London Marathon 2024 results: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s only world record

That’s all for now – we go away you with the report of a record-breaking day within the capital:

Emile Cairess devoted his beautiful run on the London Marathon to his cousin, who was left in a coma after a automotive crash earlier this 12 months.

Cairess completed third within the second quickest time by a British man in two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds.

The run ought to rubber-stamp his place Nice Britain staff for this summer time’s Olympics. However Cairess’ rapid ideas had been along with his 22-year-old cousin, Oliver Burton, who continues to be in hospital however out of intensive care.

“He’s my little cousin, like a bit brother to me, and a few months in the past he was in a foul accident,” stated Cairess, 26. “He was in a coma for a few month and simply got here out of ICU just a few days in the past,

“It was so demanding, it was contact and go at some factors however he’s made a incredible restoration within the final couple of weeks. This morning I used to be actually emotional. Hopefully I’ve made him proud at present.”

British duo Emile Cairess and Mahamed Muhamed not solely completed a formidable third and fourth within the males’s race at present, but additionally set the second and third quickest occasions in British marathon operating historical past behind solely Mo Farah – they usually have executed sufficient to ebook their locations on the Paris Olympics this summer time.

Right here is the second all of it started at present, began by Olympic champion Kelly Holmes:

“I’m 45 in a few months so I’m actually pleased with my efficiency,” Weir tells the BBC, after ending third at present within the males’s wheelchair race.

“I’ve bought a brand new chair, a full carbon chair made by Sauber (F1 staff). With the wind at present, it cuts via really easy. It goes over bumps effectively. To get a brand new chair made for me has been a pleasure. I’ve modified my food plan, my coaching barely, I wanted to do this. A lot of modifications, however they’re all working.”

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir smashed the ladies’s-only world report to win an exhilarating London Marathon.

The Kenyan kicked for house as she turned down The Mall and received in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds. 4 runners had been in with a shout down the ultimate straight and Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa got here in second, forward of Joyciline Jepkosgel in third with Megertu Alemu fourth.

The earlier world report for a women-only race was 2hrs 17mins 01secs by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany in London in 2017.

So the elite racing is over, and it’s the lots streaming in the direction of the end line now. These speedy ones aiming for the three-hour mark shall be homing in on The Mall now…

The second Peres Jepchirchir set a brand new world report:

In excellent news for British operating, Emile Cairess and Mahamed Muhamed end third and fourth – setting the second and third quickest occasions in British marathon operating historical past behind solely Mo Farah – they usually have executed sufficient to ebook their locations on the Paris Olympics this summer time.

Alexander Mutiso Munyao falls to his knees and marks a cross on his chest. It’s by far the largest win of the 27-year-old’s life, and is made all of the extra poignant by the dying of his teammate and final 12 months’s winner, Kelvin Kiptum.