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The London Marathon was not the first long-distance running event held in the city, which has a long history of marathon events. The Polytechnic Marathon (also known as the Poly) was first held in 1909. [12] The current London Marathon was founded in 1981 by Olympic champion and journalist Chris Brasher and athlete John Disley.
Peres Jepchirchir was the women's winner of the 2024 London Marathon, and her time of two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds broke the women's only world record (that is, the world record for the fastest time by a female marathon runner without using male pace makers). [4] [5]
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 ...
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 Marathon.
London Marathon 2024: Date, times, route and how to watch race. Harry Latham-Coyle. March 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM ... When is the London Marathon? The 2024 London Marathon will be held on Sunday 21 ...
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 ...
At the 2005 London Marathon, Radcliffe won with a time of 2:17:42, a world's best time for a women's only race by over a minute. The race is remembered for a notorious moment towards the end when Radcliffe, hindered by runner's diarrhea and in need for a toilet break, stopped and defecated on the side of the road in view of the crowd and TV ...
The women's wheelchair race included 2020 winner Nikita den Boer, Merle Menje, who finished second in the 2021 event at the age of 17, four-time London Marathon winner Tatyana McFadden, and Susannah Scaroni, the record holder in the 5,000 metres event. [4] Catherine Debrunner, who won the 2022 Berlin Marathon on her marathon debut also competed.