- Rewrote the notes under every milestone in plain language: what to do, by when, in local time. No dates changed.
- 🇩🇪 Berlin Removed the finished 2026 race from the timeline; the 2027 edition remains.
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Data updates
Every change to the marathon dates in the app, newest first. The app picks up new data when you open it or pull down to refresh.
CURRENT DATA
Last updated 30 September 2026
Always confirm critical deadlines with the official marathon website before acting. Organisers can change dates without notice. If a date in the app looks wrong, email me and I'll correct it within a day.
- 🇩🇪 Berlin The 2026 race was run on 27 September. The timeline now shows the 2027 edition, with race day on Sunday 26 September 2027.
- 🇩🇪 Berlin 2027 entry lottery confirmed for 1 October to 12 November 2026. Opening time, fee and results date are not yet published.
- Shortened five long deadline titles for Tokyo, Chicago and New York City so they are no longer cut off in the app. No dates changed.
- 🇺🇸 Chicago 2027 application window added: 8 to 29 October 2026. Guaranteed-entry payment is due 10 November, drawing results come on 8 December, and drawing payment is due 15 December.
- 🇦🇺 Sydney 2027 ballot results corrected from 29 October to 3 November 2026. The ballot dates, 29 September to 19 October, are now confirmed on the official site.
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo Added the entry-fee payment deadline for lottery winners: 30 September 2026, 17:00 Japan time.
- 🇺🇸 New York City Added the cancellation deadline that keeps a guaranteed 2027 entry: 31 October 2026.
- 🇺🇸 Boston Registration closed with 33,656 applications. Acceptance notices are due by early October.
- 🇦🇺 Sydney Timeline moved to the 2027 edition. Race day is Sunday 29 August 2027, and the general ballot opens 29 September 2026.
- 🇺🇸 Chicago Added the 7 October 2026 cancellation deadline that keeps a guaranteed 2027 entry.
- 🇿🇦 Cape Town Expected start time moved to 08:10 local time, based on the May race schedule. Official 2027 times are not yet published.
- 🇺🇸 New York City 2026 wave start times are now official, with wave 1 at 09:10.
- 🇬🇧 London Replaced a charity link that was redirecting to the ballot page.
- 🇺🇸 Chicago Race start corrected from 07:30 to 07:35. The earlier time is the professional start, and the app shows the first mass wave.
- 🇺🇸 New York City 2026 expo confirmed at the Javits Center, 29 to 31 October, with opening hours.
- 🇩🇪 Berlin Corrected the dates shown for the past 2026 lottery.
- 🇦🇺 Sydney Replaced broken links and added the expected opening of the 2027 ballot.
- 🇺🇸 Chicago Charity entries corrected: they stay open until 15 September 2026. The app had shown them as closed on 30 June.
- 🇩🇪 Berlin Added the 27 August deadline for changing your best time and start block.
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo The 2027 general entry lottery opened on schedule. The link now goes to the entry portal.
- 🇺🇸 New York City Removed an incorrect 31 July charity deadline. There is no single deadline, because each charity closes on its own schedule.
- 🇬🇧 London Sunday start time updated to the organiser's expected 09:30.
- 🇩🇪 Berlin Expo venue corrected to Tempelhof Airport.
- 🇦🇺 Sydney The 06:30 start time is now official.
- 🇬🇧 London Ballot results date corrected to 9 July. Added the 31 July deadline for successful entrants to confirm their place.
- 🇺🇸 Boston Registration week is now official: 14 to 18 September 2026.
- 🇩🇪 Berlin First start wave corrected from 09:15 to 08:45.
- 🇺🇸 Boston Added the qualifying-time pre-verification period, 1 to 31 July.
- 🇦🇺 Sydney Expo moved to Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park.
- Race days are now stored as the true local start time in each host city.
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo 2027 charity and general entry periods updated to the officially published dates.
- 🇬🇧 London The two-day 2027 race on 24 and 25 April is confirmed.