A person is considered to no longer be an Ever Present if they do not run the race in a given year.
The group's youngest member is Chris Finill who, from 1981 to 2013, completed every race in less than three hours, earning a Guinness World Record for this consistent high performance.
[4] Beginning with the 2020 London Marathon, which was elite-only on the London track, virtual participation (running a tracked marathon on the same day elsewhere) has been sufficient to maintain Ever Present status.
[5] The group was first acknowledged in 1995 after the 15th marathon with 42 members who had run each event.
[6][7] Six people have completed every London Marathon up to and including the 2024 event.