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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The 2003 London Marathon was the 23rd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The elite men's...
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set by Peres Jepchirchir on April 21, 2024 at the London Marathon in the elite women's race. Marathon races were first held in 1896, but the distance was...
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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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Fauja Singh (category Indian male marathon runners)
as records. His personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes, and his marathon best, claimed for the 90-plus age bracket, is...
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The Ever Presents are a group of people who have run the London Marathon at each event since the first event in 1981. In 1995 the group was first recognised...
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The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres (c. 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered...
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Eliud Kipchoge (category London Marathon male winners)
has run 3 of the 10 fastest marathons in history. Kipchoge claimed his first individual world championship title in 2003 by winning the junior race at...
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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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The 2017 London Marathon was the 37th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany...
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PMID 10786871. "How marathons can kill you", Chicago Sun-Times, 6 October 2002. "Marathon death man named", BBC, 15 September 2003. "Marathon Runner Collapses...
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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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run the London Marathon for the charity St Joseph's Hospice in 2003. 1985: Othello as Desdemona (Royal Shakespeare Company/Barbican, London) 1985: Mary...
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The 2004 London Marathon was the 24th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday 18 April. The race was...
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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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The 2002 London Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 14 April. The elite men's...
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Tamirat Tola (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
finished third at both the 2021 Tokyo and 2023 London marathons and won the 2023 New York City Marathon, breaking the course record. At 22 in the Czech...
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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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Chris Brasher (category 2003 deaths)
1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, Olympic champion, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon. Born in Georgetown...
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Kenenisa Bekele (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
the 2022 London Marathon, finishing fifth in 2:05:53 to set a masters world record in age 40 group. In April, he took part in the London Marathon but withdrew...
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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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Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's marathon 2003 World Marathon Cup Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon Results IAAF...
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Catherine Ndereba (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons. Ndereba has twice...
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completed an organized marathon. For elite athletes and others known primarily for running marathons, see List of marathoners or Category:Long-distance...
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Haile Gebrselassie (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. He also earned four world titles...
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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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half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event...
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The world record in the half marathon has been officially recognized since 1 January 2004 by World Athletics, the international governing body for the...
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Marathon des Sables, or MdS, (French for Marathon of the Sands) is a seven-day, about 257 km (160 mi) ultramarathon, which is approximately the distance...
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Pheidippides (redirect from Phidippides (Marathon runner))
figure in the story that inspired the marathon race. Pheidippides is said to have run 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the...
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