London Marathon club places

The club receives several London Marathon places thanks to our affiliation with England Athletics. The number of places allocated to us is out of control, but we have received two in recent years.

We hold a draw for these places at some time between the Eynsham 10k and the Pudding Run.

Rules of the draw

To qualify for the draw, you must meet all four criteria.

One

You must have been a first claim member of Abingdon AC who has not explicitly opted out of EA affiliation for a minimum of 12 months on the draw date.

'First claim' means Abingdon AC is your main running club.

Two

You must have participated in at least one club championship race between 1 January and the draw date. Note that you must wear a club vest for any race where the club championship rules require it. 

Three

You must have volunteered or officiated or coached at one of the following.

Marshalled at:

• summer Mota-vation races.

• the Oxfordshire Cross-Country League race co-hosted by the club at Henley Showground in March 2025

• the Chiltern Cross-Country League when we are required to supply marshalls

• the Ridgeway Challenge check-point 31 May - 1 June

• the BBO cross country - November 2025

Officiated or volunteered at an athletics meeting in one of the four leagues we participate in:

• Midland League

• Vets League

• Oxfordshire Junior League

• Wessex Junior League

Coached on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays.

Four

You must not have received a club London Marathon place in the previous year (unless there are too few qualifying applicants).