London will come alive this weekend as two landmark events return to inspire thousands to get active – the Vitality Westminster Mile (Saturday 27 September) and the Vitality London 10,000 (Sunday 28 September).
Across one weekend, an expected 25,000 participants of all ages and abilities will run past some of London’s most iconic landmarks over the two distances, and they are also invited to enjoy the Vitality Wellness Festival in Green Park, a free celebration of health, fitness and wellbeing.
The Vitality Westminster Mile is one of the most successful legacy events from the London 2012 Olympic Games and offers families the chance to run, jog, walk or wheel around the world’s most iconic one-mile route, which starts on The Mall and finishes in front of Buckingham Palace.
That world-famous stretch of road will be turned into a scene from a comic book at 13:05 when children, young people and adults will set off from The Mall dressed as some of the world’s most recognisable superheroes. The superheroes will assemble for an official Guinness World Records attempt for the largest number of people dressed as superheroes completing the same one-mile run.
Official Adjudicators will be on hand to check costumes and confirm successful participants as official Guinness World Records title holders.
The Superheroes Wave is one of 25 that will be held throughout the day, starting at 09:30.
Among the organisations taking part in the event are The Body Coach Foundation, led by The Body Coach himself, Joe Wicks; the Ruth Strauss Foundation, including former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss; and Children with Cancer UK, featuring ambassadors Pasha Kovalev and Rachel Riley, who are former contestants on TV show Strictly Come Dancing. Other waves include The Daily Mile, Jr. NBA and Westminster City Council.
The day will finish with the second edition of the British Milers Club Bannister Mile at 14:20.
In 2024, Joe Wigfield became the first person to run the Vitality Westminster Mile course in under four minutes (3:58) and he returns this year looking to lower that time further, having clocked a personal best of 3:56.46 over one mile on the track in Cork in July.
The full list of start times and a course map are detailed in the Event Guide.
Check out the full event preview of the 2025 Vitality London 10,000.