London Marathon 2026

Join Team Lullaby at the legendary London Marathon!

Man standing in crowd of runners smiles to camera and holds up a London marathon medal

Set yourself the ultimate challenge for 2026 and take part in the London Marathon. This world-famous run takes you through the capital’s closed roads around the River Thames. As you weave from east to west, you’ll discover London’s stunning landmarks and sights, such as Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, the London Eye and Big Ben, with an epic finish line on The Mall. The London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event in the world!

By joining Team Lullaby, you’ll be helping families who have lost a baby to receive specialist help, funding research to prevent more babies from dying suddenly and unexpectedly, and empowering more parents and carers with advice on how to keep their baby safe.

If you are successful in securing a charity place with us, you will be asked to pay a non-refundable registration fee of £100 and to fundraise a minimum of £2,250 by the end of May 2026, with several fundraising milestones in the lead up to that.

Join the waitlist for a charity place!

We have now filled our places for 2026! If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please complete the form below.

London Marathon 2026 – Application form

Join Team Lullaby with your own ballot place!

If you have already secured a place in the London Marathon 2026, you can still join Team Lullaby! Please note, we might ask for confirmation of your own place.

London Marathon 2026- Own Place Application Form

FAQs

I've already secured a place in the ballot, can I still run with you?

Yes! If you have secured your place we would love to welcome you to Team Lullaby. You will be included in all of our Team comms and receive a vest to wear on the day. There is no minimum fundraising target so just raise what you can!

Please complete the application form below.

London Marathon 2025- Own Place Application Form

What do you get when you run with The Lullaby Trust?

Dedicated Lullaby Trust coordinator to support you every step of the way
Fundraising materials to help with your fundraising events
Lullaby Trust running vest with personalised letters
Regular updates full of fundraising and training advice
Team video calls and a private Facebook/Whatsapp/Strava community to meet and support each other
Exclusive London Marathon training day
Fantastic support from our two cheering stations
Invite to our post-race reception with food, massage and showers

How many places are available?

How much do I need to fundraise?

If you secure one of our charity places, you will need to raise a minimum of £2,250 by 26th May 2026, with half of that being received by 26th February 2026. We encourage you to think carefully about how you would go about raising this before you apply, as meeting the fundraising milestones is required to remain on the team. Our marathon team always smash their targets – we are here to support you every step of the way so would be happy to have a chat to help you plan your fundraising activities!

If you get a place in the London Marathon ballot, you won’t have any set fundraising target but you can still be part of Team Lullaby and raise as much as you can to help save babies’ lives and support bereaved families.