London Marathon 2022

The London Marathon takes centre stage with three of the Lionesses - Jill Scott, Leah Williamson and Ellen White - helping to start the famous event.

Marcel Hug led from start to finish, but was stalked most of the way by Daniel Romanchuk. The leading group is down to four and we have just five miles to go. She always remembered the (London) Marathon. Charlotte Purdue was due to lead the British entries after a 10th-place finish in last year’s event, but is a late withdrawal with illness. The elite women’s race is led by defending champion Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei and the fastest-ever female marathon debutante Yalemzerf Yehualow of Ethiopia. With Farah out the British challenge is led by Phil Sesemann, the first domestic athlete to finish last year’s race, as well as Mohamud Aadan and Weynay Ghebresilassie. She always spoke to me about it, more than Paralympics. He had been set to compete in his first Marathon since 2019 but had been struggling with his right hip. The Gruffalo takes to the course Over to the rest of you.... The pace has slowed to a mere 05:38 for the last mile. I hope the King enjoys sport as much as the Queen did.

The race was kicked off by Lionesses Leah Williamson, Ellen White and Jill Scott.

“I asked the team at Alzheimer’s Research UK for costume ideas and when they said they had the famous Big Ben costume I jumped at the chance to run in it. “I ran the London Marathon in 2016 and loved it, I decided if I ever ran it again I would do it in a costume,” the father-of-three said. Mr Best, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was diagnosed with stage two prostate cancer in February 2021 and is running to raise money for the charity Prostate Cancer UK, which he said has provided him with "fantastic help".

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But Hug was too strong for the American; he powered away to break the tape in a new course record time of 1:24:38. Olympic Marathon Trials finisher was the first American to reach the finish line after running the majority of the race solo in a separate women’s start. Hug took the brunt of the pace until the final turn, where Romanchuk shot to the inside to attempt a pass. Just a few months after running a new personal best of 2:17:35 at Grandma’s Marathon, McCann finished 17th in 2:21:39 on Sunday. His time broke the previous masters record of 2:06:25 set by Ayad Lamdassem of Spain earlier this year. The victory is just her second 26.2 after making a historic debut at the Hamburg Marathon, where she ran 2:17:23 in April. The pacers were prescribed 1:01:45 pace to help the men crack the 2:04 barrier. The Kenyan ran 2:04:39 after breaking the race open at mile 24, which he covered in 4:36. Her victory was all but sealed around mile 24 when the broadcasters announced she split a jaw-dropping 4:43 for the mile split. The pace slowed through 10K and 15K, but the group was still within striking distance of the women’s-only world record (2:17:01) set by After the half marathon split, the top group began to shrink slightly when the pace picked up. Six months after running the fastest debut marathon ever, Yalemzerf Yehualaw won the London Marathon in 2:17:26.

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In the men's race, legendary athletes such as Mo Farah and Eliud Kipchoge were not running this year, while the winner of the 2019 and 2020 women's races, ...

The 39-year-old Brit, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, has never won the race before. “However, over the past 10 days I’ve been feeling pain and tightness in my right hip. Last year the Kenyan had a disappointing performance at the London Marathon finishing eighth - blaming a blocked ear for his result. Amos Kipruto and Yelamzerf Yehualaw were crowned winners of the elite men's and women's races in a thrilling 2022 London Marathon. Take your hat off to the people running in huge, novelty fancy dress outfits today. “I like running to be a family activity since running is life. "It was very special - just before the start two of the best marathon racers couldn't start, I spoke with Susannah Scaroni before and we planned to work together. Last year's winner Jepkosgei is going toe-to-toe with the Ethiopian challenger Yehualaw. In the men's race, legendary athletes such as Mo Farah and Eliud Kipchoge were not running this year, while the winner of the 2019 and 2020 women's races, Brigid Kosgei, missed out too. "It was the toughest race I've ever done. But her huge grin says it all as she crosses the line. After months of relentless training, the day finally arrived for the 50,000 runners competing in the 26.2-mile race.

Sir Mo Farah unfortunately was forced to pull out with a hip injury, but last year's winner Sisay Lemma is back, while Kenenisa Bekele also runs - the Ethiopian ...

5/1 The ballot opens on Saturday 1 October, one day before the 2022 edition of the race an closes at 21:00 on Friday 7 October. You do not have to pay your entry fee at the ballot, but entrants (UK residents) can opt to donate their entry fee to The London Marathon Charitable Trust no matter what the outcome of the ballot. This part of the route gives spectators a chance to see runners on two or more occasions without travelling great distances. Busy areas include Greenwich town centre and the Cutty Sark. “We have appropriate measures in place but we really hope the race won’t be disrupted.” There is a high chance of numerous protests too. Services on both lines will be running as normal. There will be many road closures in the south east and central London from 4am to 7pm. The next milestone is at mile 18 where participants will run through Canary Wharf with the London Eye and Parliament at mile 25. [London Marathon](/topic/london-marathon) is here with the streets of London set to be filled with spectators to cheer on around 50,000 runners. While Philip Sesemann will hope to be the first British man across the finish line again with Weynay Ghebresilasie and Mohamud Aadan also tipped to go well.

Kenya's Amos Kipruto wins the men's race, while in the women's, new Ethiopian distance star Yehaulaw won after a blistering move in the 24th mile.

The first British finisher was Weyney Ghebresilasie. Meanwhile in the men's race, the key move also happened in mile 24. It was, however, a disappointing day for Britain's top athlete, Charlotte Purdue, who had to withdraw after falling ill on Friday.

Kenyan Amos Kipruto won his first London Marathon title on Sunday and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw stormed to victory in the women's race ahead of last ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com In the absence of world record holder and twice London Marathon champion Brigid Kosgei, who withdrew due to a hamstring injury, seven women had pulled clear by the halfway stage, led by Ethiopia's Ashete Bekere. Kipruto made a move with five kilometres left and finished in two hours four minutes and 39 seconds to take his first marathon title after coming second to world record holder Eliud Kipchoge in Japan in March.

2022 London Marathon top-10 results and notable finishers from men's and women's elite and wheelchair races.

[Follow @nbcolympictalk](https://twitter.com/nbcolympictalk) [Apple News](https://apple.news/TpWxoEZkEM5q1LCuelKJyZg). Sutume Kebede (ETH) — 2:20:44 Ashete Bekere (ETH) — 2:19:30 Alemu Megertu (ETH) — 2:18:32 Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) — 2:17:26 Sisay Lemma (ETH) — 2:07:26 Birhanu Legese (ETH) — 2:06:11 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) — 2:05:53 Kinde Atanaw (ETH) — 2:05:27 Leul Gebresilase (ETH) — 2:05:12 Full searchable results

Yalemzerf Yehualaw became the youngest woman to win the London Marathon despite tripping on a speed bump, while Amos Kipruto took the men's race.

“But the London marathon is special to me because it’s one of the first races I did in a race chair.” “I was thinking this is the day,” Kipruto said afterwards. But the longer plan I have is that I would like to next time break the world record.” The Ethiopian Leul Gebresilase was second in 2:05.12, followed by the Belgian athlete Bashir Abdi seven seconds back in third. Yehualaw, who runs for the same NN group as the men’s world champion Eliud Kipchoge, now plans a return to London in April to defend her title. A leading group of six was whittled down gradually so that with two miles remaining the race was a shootout between Yehualaw and last year’s winner Joyciline Jepkosgei.

With six miles left, Yalemzerf Yehualaw's race seemed to have been ruined after the Ethiopian was left sprawled on the road after stumbling over a speed ...

In the men’s race, Kenya’s Amos Kipruto won for the first time, finishing in two hours, four minutes and 39 seconds. The incident caused her to lose time over her rivals and later she admitted the faceplant “hurt.” But it didn’t stop the 23-year-old from making history on Sunday as she eventually crossed the line first to become the youngest winner of the London Marathon.

Tens of thousands of runners - elite and amateur - took part in the world-famous event, some raising money for charity and some completing the race in fancy ...

While elite athletes and fast club runners were at the front of the pack taking part in the world-famous event, tens of thousands of the runners were amateurs, taking part in the challenge while raising money for charity, with some completing the gruelling endurance run in fancy dress. This year's race took place in October for the third and final time after it was moved in 2020 due to the Tens of thousands of runners - elite and amateur - took part in the world-famous event, some raising money for charity and some completing the race in fancy dress.