Brigid Kosgei, aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive London Marathon titles since Germany’s Katrin Doerre in 1994, came fourth. The London Marathon returned to normality for the first time since 2019 after being held without amateur runners or spectators last year due to Covid-19 restrictions. The elite women set a ferocious early pace, completing the first 10 miles in 52min 10sec. It is the first time five women have completed the London Marathon in under 2hr 19min. The runners passed half-way in 1:01.25 –12 seconds faster than Kipchoge’s split when he set the men’s London Marathon record of 2:02.37 in 2019.

Source: The Guardian October 03, 2021 11:37 UTC