Britain’s multiple world and Olympic long distance champion Mo Farah will run a marathon for the first time since 2019 when he takes part at the London Marathon in October.
Organisers said Farah will return to the roads and race in his hometown marathon on Oct. 2.
“Everyone knows how much I love the London Marathon so I’m really excited to be coming back in 2022,” said Farah.
“It does seem a long time ago since I last took part in the full race in 2019 and I can’t wait to get back out there again, test myself against the best marathon runners in the world and enjoy that buzz and amazing atmosphere London creates on marathon day.
“I am focused on getting a good training block in between now and then,” said Farah, who finished third in the 2018 London Marathon.
Farah, 39, will prepare for the marathon by running “The Big Half”, a road running competition over the half marathon distance, in September.
In May, the British track star said his elite track career could be over after he finished runner-up in the London 10,000 race and ruled out taking part in World Championships due later this month.
He was also surprisingly beaten by club runner Ellis Cross at the London 10,000 in May as he returned to competition after an 11-month absence.
Farah has raced in three London Marathons and was a pacemaker at the elite-only event in 2020.
Farah returned to the track in 2020 after three years of focusing on the marathon but failed to qualify for last year’s delayed Tokyo Olympics.
Farah’s highest finish at the London Marathon was third in 2018 and his time of two hours five minutes 11 seconds at the Chicago Marathon in 2018 is a British record.