Salford.
The best way to secure a place in the TCS London Marathon 2026 is through the public ballot. This will open shortly after the 2025 race in April.
If you’re lucky enough to secure a spot, you can still run in aid of Mind in Salford! Contact fundraising@mindinsalford.org.uk with your confirmation and our team will support your fundraising journey.
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We have a limited number of free spots available for the London Marathon, each of which comes with a minimum fundraising target of £2,500.
To register your interest for a charity place in the London Marathon 2026, please fill out the expression of interest form here. Please provide as much detail as possible to explain your motivation and passion for running to support mental health across Salford. We have reserved spaces for those who wish to run in support of our LGBTQIA+ service, Rainbow Mind. If you would like to be considered for one of these spots, please mention it in your application.
If you need any support please contact our team via fundraising@mindinsalford.org.uk.
Find answers to the most commonly answered questions below.
There is no registration fee for the TCS London Marathon when applying for a charity space through us. If you apply through the TCS ballot the price ranges from £49.99 to £69.99. Our charity place fundraisers will be asked to raise a minimum of £2,500.
Congratulations on securing a place in the ballot! We would love to hear from you. Please contact fundraising@mindinsalford.org.uk and our team will support you on your fundraising journey. We ask that a minimum of £250 is raised for us.
We will review each application anonymously before offering people places. We encourage you to give as much detail as possible to show your passion and reason for supporting us. If you have any creative things in store to help with fundraising we’d love to hear about them!
You will have a 50% (£1,250) fundraising deadline of 27 February (2 months before the event). We then ask that the full £2,500 is with us by 27 May (1 month after the event).
We have set this minimum fundraising target to make sure we are able to cover the costs that we’ve paid for the place, as well as being able to support our vital services.
Please make sure you are confident you can raise £2,500 before applying for the charity space.
Our team will be on hand to support you with your fundraising.
Once your registration is confirmed we will send you a running vest and welcome pack in the post.
National Mind will have cheer points at various points along the route to support those running for local Mind’s across the federation.
