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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 ...
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 ...
London Marathon: London, United Kingdom [12] M45 progression: 2:14:16 Jackson Kipngok Yegon Kenya 16 Aug 1960 45 5 Mar 2006 Torreon, Mexico 2:14:23 Bernard Lagat United States 12 Dec 1974 45 29 Feb 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon: Atlanta, United States 2:09:12: Mark Kiptoo Kenya: 21 Jun 1976: 46: 23 Apr 2023: Zürich Marathon: Zürich ...
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).
London Marathon 2024: Date, times, route and how to watch race. Harry Latham-Coyle. March 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM. ... who smashed the world record in Berlin last September. Previous record holder ...
This has led to the reduction in the Good for Age mens times in recent years. There is a 10% difference in the marathon World Record pace, but a 26% difference in the London Marathon Good for Age entry times. London Marathon is now harder to enter for men than Boston.
Time Athlete Date Place 1921: 2:47:29.8 ... London, UK: 2001: ... Masters W80 marathon world record progression; Masters W85 marathon world record progression; References
Kiptum won the London Marathon in the spring in 2:01:25 and shaved almost a minute off the world record set last year in Berlin by Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion and the most successful ...