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Because there was probably previous Marathons before the London Marathon. Example - a runner in a Marathon could have the number 1498 when there is only 357 people running there with him/her. The next Marathon might have less people but even higher numbers.

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Q: Why do the running numbers given out to runners in the London Marathon go much higher than the actual amount of runners?
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