This week, the London Marathon has revealed that they've had over 840,000 applications for the 2025 iteration of the event - up a whopping 45% from last year's entries, which saw 578,000 people enter their names into the ballot.
It's the highest number of entries ever recorded for the globally-renowned race and a world record, too. It probably comes as no surprise, either - running is having a moment, and with it, sadly, so too are the derogatory comments.
