How long is the London Marathon course?

26.2 miles, 42.195 km, from the start on Blackheath to the finish on The Mall, over Tower Bridge and round the Isle of Dogs. The bundled plot starts on Shooters Hill Road, follows the road centrelines and measures 42.3 km, a little longer than the certified line.

Can I put my finishing time on the poster?

Yes. The London Marathon page has a form for your name, your half split and your finish time; it writes them onto the print as the caption. You can also edit the title, subtitle and detail line in the studio at any time.

Can I 3D print the whole course with the buildings?

Yes. Choose 3D Terrain Model in the creator and turn on city features. The whole course is modelled on one base with the rivers, the parks, the expressways and the city's blocks, each block a crisp slab at the height of its tallest building. Download STL or 3MF; the 3MF names each part so blocks, water and the course can take their own filament.

Can I use my own race file instead?

Yes. Upload the GPX file your watch recorded, from Garmin, Strava, COROS or Apple Watch, and your own line replaces the bundled course, including the start you ran and any detour to a toilet. The caption fields work the same way.

How much does it cost?

Downloads are pay what you want, including free. You can add a contribution at checkout if the artwork or model is worth it to you. No account is needed.

London Marathon Poster & 3D Model

The race starts on Blackheath, where three start lines merge before mile 3 in Woolwich. It runs west through Charlton and Greenwich, loops around the Cutty Sark between miles 6 and 7, and follows the river through Deptford, Rotherhithe and Bermondsey to cross Tower Bridge near halfway. The second half heads east along The Highway for a circuit of the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf, then comes back past the Tower of London and along the Victoria Embankment to Westminster, Birdcage Walk and the finish on The Mall by Buckingham Palace.

The Footprints preview fills every building in London in ink, from the terraced streets of the south-east to the towers of the City and Canary Wharf, with the parks, the docks and the heath left as paper. The Thames is drawn in pale water, looping round Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs, and the course follows it in magenta.

In the studio you can switch to Wash, Blueprint or Street Compass, change every colour and the line weight, or make a 3D city model of the whole course with the buildings, water and parks as separate parts. Type your name and finish time on the London Marathon page and they are printed under the course.

Starting point: Marathon course
Preview style: City
Poster files: PNG, PDF and SVG at print resolution
Model files: STL, 3MF and GLB, when you choose the 3D terrain model
Price: Pay what you want, including free

What you can make from London Marathon

Poster. Keep the City preview or switch to another poster style. Set the title, colors and size, then download PNG, PDF or SVG and print it yourself or through a print shop.

3D terrain model. Choose the 3D Terrain Model product to turn the same terrain into a printable relief. Adjust the model size, base and vertical exaggeration, preview it in the browser, then download STL or 3MF for your slicer.

Course. The bundled course follows the organiser's published course and is drawn through the city's buildings and streets. The bundled course is the organiser's course as plotted by goandrace.com, an independent race calendar, bundled unchanged and checked against the organiser's course map. It is artwork, not an official course file or navigation guidance. Upload your own GPX file to replace it with your recorded race.

Open London Marathon in the creator

Questions about the London Marathon artwork

How long is the London Marathon course?: 26.2 miles, 42.195 km, from the start on Blackheath to the finish on The Mall, over Tower Bridge and round the Isle of Dogs. The bundled plot starts on Shooters Hill Road, follows the road centrelines and measures 42.3 km, a little longer than the certified line.
Can I put my finishing time on the poster?: Yes. The London Marathon page has a form for your name, your half split and your finish time; it writes them onto the print as the caption. You can also edit the title, subtitle and detail line in the studio at any time.
Can I 3D print the whole course with the buildings?: Yes. Choose 3D Terrain Model in the creator and turn on city features. The whole course is modelled on one base with the rivers, the parks, the expressways and the city's blocks, each block a crisp slab at the height of its tallest building. Download STL or 3MF; the 3MF names each part so blocks, water and the course can take their own filament.
Can I use my own race file instead?: Yes. Upload the GPX file your watch recorded, from Garmin, Strava, COROS or Apple Watch, and your own line replaces the bundled course, including the start you ran and any detour to a toilet. The caption fields work the same way.
Is this the official course file?: No. The organiser publishes the course as a map, not as a GPX file. The bundled track is goandrace.com's plot of the course, bundled unchanged and checked against the organiser's course map and the turns and landmarks it names. Use it for art, never for navigation. Printed Canyon has no connection to the race organiser.
How much does it cost?: Downloads are pay what you want, including free. You can add a contribution at checkout if the artwork or model is worth it to you. No account is needed.

See every City style, the 3D city model and the finish-time caption form on the London Marathon page.

Printed Canyon is an independent map-art studio with no connection to the race organiser or its sponsors. The race name describes the course drawn here; the organiser's course page has the official map.

Print the city with its buildings in 3D printed city maps.