The schedule

Wednesday 22 April
Time Talk Speaker
10:30 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
10:45 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
11:00 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
11:15 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
11:45 The marathon reveals your real strength Claire Nicholson
12:00 Health, happiness, high-fives: Sunday mornings at junior parkrun Steve Camacho
& Alice Couldwell
12:15 How to pace yourself, the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
12:30 What does accessibility and inclusion look like at the TCS London Marathon? India Morse
& Darren Harris
12:45 Crossing the Finish Line like an Endurance Champ: Tips for the +5 hour marathon - CLIF Bar Megan Landi
13:00 Birmingham 2026: where everyone has a chance to compete Lloyd Kempson
& Jack Buckner
13:15 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
13:30 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
13:45 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
14:00 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
14:30 How to pace yourself, the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
14:45 An elite’s perspective David Weir
15:00 An elite’s perspective Eden Rainbow-Cooper
15:30 A live TCSLM Running Show special of ‘Bad Boy Running’: How to guarantee your worst marathon David Hellard,
Jenni Falconer
& Esther Newman
16:00 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
16:15 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
16:30 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
16:45 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
17:00 London Marathon Foundation: Inspiring Activity Hal Davidson
& Lily Thompson
17:15 Breaking the marathon wall - Coopah James Thie
& Antonio Capasso
17:30 A live TCSLM Running Show special of Jenni Falconer’s ‘RunPod’ Akram Shalabi (17:30 - 18:00)
Ore Oduba (18:00 - 18:30)
18:30 Grief Run Club - Marie Curie Chris Hatfield,
Pete Cooper
& Maddie Eastwood
18:45 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
19:00 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
19:15 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
19:30 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
Thursday 23 April
Time Talk Speaker
09:30 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
09:45 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
10:00 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
10:15 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
10:30 How to pace yourself, the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
10:45 Fast Isn’t Neutral: How Sports Science Was Built Without Women Lillie Bleasdale,
Ally Head
& Nicky Edwards
11:15 100 Marathons in 100 Days in India: What happens when ordinary people refuse to stop Hannah Cox
& Kate Chapman
11:45 Power of the Planet: Why Runners and Communities Need Nature (and Nature Needs Us) Cel Spellman,
Tina Muir,
Mete Coban
& Haroon Mota
12:15 Inspiring Activity: Working together to inspire children, teachers and families to be active
from playground to park to Finish Line -
The Daily Mile, junior parkrun & The TCS Mini London Marathon
Kayleigh Fox,
Emma Mackenzie
& Alice Couldwell
12:45 Crossing the Finish Line like an Endurance Champ: Tips for the +5 hour marathon Megan Landi
13:00 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
13:15 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
13:30 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
13:45 Running and Menopause: Five Myths (followed by book signing) Juliet McGrattan
14:00 How to pace yourself, the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
14:15 What does accessibility and inclusion look like at the TCS London Marathon Anthony Bryan,
Lara Sullivan
& Claudia Burrough
14:45 An elite’s perspective Hellen Obiri
15:00 An elite’s perspective Marcel Hug
15:15 How to pace yourself with the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
15:30 Smiles that go the distance: oral hygiene for runners Dr Ellie-Kate Fallon
15:45 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
16:00 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
16:15 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
16:30 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
16:45 London Marathon Foundation: Inspiring Activity panel discussion Hal Davidson,
Alex Eagle,
Bisila Noha
& Percy Tussamba
17:15 Taper week injury check - Coopah James Thie
& William Chen
17:30 Health, happiness, high-fives: Sunday mornings at junior parkrun Steve Camacho
& Alice Couldwell
17:45 Building Women’s Communities in Sport Bianca Fernandez-Clark,
Najma Abdi
& Jessica Milloy
18:15 Meet the Club: Voices from Our Running Communities - New Balance Kodj Glover
18:30 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
18:45 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
19:00 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
19:15 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
Friday 24 April
Time Talk Speaker
09:30 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
09:45 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
10:00 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
10:15 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
10:30 We All Carry Something: Jordan Adams x Mind Jordan Adams
& Austyn Farrell
11:00 Sophie Raworth: Running on Air (followed by book signing) Sophie Raworth
11:15 A live TCSLM Running Show special of ‘Paula’s Run Club’ Paula Radcliffe
& Chris Thompson
12:00 Health, happiness, high-fives: Sunday mornings at junior parkrun Steve Camacho
& Alice Couldwell
12:15 Helen Thorn: How to face big change and come back stronger (followed by book signing) Helen Thorn
12:30 Beyond the Pavement: Discovering Trail Running - Maverick Dr Becky Neal,
Simbarashe Mugomba
Imo Boddy,
& Ben Macwilliam
13:00 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
13:15 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
13:30 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
13:45 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
14:00 Live on Stage: Calum Goddard and Hugo Fry - New Balance Calum Goddard
& Hugo Fry
14:15 One and done? Why this might just be the beginning... brought to you by Sports Tours International Helen Thorn,
Sally Brider,
Emma Bord
& Ben Thompson
14:45 An elite’s perspective Eilish McColgan
15:00 Music on the Run: What, When, and Why - Shokz Zongbei Cai
Lauren Mallett
& James Horman
15:30 Nutrition Post-Marathon for Runners - GetPRO Dr James Morehen
15:45 How to pace yourself, the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
16:00 Kept alive by 100 strangers a year:
The activist urgently calling for Black heritage blood donors.
Blood, Sweat & Cheers campaign - Abbott & NHSBT
Adesayo Talabi
16:15 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
16:30 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
16:45 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
17:00 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
17:15 Executing your marathon fuel plan - Coopah James Thie
& Emily Jevons
17:30 Lisa Jackson: Marathon Mistakes I’ve Made - So You Don’t Have To! (followed by book signing) Lisa Jackson
18:00 London Marathon Foundation: Inspiring Activity Helen Killingley
& Dion Holley
18:15 Lee Grant on running the TCS London Marathon Lee Grant
18:30 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
18:45 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
19:00 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
19:15 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
Saturday 25 April
Time Talk Speaker
09:00 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
09:15 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
09:30 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
09:45 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
10:00 Will Goodge’s final 24 hours Will Goodge
& James Thie
10:15 Truth or Traitor? With former Traitors contestants Harry Clark,
Hugo Bailey
& Tyler Smith
10:45 How to pace yourself, the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
11:00 Crossing the Finish Line like an Endurance Champ: Tips for the +5 hour marathon - CLIF Bar Megan Landi
11:15 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
11:30 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
11:45 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
12:00 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
12:15 Powered by blood donors:
The woman kept alive by fortnightly blood transfusions urging TCS London Marathon crowd to roll up their sleeves.
Blood, Sweat & Cheers campaign - Abbott & NHSBT
Chloë Alderstein
12:30 An elite’s perspective Mahamed Mahamed
12:45 An elite’s perspective Patrick Dever
13:00 Nutrition Post Marathon for Runners - GetPRO Dr James Morehen
13:15 How to pace yourself, the Official Pace Team Coordinator of the TCSLM Akram Shalabi
13:30 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
13:45 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
14:00 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
14:15 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi
14:30 One and done? Why this might just be the beginning... - Sports Tours International David Yim,
Ben Kelleher,
Ben Thompson,
Jevi Majid
& Dann Sullivan
15:00 A special episode of ‘Running for the Bus’ live Ben Kelleher,
Jonny Davies,
Tasha Thompson
& Rob Dalto
15:45 Meet the Club: Voices from Our Running Communities - New Balance Joel Sanders
16:00 Make the most of Event Day Geoff Wightman
16:15 How to fuel for the marathon Anita Bean
16:30 Prepare your body and mind Martin Yelling
16:45 Your race, your pace, your why Emma Kirk-Odunubi