27 February 2026

Whether you’re chasing a PB, running your first, or just determined to finish before the pubs close, what you wear and carry on race day matters more than most people admit until they’re hobbling to the finish with a blister the size of a 50p coin. I’ve pulled together twelve of the best bits of kit for the London Marathon this year. Some of it I’ve run in. All of it, I’d trust.