{"id":1601,"date":"2025-04-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2025-04-30T01:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:48:20","slug":"map-shows-the-london-marathon-of-pubs-to-complete-this-weekend-instead-of-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/map-shows-the-london-marathon-of-pubs-to-complete-this-weekend-instead-of-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Map shows the \u2018London Marathon of Pubs\u2019 to complete this weekend instead of running"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Watching all those marathon runners is thirsty work (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s almost over. You stagger towards the finish line, barely able to stand, heart pounding, the feeling of imminent vomit in your mouth from the exertion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations! You finished the London Marathon<\/a>… of pubs.<\/p>\n

If you didn’t manage to get a place in this Sunday’s race, never fear, you can comfort yourself by sitting (or standing) with a frosty pint and watching thousands of runners do the hard work<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n

Metro<\/strong> has compiled a list of some of the pubs along the London<\/a> Marathon’s 2025 route, forming a fun pub crawl if you’ve got a loved one running the race and want to cheer them on from a beer garden.<\/p>\n

Some of them are opening early, and some are taking bookings, so if you want to guarantee a spot you may need to get in touch with them directly.<\/p>\n

We’ve tried to avoid chain pubs where possible, because who wouldn’t want to support independent local boozers, but there are some chains pubs offering free pints to runners as well as a host of other businesses offering freebies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Our route isn’t for the faint hearted (Picture: Metro Graphics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And we’ve actually only listed 14 pubs below, as it would be pretty irresponsible to try and visit 26.2 pubs in the same day. <\/p>\n

But despite that, this pub crawl is still a hefty challenge – even if the preparation is much less intensive than training regimens for the actual marathon.<\/p>\n

And if you also aren’t successful when the 2026 London Marathon ballot opens on Friday<\/a>, this pub crawl will be there to drown your sorrows.<\/p>\n

The starting line: The Royal Standard Pub<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Address: 44 Vanbrugh Park, SE3 7JQ.<\/p>\n

Not far from the starting line, this pub serves up delicious Sunday dinners as well as other snacks and sharers alongside plenty of craft beers and even cocktails.<\/p>\n

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