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In this marathon Jeannie Rice set a new women’s marathon world record for the 75–79 age group, with a time of 3:33:27; she was 76 years old. [ 6 ] Also, in this marathon Dr. Julie McElroy became the first female frame runner to complete any London Marathon, which she did in five hours and 59 minutes.
The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April, although it moved to October for 2020, 2021, and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The largely flat course is set around the ...
The 2020 London Marathon was the 40th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on 4 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed from 26 April and only allowed elite participants; the mass participation event was cancelled. The event used a different course from usual, consisting of ...
Other competitors included British half-marathon champion Lily Partridge, Natasha Cockram and Naomi Mitchell, the two highest finishing Britons at the 2020 London Marathon, Sarah Inglis, Tracy Barlow, and Tish Jones. [3] Charlie Purdue and Jess Piasecki, both of whom ran faster than the Olympic qualifying time in 2019, did not compete in the ...
The 2021 London Marathon was the 41st running of the annual London Marathon on 3 October 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed from April until October to maximise the chances of a mass participation event. The elite events were won by Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia and Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya, in 2:04:01 and 2:17:43 ...
2023 →. The 2022 London Marathon was the 42nd running of the annual London Marathon on 2 October 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the race was postponed from April until October to maximise the chances of a mass participation event. The elite men's and women's event were won by Kenyan Amos Kipruto and Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw respectively.
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 ...
Cockram finished 13th in the 2020 London Marathon, with a time of 02:33:19, 3 minutes and 49 seconds outside of the qualifying time for the Olympic Games. She was the top finishing Briton at the race. [7] She came second at the 2020 Olympics marathon trial, slower than the Olympic qualifying time. [8]