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The London Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 29 March 1981. Set over a largely flat course around the River Thames, the marathon is 26.2 miles (42.2 km) in length and generally regarded as a competitive and unpredictable event, and conducive to fast times. The inaugural marathon had 7,741 entrants, 6,255 of whom completed the ...
London Marathon: London, United Kingdom [12] M45 progression: 2:14:16 ... This is a list of world records for Masters age groups in the sport of road running.
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
Here is a list of the 18 Guinness World Records achieved at 2022’s London Marathon, from 34 listed attempts: 1. David Jones: Fastest marathon dressed in pyjamas (male) – 2:47:15
The London Marathon has seen the marathon world record broken on seven occasions: Khalid Khannouchi broke the men's record in 2002, while women's records have been broken by Grete Waitz (1983), Ingrid Kristiansen (1985), Paula Radcliffe (2002, 2003, 2005) and Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (2017).
In addition to winning last year's Chicago Marathon, Kiptum was the winner of the 2023 London Marathon. His time of two hours, one minute and 35 seconds set the course record for the London ...
London, UK: 2003: 2:04:55 Paul Tergat ... Masters W80 marathon world record progression; Masters W85 marathon world record progression; References This page was last ...
Sir Mo Farah finished ninth on his final London Marathon appearance following two extraordinary races in the men’s and women’s events