The Double London Marathon Explained, with Hugh Brasher

What happens when the world's most popular marathon runs on two days? London Marathon CEO Hugh Brasher sits down with Jessy Carveth to talk about the 2027 Double London Marathon: 45,000 runners on Saturday, 55,000 on Sunday, and a one-time-only weekend that could be the biggest in the history of marathon running.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Hugh Brasher's memories of the first London Marathon in 1981
03:20 The four-minute mile, the sub-two marathon and a family legacy
11:45 What will feel different about the 2027 London Marathon
14:15 How the elite race days and Saturday vs Sunday fields will work
17:13 Operational challenges of a two-day marathon
19:19 Where the idea for the Double London Marathon came from
30:18 Is the double really "one and done"? The single-day capacity limit
32:42 Will other marathons move to two-day events?
34:44 The elite field, and whether the sub-two surprised Hugh

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