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Ella ran the London Marathon for Changing Faces in 2022

TCS London Marathon

Running the TCS London Marathon is a great way to raise money to support people living with a visible difference. Find out how to enter.

All of Changing Faces funded charity places for London Marathon 2025 have been filled If you’ve obtained a place in the ballot (and would like to fundraise for us) or would like to be considered for a charity place in 2026, please get in touch for more information. We would love to hear from you.

Email our fundraising team now

Event details

  • When: Sunday, 27 April 2025
  • Location: London
  • Minimum age: 18
  • Distance: 26.2 miles

Take the plunge and embrace the journey that it will take you on. The Marathon itself is just the victory lap. It will change your life.

Ella, Changing Faces campaigner, who ran the London Marathon in 2022

Your London Marathon experience

You’ll start the iconic 26.2 miles in Greenwich Park accompanied by 50,000 other runners. Along the route, you’ll run past the Cutty Sark, over the world-famous Tower Bridge and through the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.

The streets will be lined by spectators, cheering you on as you run towards the Mall for a real hero’s welcome in front of Buckingham Palace.

Team Changing Faces perks

Whether you’re a seasoned or first-time runner, Changing Faces will be with you every step of the way. We offer all our runners a fantastic support package.

You’ll need to commit to raising a minimum of £2500, and you’ll receive dedicated support from our fundraising team along with a free Changing Faces running vest. We’ll also be there on the day, cheering you on as loudly as we can!

Ella, one of our campaigners, who has a blonde mohawk and is wearing a black t-shirt.

I'm incredibly proud to have run a marathon

For Ella, running has not only helped her build confidence and make friends, it's also helped her to educate people about visible difference.

Read Ella's story

The difference you can make

There are currently an estimated 1.3m children and adults living with a visible difference in the UK and they face multiple challenges. They are vulnerable to isolation, loneliness, social anxiety and low self-esteem. They face staring, harassment, bullying and hate crime.

Many people with a visible difference face multiple levels of discrimination every day and our survey showed that shockingly, 50% said they felt self-conscious or embarrassed about their visible difference and 49% had experienced hostile behaviour. Read more about the impact on people’s lives.

We’re here to support people affected by visible difference to live the life they choose and free from discrimination. We know it’s possible. Apply for a Changing Faces charity place in the London Marathon and pledge your support for a world where visible difference is respected. Always.

The money you raise can make this possible by providing the confidence, support and the opportunity to thousands of people with a visible difference.

Charity place – Apply to join now

Are you interested in running the London Marathon for Changing Faces?

There are two ways you can run the London Marathon if you’d like to make a difference to the lives of those with a visible difference.

  1. You can enter the ballot and if you are successful then you’ll get a place in the marathon! You’ll need to pay for the registration fee yourself, however if you then decide that you’d like to fundraise for changing faces there will be no minimum fundraising commitment.
  2. Every year, we have Changing Faces funded marathon places. These places have now been filled, but if you would like to be considered for a charity place in 2026, please get in touch for more information. We would love to hear from you.

We have a limited number of places, so if you are interested please email [email protected] and we’ll be in touch with an application form.

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We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator. That means we're committed to ensuring that our fundraising is legal, open, honest and respectful.

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