The men’s marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place on the Olympic marathon street course on 12 August the final day of the Games.The course started and finished on The Mall in central London. Runners completed one short circuit of 2.219 miles (3.571 km) around part of the City of Westminster and then three longer circuits of 8 miles (13 km) around Westminster the Victoria Embankment and the City of London.
