London Marathon winners revealed – more than 40,000 runners tackle 26.2-mile route
More than 40,000 runners have competed in the 26.2-mile London Marathon, cheered on by crowds lining the streets for the world-famous event.
Kenyan Amos Kipruto won the men’s race, crossing the finish line on The Mall in 2:04:39.
Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw recovered from a fall to win the women’s race.
The 23-year-old appeared to stumble on a speed bump with six miles remaining but recovered to rejoin the leading pack and came home in 2:17.25, the third fastest time at the event.
Defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya had to settle for second.
The men’s wheelchair title was retained by Switzerland’s Marcel Hug
Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner won the women’s wheelchair race
The men’s wheelchair title was retained by Switzerland’s Marcel Hug in a course record time of 1 hour, 24 minutes and 38 seconds.
Catherine Debrunner made it a Swiss double with victory in the women’s wheelchair race in 1:38.24.
Lionesses Leah Williamson, Jill Scott and Ellen White – who were part of England Women’s Euro 2022 winning team – got things under way as official race starters in Blackheath, southeast London.
While elite athletes and fast club runners were at the front of the pack taking part in the world-famous event, tens of thousands of the runners were amateurs, taking part in the challenge while raising money for charity, with some completing the gruelling endurance run in fancy dress.
This year’s race is taking place in October for the third and final time
Many ran in fancy dress
Actor Stephen Mangan, who was running for Marie Curie UK, joked that “for reasons I’ve yet to fully understand I’m running the London Marathon” as he urged people to sponsor him to help raise money for “an incredible charity”.
Rob Duncombe, chief pharmacist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, ran while wearing an “absolutely stunning” 8ft tall oak tree costume.
The 54-year-old, from Chelmsford, Essex, who was running on behalf of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, had hopes of beating the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a tree (male), which stands at four hours, five minutes and six seconds.
Both runners and spectators had to deal with rail services that started later than usual following Saturday’s strikes by the RMT union, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) and Aslef, the train drivers’ union.
Actor and presenter Stephen Mangan was among the runners
Spectators were on hand to provide support to competitors
Organisers had advised people to plan ahead, but said they were “very grateful” to Southeastern and Network Rail for their help in ensuring that train services from central London to the starting point on Sunday morning ran as planned.
This year’s race took place in October for the third and final time after it was moved in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The marathon will return to its traditional April date next year.
Sir Mo Farah was due to run but had to pull out earlier in the week through injury.
A man’s body has been recovered from an area of flooding in North Yorkshire, police have said, as major incidents have been declared in two counties.
The body was found near Intake Lane in Beal, close to Eggborough and Knottingley.
Police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours.
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North Yorkshire Police said: “Despite extensive enquiries, including with our colleagues in Humberside and West Yorkshire Police, we have been unable to identify him.
“He was found without any identification or personal belongings.”
The man was also described as white, in his early 50s to 60s, with light brown short hair and stubble.
He was wearing brown walking boots, blue denim jeans, a multicoloured knitted jumper and possibly a dark green waterproof coat, police added.
It comes after Leicestershire and Lincolnshire both declared a major incident in response to the extreme weather hitting the UK and Ireland.
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Leicestershire Fire and Rescue was the first emergency service in England to declare an incident and said it had received more than 200 calls since Monday morning over widespread flooding.
Crews had found cars stuck in floodwater and evacuated residents from flooded homes and rising waters, with some 17 people rescued as of 1.45pm.
The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum declared a major incident shortly after, and noted that emergency services had rescued children who were stranded at a school in Edenham.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has three yellow weather warnings – each for snow and ice – in effect throughout Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
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A warning covering the west and north coast of Scotland – reaching into Inverness and Aberdeen – will last until midday, while an alert in effect for all of Northern Ireland will last until 11am.
The Met Office has also issued a warning covering Wales and parts of northwest England on Monday evening, moving into southwest England, the Midlands and parts of southern England in the early hours of Tuesday.
On Wednesday, a yellow weather warning for snow is in effect across the south of England – stretching from just above Truro in Cornwall to Canterbury in Kent – from 9am to midnight.
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