Summary
Emile Cairess will not run in this year’s London Marathon due to a calf injury. He was expected to try to break the British marathon record but had to withdraw to recover fully.
Key Facts
- Emile Cairess is a British marathon runner ranked third all-time in the UK.
- He was expected to challenge Sir Mo Farah's British marathon record at the London Marathon.
- Cairess has a calf injury that has disrupted his training and forced him to pull out.
- He missed the 2025 London Marathon because of an ankle tendon problem.
- Cairess’s personal best marathon time is 2 hours 6 minutes and 46 seconds.
- Sir Mo Farah holds the British marathon record with a time of 2:05:11.
- The London Marathon will be held on Sunday, 26 April 2026.
- World champion Peres Jepchirchir also withdrew from the women’s race due to a stress fracture.
