SLOW RUNNERS London is one of the world’s busiest cities and we are required to keep to the schedule for reopening the roads to traffic. Our event only has priority over the roads on the route for the time that it takes a seven-hour runner to reach the Finish. The Course Closed vehicle travels at a seven-hour pace and crosses the Start Line at 10:40 on Race Day, the same time as the final participants. The Course Closed vehicle is there for two reasons: 1. To alert participants that they no longer have priority on the road and must move to the pavement. 2. To advise our teams on the ground, and the many contractor vehicles and cleansing crews, that they can start work to derig the course and remove infrastructure such as mile markers, barriers, the blue line and so on. The guide below shows the latest time you must reach specific landmarks on the route to maintain a seven-hour pace (based on the latest possible start time of 10:40). If you fall behind this schedule, FINAL INSTRUCTIONS The Course (continued) you MUST move on to the pavement. Please note that if you are slower than seven-hour pace, you will complete the event on the pavement. This means you become a pedestrian; you will be sharing the pavement with others and you will need to cross the roads under normal traffic conditions, as roads start to reopen to traffic. We understand that everyone wants to continue and finish the event and we keep the Finish Line open until 18:40 (to allow eight-hour pace runners to finish). Please note that participants must cross the Finish Line by 18:40 to receive a medal and a finish time in the official results. The guide below indicates the latest time you must reach specific landmarks if you are likely to complete the Marathon in seven hours or more and reach the Finish Line in time to receive a medal and a finish time in the official results. We will keep the Drinks Stations and toilets open for as long as we can, but we cannot guarantee the availability of these after the times indicated below. We urge slower participants to plan ahead and make provision for their own drinks and other necessities.