Thousands of runners from across the UK took to the streets of central London yesterday as the sold-out Saucony London 10k provided another chapter in one of the biggest sporting weekends of the summer.
Before attention turned to the final day of Wimbledon and after a huge Saturday night of football as England beat Norway in the FIFA World Cup, runners gathered in the heart of the capital to tackle London’s most iconic closed road 10k route, passing some of London’s most famous landmarks including Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and the London Eye.
Fresh from celebrating England’s quarter-final victory, many runners turned the Saucony London 10k into a sea of red and white, wearing England shirts and waving St George’s flags as the sporting celebrations continued in central London.
Starting on Piccadilly and finishing on Whitehall, the race transformed central London into a celebration of running as participants chased personal bests, raised money for charity and achieved life-changing personal goals.
The event saw participants raise over £600,000 for charitable causes this year.
The 2026 event had sold out months in advance, with 20,000 sign ups, continuing the growing demand for mass participation running events and reinforcing the Saucony London 10k’s status as one of the UK’s most popular summer races.
The first runner across the line was Seyfu Jamaal, in a time of 00:29:48, closely followed by Oluwatosin Adedeji in second (00:29:49) and third was Romain Wyndaele (00:30:20). The first female to cross the line was Lucy Jenks, in a time of 00:33:50 with Holly Archer the second fastest female (00:34:32) and Becky Briggs third (00:34:43).
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