Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the London Marathon.
Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the London Marathon on Sunday.
Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia, who clocked 2:11:53 at the Berlin Marathon in September to set a world record for women in a race alongside male runners, crossed second in 2:16.23.Alexander Mutiso Munyao of Kenya held off Kenenisa Bekele in the final 3 kilometers to win the men's race in 2:04:01. Ethiopian Bekele finished 14 seconds behind. Emile Cairess was third, more than two minutes back, to become the first British man on the podium in London since 1996.
Marcel Hug earned his fifth London win in the men's wheelchair race, finishing in 1:28:35. Catherine Debrunner won the women's wheelchair race in 1:38:54.
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