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When is the London Marathon?
The 2019 London Marathon takes place on Sunday 28 April.
It is the 39th edition of the race and the third of this year's six World Marathon Majors.
More than 40,000 runners are expected to tackle the grueling 26.2-mile (42.2km) course beginning at Blackheath south

Eliud Kipchoge leads Mo Farah during the 2018 London Marathon

Everything you need to know about the 2019 London Marathon 

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Simone

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Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

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Vivian CHERUIYOT

Vivian

Four months after conquering one of the hardest Olympic marathon courses in history at Paris 2024, three medallists from that race are set to close their season with another top-level run at the 2024 New York City Marathon on Sunday, 3 November.
The reigning Olympic men’s marathon champion Tamirat Tola,

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola will seek to defend his New York Marathon title on Sunday, 3 November.

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World record holder Brigid Kosgei and Olympic champion Vivian Cheruiyot have never ran a looped marathon course.
But the Kenyans hope that tackling an unfamiliar flat, looped course at the 2020 London Marathon on Sunday (October 4) could play in their favour with 'personal bests'.
> “A world record is

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Brigid and Vivian

Brigid Kosgei and Vivian Cheruiyot: World record times possible at 2020 London Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele will line up at the 2020 London Marathon for a long awaited clash between two of the all-time greats of long-distance running.
Kipchoge is the defending Olympic men's marathon champion, world record holder, and the first person to run a marathon in under two hours.

Eliud Kipchoge poses for photos ahead of the 2018 Berlin Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele ready for 2020 London Marathon showdown - Things you need to know

Eliud Kipchoge will defend his Olympic marathon title at Tokyo 2020.
The 35-year-old, who won the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Games, was named in a strong line-up by Athletics Kenya on Friday, with fellow world record holder Brigid Kosgei included in the women's event for the races in

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Kipchoge and Kosgei headline star-studded Kenya Olympic marathon team

Eliud Kipchoge is without doubt the greatest marathon runner on the planet.
But his training partner, Geoffrey Kamworor, has strong claims to be number two.
Kamworor watched on TV as a 10-year-old when Kipchoge won the world 5,000m title in 2003.
And speaking to Runner's World ahead of his NYC

Vivian CHERUIYOT

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