The 2006 London Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's...
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The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes...
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finished at the 2017 Boston Marathon. Series XI started at the 2017 London Marathon and finished at the 2018 London Marathon. It began being sponsored by...
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The London–Sydney Marathon was a car rally from the United Kingdom to Australia. It was first run in 1968, a second event by the same organizers was run...
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The 2020 London Marathon was the 40th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on 4 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19...
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Evans Rutto (category London Marathon male winners)
He made the fastest-ever marathon debut by winning the 2003 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:05:50. He won the London Marathon and a second title in Chicago...
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The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42 km 195 m (c. 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered...
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Below is a sortable list of individuals who died as a result of running a marathon. The most frequent causes are: sudden cardiac death, triggered by a congenital...
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Eliud Kipchoge (category London Marathon male winners)
runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world...
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The 2005 London Marathon was the 25th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's...
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The London Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 29 March 1981. Set over a largely flat course...
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Haile Gebrselassie (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
Fukuoka Marathon in Japan at 2:06:52. In London on 22 April 2007, Haile challenged the 2006 London Marathon winner Felix Limo, 2005 London Marathon winner...
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1968 London–Sydney Marathon, officially Daily Express-Daily Telegraph London-Sydney Marathon was the first running of the London-Sydney Marathon. The...
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Marathon Petroleum Corporation is an American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company was...
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Shelley Conn (category Actresses from London)
October 2023. "Flora London Marathon 2006 – 07 Celebrities and Politicians – Celebrities Running in 2006" (PDF). London Marathon. 2006. Archived from the...
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The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th...
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Kelvin Kiptum (category Kenyan male marathon runners)
second-fastest marathon in history at 2:01:25, 16 seconds outside the world record, at the 2023 London Marathon (WMM). At the 2023 Chicago Marathon six months...
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Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathṓn) is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in...
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Important sporting events held in London include the FA Cup Final, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, and the London Marathon. It became the first city to...
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Paula Radcliffe (category London Marathon female winners)
winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), the 2002 Chicago Marathon winner and the...
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Khalid Khannouchi (category London Marathon male winners)
#1 marathoner in the world by Track & Field News and their American Athlete of the Year. 2004 Chicago Marathon, fifth place (2:08:44) 2006 London Marathon...
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Jade Goody (category Television personalities from the London Borough of Southwark)
women's magazines such as Heat and OK!. She participated in the 2006 London Marathon but did not finish (collapsing after 34 km [21 mi] of the 42.195-kilometre...
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The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26.219 mi)...
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The 2007 London Marathon was the 27th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. The elite men's...
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Kenenisa Bekele (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
Machine. New York Times (2 April 2006). Retrieved 2 March 2020. "Kenenisa Bekele to take on Eliud Kipchoge at London Marathon 2020". BBC Sport. 17 January...
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Margaret Okayo (category London Marathon female winners)
marathon runner. She has won four World Marathon Majors with victories in the New York City Marathon (two times), the Boston Marathon and the London Marathon...
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Stefano Baldini (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
who specialized in the marathon. He was the Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and was twice European champion (1998 and 2006). Baldini was also a world...
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The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual race over 22 miles (35 km), where runners compete against riders on horseback through a mix of road, trail and...
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Tegla Loroupe (category London Marathon female winners)
2000, she won London Marathon and Rome City Marathon. She also won Lausanne Marathon in 2002, Cologne Marathon in 2003 and Leipzig Marathon in 2004. Loroupe...
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seconds. With a marathon personal best time of 3:08:25, McAndrew was aiming for her first sub-three-hour marathon in the 2012 London Marathon: "2:59:59 I'd...
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