Photo Replay: April 19
A view of the day in sports from a fleet race off the coast of Italy to gymnastics in Moscow.
Radcliffe Shatters Her World Record
Paula Radcliffe of Britain shattered her womens world record for the marathon by almost two minutes today, finishing in 2 hours 15 minutes 25 seconds to win a second straight London Marathon. The 29-year-old Radcliffe lowered the mark she set six months ago in Chicago by 1:53. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, the previous world record-holder, was second today in 2:19:54.. Paula Radcliffe wins London Marathon and breaks her own world record; photo (M)
Lowers Mark for Fifty Miles
. W Howard (S Africa) wins London-Brighton race; sets world mark for 50-mi event
Gebrselassies Plan Could Hurt Him in the End
The rivals appear to have made up their minds. If Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia wants to run the first half of Sundays London Marathon in 62 1/2 minutes, let him. He is fast, very fast, but he is also unfamiliar with the distance of 26.2 miles. If he goes out at a world-record pace, the other runners said, they will not follow. I personally think its insane, said Sandra Khannouchi, the coach and wife of Khalid Khannouchi, the world record-holder (2 hours 5 minutes 42 seconds). You should be conservative the first half.. Competitors in upcoming London Marathon warn that Haile Gebrselassies plan to start at early world-record pace will hurt his chances of winning; inclement weather conditions and unfamiliar terrain factor into strategy; photos (M)
Meet the youngest London Marathon runner
Thats because on Sunday he turns 18, becoming the youngest person to take part in the London Marathon this year. The keen runner, Jonny, from Truro in Cornwall, has been training four times a week and says hes really excited. And Jonny told.
For Kastor, London Victory And an American Record
Deena Kastor broke her American record in winning the London Marathon on Sunday, and Felix Limo outsprinted the defending champion Martin Lel to take the mens race. Kastor finished in 2 hours 19 minutes 36 seconds to defeat Lyudmila Petrova of Russia and Susan Chepkemei of Kenya in cool, drizzly conditions.. Deena Kastor wins London Marathon; Felix Limo wins mens race; photo (M)6
LONDON MARATHON 2015: Route, Course Map, Times, Road Closures and Event.
The delights of the UKs capital will be sampled by thousands of runners at various levels of ability this weekend, as competitors gear up for the 35th London Marathon. Athletes will be handed a unique opportunity to take in the iconic sights, with the.
Doping Cases Cast Shadow on Kenya Rivalry in London Marathon
With a field that features five of the seven fastest mens marathoners in history, Sundays race in London shapes up as a showcase of Kenyan distance running.
LONDON MARATHON: Inspirational stories from some of the runners
From three siblings honouring a promise to their dying mother, to an overweight runner out to prove she is not Too Fat To Run, the London Marathon is packed full of inspirational stories. Get Inspired takes a closer look at the experience of six of the .
Paula Radcliffe deserves rousing send-off in 2015 London.
Paula Radcliffe deserves rousing send-off in 2015 London Marathon. Sean Ingle. One of greatest female distance runners in history has the final race of her competitive career and #thankyoupaula is least she has earned.
Official London Marathon app for iPhone but not Android
The 2015 London Marathon takes place on Sunday April 26th, and as usual there will be millions of people watching live TV coverage as well as spectators across the length of the course itself. This is a massive marathon event and the iOS official.
Where To Load Up On Carbs Before The London Marathon.
As the London Marathon approaches, its time for everyone who has been training hard to have a little fun and stock-up on carbs before the big day. Carb-loading should begin three or four days before the run, and effectively��.
Mutai eyes missing LONDON MARATHON title, Radcliffe says.
London (AFP) - Kenyas Geoffrey Mutai has vowed to finally add the London Marathon title to his honours on Sunday, while three-time winner Paula Radcliffe prepares to bid a tearful farewell to the event. Radcliffes last��.
Russian Doping Accusations
Liliya Shobukhova, who won the Chicago Marathon from 2009 to 2011 and the London race in 2010, paid the Russian athletics federation $550,000 to cover up a positive doping case, the German television channel ARD and the French sports daily LÉquipe reported.. Russian champion marathoner Liliya Shobukhova reportedly pays state athletics federation $550,000 to cover up positive doping case.
Official London Marathon app for iPhone but not Android.
The 2015 London Marathon takes place on Sunday April 26th, and as usual there will be millions of people watching live TV coverage as well as spectators across the length of the course itself. This is a massive marathon��.
London Marathon Record Set
Emmanuel Mutai broke the course record at the London Marathon in leading Kenyans to the top three places.. Kenyan runner Emmanuel Mutai sets London Marathon record of 2 hours 4 minutes 40 seconds.
London marathon: police tell UK public to stay alert amid terror threats
Police have urged the public to remain vigilant during the London marathon and memorial events this weekend amid heightened fears sparked by an alleged terror plot in Australia. Security arrangements for events in the UK to mark the centenary of the.
5 Essential Apps For The London Marathon
This Sunday sees the 34th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon, as thousands of runners take to the capitals streets in an effort to conquer 26.2 difficult miles. Advertising. Whether youre running the race or cheering��.
In Boston, Tragedy and Triumph
There was heartache at the Boston Marathon on Monday, and also lessons in a community trying to rally its strength.
SETS 100-MILE RECORD; Hayward, So. African, Runs From Bath to London in 12:20.28
. Hayward, Bath-London race
London Marathon 2015: fundraising tips - The Guardian
From making it personal to starting early, some of the UKs top charities offer their advice for individual fundraisers.
London Marathon contender Eliud Kipchoge reveals his.
KENYAN sensation Eliud Kipchoge will breeze round the London Marathon course on Sunday - because hes been running 12 miles a day since he was eight.
London Marathon 2015: Virgin Moneys Jayne-Anne Gadhia on how she.
Two days to go until the London Marathon, and for Jayne-Anne Gadhia all bets are off. The boss of Virgin Money has a hot favourite to lead home the team of high-powered bankers she has assembled to run alongside her: the Bank of England Governor.
London Marathon 2015: start times, route, and runners to watch
The 35th London Marathon takes place this Sunday, 26 April, with three-quarters of a million spectators expected to line the streets to cheer on more than 35,000 participants. Heres everything you need to know ahead of the race.
London marathon runners to endure 26 miles of properties.
30000 runners will go through hell this weekend on the streets of London as they look at house after house they could never afford in a million years.
Festive and Defiant, London Runs a Marathon for Boston
Six days after the Boston bombings, the London Marathon was held Sunday with no security scares and the minds of nearly all on the victims of last week’s attack.. London Marathon is held six days after Boston Marathon bombings, with no security scares and minds of nearly all participants and spectators on Boston victims; men’s race is won by previous winner Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia and women’s race by Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo.
LONDON MARATHON male runners to watch: Dennis Kimetto.
Former world-record holder Wilson Kipsang will defend his London Marathon title against Dennis Kimetto in what is being billed as a straight head to head between the two Kenyans. More on the London Marathon 2015.
London Marathon 2015 mapped: The rise of property prices along the route from.
While Charlton, an early part of the route at mile two, is one of the more bargain-filled areas at ��382,108, it has experienced the largest growth of anywhere along the marathon route, with prices up 7.4 per cent on last year. Check out the London.
Two-Hour Marathon Seen as Question of When, Not if
The two-hour marathon may be the modern-day equivalent of the four-minute mile before Roger Bannister smashed through the barrier in 1954.. Christopher Clarey On Running column holds that the latest marathon marks in the London and Boston races suggest that it is only matter of time before the two-hour marathon mark, long considered unassailable, is breached.
London Marathon 2015: Seven things you should know.
Running the marathon poses numerous questions, though the chief one is ���Why did I volunteer for this protracted misery?���
Doping cases cast shadow on Kenya rivalry in London.
Elite Kenyan athletes Wilson Kipsang, left, and Dennis Kimetto, right, who will compete in the London Marathon, pose for the media near Tower Bridge in London, Thursday, April 23, 2015. Kipsang and Kimetto, both marathon��.
London Falling: Khannouchi Breaks World Record
As the world record-holder, Khalid Khannouchi had been curiously discounted by many before the London Marathon. Because of injury and miscalculation, his career had slipped into uncertainty. While almost everyone expected a world record in todays race, almost no one expected it to be set by him. Yet Khannouchi maintained a steady, blistering pace to drop the two greatest track runners in history and won in 2 hours 5 minutes 38 seconds, four seconds faster than the record he had set at the 1999 Chicago Marathon. In the womens race, Paula Radcliffe of England ran her first marathon in 2:18:56, nine seconds off the world record.. Moroccan-born runner Khalid Khannouchi wins mens race in London Marathon; Englands Paula Radcliffe wins womens race in marathon debut; photos (M)
London Marathon 2015 route compressed into three.
This exclusive timelapse video compresses the 26-mile route London Marathon route into just three minutes.
What date is the LONDON MARATHON 2015 and how to watch it on TV
The first official London Marathon was held and completed by 6,255 people. The winners of the male race were American Dick Beardsley and Norwegian Inge Simonsen who crossed the line in 2 hours 11 minutes and 48 seconds, whilst holding hands.
Radcliffe to Keep Record
Track and field’s international federation decided to let Paula Radcliffe keep her marathon world record from 2003 after previously saying it would reduce it to a world best.. Track and field’s international federation decides to let Paula Radcliffe keep her marathon world record from 2003 after previously saying it would reduce it to a world best because she set it in the London Marathon, a race in which men participated.
Sammy Wanjiru, Marathon Champion, Is Dead at 24
Wanjiru shattered the 24-year-old Olympic record in the marathon in 2008, becoming the youngest winner of the event, and also won marathons in London and Chicago.. Sammy Wanjiru, Kenyan marathon runner who shattered the 24-year-old Olympic record in 2008, and also won marathons in London and Chicago, dies at age 24.
Doctor Who News: LONDON MARATHON Runners
Tomorrow is the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon and some faces from the world of Doctor Who will be taking on the challenge. Jonathan Bailey, Mark Lewis Jones, Greg James and Lindsey Russell (current presenter of��.
LONDON MARATHON 2015: last minute nutrition tips
During the 48 hours before the London Marathon, you should also be sure to keep yourself hydrated. This means sipping water regularly throughout the day, making sure your urine is straw coloured. Keep a bottle on you at all times. If you know youre.
Security at LONDON MARATHON Bolstered
The deployment of hundreds of additional officers is designed to reassure contestants and spectators after the Boston attacks.. Scotland Yard deploys hundreds of additional officers to guard London Marathon after attack on Boston race.
Kenyans Kipsang and Keitany Take Wins at London Marathon
Kenyan runners placed in five of the six podium positions Sunday at the London race.. Wilson Kipsang wins mens race at the London Marathon in 2 hours 4 minutes 44 seconds, while Mary Keitany takes the womens competition for the second consecutive year in 2:03:42; Kenyan runners continue to dominate in the sport, placing in five of the six podium positions.
Marathons by numbers: running the data - The Guardian
Which countries have the most marathon runners? Where is the split between male and female runners most even? And how likely are you to complete the London Marathon on Sunday?
Afghanistan war widow runs LONDON MARATHON in tribute to husband
Her challenge today will have added poignancy, because Sjt Fortuna left Britain for his second, fatal, tour of duty in Afghanistan on the same day Mrs Fortuna ran her first London Marathon, in April 2011. He learnt she had managed to complete the.
First Amazon Indian to run LONDON MARATHON - Survival.
Nixiwaka Yawanaw�� will be the first Amazon Indian to run the London Marathon on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Nixiwaka is raising vital funds for Survival International ��� the global movement for tribal peoples rights ��� together��.
Lovely Day To Watch (Maybe Not Race)
The weather forecast for today says temperatures should be in the 60s, an idyllic day for a Sunday stroll or an autumn picnic or watching the 34th annual New York City Marathon. Whether it will be a day of dreams for the 34,000 or so serious and recreational runners who will try to cover the 26 miles 385 yards through all five boroughs remains to be seen. The race organizers have taken extra steps to assure that 31,000 to 32,000 starters will finish. As usual, the race will start at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and end in Central Park, but everything will be an hour earlier. That should help many back-of-the-pack runners finish in daylight and avoid the evening chill. Disabled runners will start at 8 a.m., wheelchairs at 9:05, elite women at 9:35 and elite men and the rest of the men and women at 10:10.. New York City Marathon will attract about 34,000 runners, who will race through five boroughs in what is expected to be idyllic 60-degree weather; map (M)
Security Experts Ponder Whether Any Long Race Can Be Completely Safe
Race organizers in London and New York may consider additional safety measures after the bombings in Boston.. Marathon organizers in London and New York may consider additional safety measures after bombings in Boston.
Royston family to run London Marathon 2015 for breast cancer charities
Lucy Davidson was diagnosed with cervical cancer last January ��� just two months before she was due to run the Cambridge Half Marathon. But, now in remission a year on, the 35-year-old will be running this Sundays London Marathon with her mum Valerie, .
LONDON MARATHON route 2015: Where to watch it (and where to get a burger.
Now most websites want to tell you where to watch the London Marathon. Some might tell you where to get a beer while you watch it. But, here at Metro.co.uk, we know what everyone really wants after watching some of the worlds fittest people run a true.
LONDON MARATHON 2015: Paula Radcliffe unprepared but healthy
Three-time London Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe says she will enter this years race unfit, but healthy. The 41-year-old, who set a world record time of two hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds in London in 2003, has been struggling with injuries this year.
Security Reviewed Abroad After Boston Bombings
. Security is being stepped up in France following the Boston bombings, while the organizers of the London Marathon are reviewing security measures for an event that will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday.
London Marathon female runners to watch: Mary Keitany.
The 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon is just days away and here is our run down of the female runners to watch.
London Marathon 2015: Cambridgeshire firefighter to run 26.2 miles for.
Jeff said: Running a marathon - and the London Marathon in particular - was something Id wanted to do for a long time. To get the chance to achieve this goal and to raise money for Cambridge University Veterinary Trust was an opportunity I couldnt.
London Marathon 2015: David Weir wants record seventh title
Commonwealth champion Weir finished the 2013 London Marathon in fifth and came a close second behind Switzerlands Marcel Hug last year. The pair will go head-to-head again on Sunday and Weir says losing out to Hug in London, and earlier in the .