Runners hoping to take part in next year’s London Marathon have been left fuming after its website crashed on Monday, with some begging to be “put out of our misery.” The race is set to return to its usual slot on April 23, 2023, and the ballot for participants closed in early October with runners required to sign up to be in with a chance of taking part.
Those who had entered the ballot were sent emails from organisers on Monday (October 24), but the message asked them to click through to the London Marathon website to see if they had been successful. As they did, users were met with a series of messages telling them their result was unavailable and the website was down.
The official London Marathon Twitter account posted a message on Twitter at 4.05pm confirming the issue, with the website not loading and impossible to be reached by frustrated visitors. It read: “We are aware of an issue that means some of you can't currently access your ballot results.
