2012 Olympic Marathon Course

The 2012 Olympic Marathon Course will be used for both the men's and women's marathon races at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The course will circuit much of central London, starting at Tower Bridge, before heading to a finish at the Olympic Stadium.cite web | title = London Landmarks To Star in Olympic Marathon Spectacular | publisher = The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited | date = 2004-11-17 | accessdate = 2008-08-20 | url = http://www.london2012.com/news/media-releases/bid-phase/london-landmarks-to-star-in-olympic-marathon-spectacular.php ]

Commencing from Tower Bridge, the route will circuit central London three times. Each circuit will pass by or through the Tower of London, the Victoria Embankment, the Palace of Westminster, Parliament Square, Westminster Abbey, Birdcage Walk, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, the Mall, Trafalgar Square, the Strand, St Paul's Cathedral, and the City of London. After the final circuit, the route then heads east, along Whitechapel Road and Mile End Road, towards the Olympic Park and a finish in the Olympic Stadium.cite web | title = London 2012 Marathon Route | publisher = The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited | accessdate = 2008-08-20 | url = http://www.london2012.com/news/image-library/maps/index.php?imagePath=news/image-library/maps/marathon-map.jpg] cite web | title = Marathon stars endorse 2012 route | publisher = The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited | date = 2005-04-15 | accessdate = 2008-08-20 | url = http://www.london2012.com/news/archive/bid-phase/marathon-stars-endorse-2012-route.php ]

The course is not that used for the annual London Marathon, but the section along the Victoria Embankment and as far as the Mall duplicates the finishing stretch of the London Marathon.cite web | title = London gets set for Marathon | publisher = The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited | date = 2007-04-20 | accessdate = 2008-08-20 | url = http://www.london2012.com/news/archive/2007-04/london-gets-set-for-marathon.php ]

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External links

* [http://www.london2012.com/news/image-library/maps/index.php?imagePath=news/image-library/maps/marathon-map.jpgMap of the marathon course from the official London2012 web site]