Kenya’s Mary Keitany made marathon history at the London Marathon on Sunday when she ran the fastest marathon ever in a ‘Women’s Only’ marathon with a time of 2:17:01.
The IAAF recognizes two world records for women, a “Mixed Gender” record of 2:15:25, set by Paula Radcliffe of the United Kingdom on April 13, 2003 at the London Marathon, and a (pending ratification) “Women Only” record of 2:17:01, set by Mary Keitany, on April 23, 2017 at the London Marathon. – Wikipedia
It is Keitany’s third time to win the London Marathon.
Super fast and impressive job by Mary. One day Radcliffe’s mixed women’s record will fall but the fact that it has stood for 14 years and has had little competition in that time is a testament to what a performance Paula but down back at the London Marathon in 2003.
Fellow Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru won the men’s race with a time of 2:05:48.
Kenaya’s Wilson Kipsang won the 2014 London Marathon earlier today in England with a winning time of 2:04:29. Kipsang is the current World Record holder with a time of 2:03:23 at the Berlin Marathon last year.
Runner-up to Kipsang was fellow countryman Stanley Biwott close behind in 2:04:55. It was a really strong performance from Biwott as he was not one of the top handful of favorites.
Third place for the men went to Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede. He finished a good ways back (relatively speaking) in 2:06:30 Kebede was the defending champ from last year’s race.
Ayele Abshero (Ethiopia) finished 4th in 2:06:31 just a second off a podium finish with Tsegaye Mekonnen (Ethiopia) rounding out the top 5 with a time of 2:08:06
Much heralded Brit Mo Farah making his marathon debut finished a very respectable 8th place in 2:08:21, just 15 seconds behind a tightly bunched group that would have garnered him 5th place.
Another success story to come from the marathon was American Ryan Vail who finished 10th overall in 2:10:57.
Edna Kiplagat Wins 2014 London Marathon for the Women
For the women it was Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat winning the 2014 London Marathon in 2:20:21.
Fellow countrywoman Florence Kiplagat finished extremely close behind Edna in 2:20:24 with Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba 11 seconds behind her in 2:20:35.
Kim Smith (New Zealand) – 4th at 2010 New York City Marathon
Ana Dulce Felix (Portugal) – 4th at 2011 New York City Marathon
Nadia Ejjafini (Italy) – 2:26:15 PR
Diane Nukuri-Johnson (Burundi) – 2:29:54 PR, lives in Iowa City, Iowa (USA)
source: Runner’s World
All eyes will be on London’s Mo Farah making his marathon debut. Runner’s World asked several experts to predict his finishing time. The experts had him from 2:04 (winning the race) to 2:07. See all the predictions HERE.
Claire Squires died during the last miles of last year’s London Marathon to the shock of many. She was just 30 years old. Now we know that she had a banned stimulant in her water bottle that might have contributed to her death.
Her boyfriend, Simon Van Herrewege, said that Squires started the race carrying a water bottle with a powder called Jack3d. The powder is one of many commercially available powders that contain methylhexanamine, which is commonly known as DMAA. DMAA was initially used as an ingredient in nasal decongestants, but is most often marketed as an energy-boosting stimulant.
With her husband Dan, mother Joyce and 13-month-old daughter Maisie by her side, Lomas walked about two miles a day to complete the course. More than a fortnight later, on May 8th, a tearful Lomas crossed the finish line as thousands of cheering supporters urged her forward.
“The support has been breathtaking and it feels fantastic to finally finish,” Lomas, who was given a guard of honor by members of the Household Cavalry and the Virgin endurance trophy by CEO Richard Branson’s daughter Holly.
The ‘bionic suit’ runs about $75,000. The suit allows movement by detecting shifts in the movement of the human body.
Lomas was able to raise over $100,000 during her 16-day journey to complete the London Marathon.
However, organizers of the London Marathon refused to giver her a finisher’s medal or official time since she didn’t finish the marathon on the same day she started it.
But several generous marathoners gave Lomas their finisher’s medal from the race. She says she has over a dozen now.
People who win marathons can inspire others to run, but it’s people like Claire Lomas that inspire thousands of people, by overcoming impossible odds to complete what many consider an impossible task as it is.
Claire said her biggest accomplishment after the accident was giving birth to her baby daughter, Massie.
Congrats to Claire Lomas on her London Marathon finish!
Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang won the 2012 London Marathon this morning with a time of 2:04:44.
Second place went to Martin Lel (2:06:51-Kenya) who barely bested third place finisher Tsegaye Kebede (2:06:52-Ethiopia).
Just 1 minute and 29 seconds separated 1st through 10th places for the men.
2012 London Marathon Top 10 Male Results
Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) – 2:04:44
Martin Lel (Kenya) – 2:06:51
Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:06:52
Adil Annani (Morocco) – 2:07:43
Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) – 2:07:44
Abel Kirui (Kenya) – 2:07:56
Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya) – 2:08:01
Marilson Gomes Dos Santos (Brazil) – 2:08:03
Samuel Tsegay (Eritrea) – 2:08:06
Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) – 2:08:20
Mary Keitany was the female winner with a time of 2:18:37. Keitany’s time is the 2nd fastest in London Marathon history. The fastest time belongs to London’s Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:42 (2005).
Second place female was Edna Kiplagat (2:19:50-Kenya) and the female’s Kenyan podium was completed with Priscah Jeptoo (2:20:14).
The top five female finishers were all from Kenya.