London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher confirmed on Thursday that the race left the social media platform X in January, saying it "descending into a gutter." The race is the first of all seven major marathons to publicly affirm that it will no longer use the social media platform. During a press event for Sunday's …
Kenenisa Bekele has joined a loaded London Marathon marathon field that could rank as one of the deepest majors ever, organizers announced on Monday. Bekele, 42, is back to take another shot at the race he finished second in 2:04:15 last year and will face a stacked group of runners competitors on April 27. The …
Eliud Kipchoge will make his return to the London Marathon where he won a record four titles, race organizers announced on Friday. For Kipchoge it will be his first time back in London since 2020 where he finished eighth in rain conditions with an ear infection — and his first race since pulling out of …
The elite men's and women's fields for the 2025 London Marathon were announced on Thursday, with both Paris Olympic gold medallists set to take on the race's defending champions, who will also be on hand on April 27. “This is quite simply the greatest elite field in the history of the London Marathon," TCS London …
Peres Jepchirchir and Alexander Mutiso will head back to the London Marathon to defend their 2024 titles, race organizers announced on Tuesday. Jepchirchir's final sprint in the closing moments of last year's race gave her the win and a women's-only world record of 2:16:16 as Tigst Assefa (2:16:23) and Joyciline Jepkosgei (2:16:24) battled for the …
Sifan Hassan and Tamirat Tola are set to headline the London Marathon on April 27 as organizers announced on Monday that the Paris Olympic champions will kick off their 2025 campaigns at a major. For Hassan, she returns to the site of her marathon debut where she pulled off a stunning 2:18:33 comeback victory. Her …