2019 London Marathon

The 2019 London Marathon was the 39th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on 28 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who took his fourth London Marathon victory in a time of 2:02:37, the second fastest marathon ever at that point. The women's race was won by Brigid Kosgei, also of Kenya, in 2:18:20. American Daniel Romanchuk won the men's wheelchair title in 1:33:38 while Switzerland's Manuela Schär won the women's title in 1:44:09. Changes were made to the course to make it more environmentally friendly; the number of plastic bottles used was reduced and biodegradable alternatives were used instead.

39th London Marathon
Sinead Diver running in the elite women's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date28 April 2019
Champions
MenEliud Kipchoge (2:02:37)
WomenBrigid Kosgei (2:18:20)
Wheelchair menDaniel Romanchuk (1:33:38)
Wheelchair womenManuela Schär (1:44:09)

Course

The London Marathon is run over a largely flat course around the River Thames, and spans 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195 kilometres). The route has markers at one mile and five kilometre intervals.[1]

The course begins at three separate points: the 'red start' in southern Greenwich Park on Charlton Way, the 'green start' in St John's Park, and the 'blue start' on Shooter's Hill Road. From these points around Blackheath at 35 m (115 ft) above sea level, south of the River Thames, the route heads east through Charlton. The three courses converge after 4.5 km (2.8 miles) in Woolwich, close to the Royal Artillery Barracks.[2][3]

As the runners reach the 10 km mark (6.2-mile), they pass by the Old Royal Naval College and head towards Cutty Sark drydocked in Greenwich. Heading next into Deptford and Surrey Quays in the Docklands, and out towards Bermondsey, competitors run along Jamaica Road before reaching the half-way point as they cross Tower Bridge. Running east again along The Highway through Wapping, competitors head up towards Limehouse and into Mudchute in the Isle of Dogs via Westferry Road, before heading into Canary Wharf.[2][3]

As the route leads away from Canary Wharf into Poplar, competitors run west down Poplar High Street back towards Limehouse and on through Commercial Road. They then move back onto The Highway, onto Lower and Upper Thames Streets. Heading into the final leg of the race, competitors pass the Tower of London on Tower Hill. In the penultimate mile along The Embankment, the London Eye comes into view, before the athletes turn right onto Birdcage Walk to complete the final 352 m (385 yards), catching the sights of Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, and finishing on The Mall alongside St. James's Palace.[2][3]

Field

The favourite for the men's race was Eliud Kipchoge, winner of the 2015, 2016, and 2018 editions.[4] Abraham Kiptum was due to race but did not compete due to a biological passport violation,[5] and was later suspended in November for an anti-doping violation.[6] A much anticipated appearance was from Briton Mo Farah despite being an underdog and the bookmaker's second favourite pick.[7] Shura Kitata, runner-up in the 2018 edition, also competed.[4]

In the women's race, defending champion Vivian Cheruiyot and three-time London Marathon winner Mary Keitany were favourites.[8] David Weir was favourite in the men's wheelchair race, having won a total of nine editions of the race.[9] 2018 winner Madison de Rozario raced along with five-time New York City Marathon winner Tatyana McFadden, and Manuela Schär in the women's wheelchair race.[9]

The wheelchair race started at 9:05 BST (UTC+1), the women's race at 9:25 BST, and the men's race at 10:10 BST.[10] A new competition, the Flying 400, was introduced in the wheelchair race. It consisted of a 400 metres (1,300 ft) sprint at the 20 kilometres (12 mi) mark, with the winner receiving $10,000 and second place receiving $5,000 for both the men and women's race.[10][11] In the other races, the winner received £42,000, with second and third winning £23,000 and £17,000, respectively.[10]

Race summary
Daniel Romanchuk, winner of the men's wheelchair race.
Manuela Schär, winner of the women's wheelchair race.

In the wheelchair race, Weir fell out of the leading group following the Flying 400 sprint.[12] 20-year-old American Daniel Romanchuk managed to pull away from the lead group in the last kilometre to win in a time of 1:33:38.[13] Marcel Hug of Switzerland and Tomoki Suzuki of Japan finished second and third respecitvely, while Weir finished fifth.[13] In the women's wheelchair race, Schär dropped the other competitors about 30 minutes into the race,[14] and was able to win in a time of 1:44:09.[13] Rozario and McFadden finished over five minutes later in second and third, respecitvely.[13]

Brigid Kosgei, winner of the women's race.

The women's race contained four pacemakers, and three of them left the rest of the runners behind within the first five minutes of the race.[14] The race had got off to a slow start and they went through 4.5 miles (7.2 km) at about 2:20:00 pace.[14] They passed the 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) mark at about 2:21:00 pace, four minutes slower than the women's only world record set by Keitany at the 2017 edition.[15] The pace slowed even further, passing halfway in 1:11:38.[16] About 90 minutes into the race, Keitany began to drop from the lead group as Kenyan Brigid Kosgei and Cheruiyot began to move away from the rest.[14] At 35 kilometres (22 mi), Kosgei had put a three second gap between herself and Cheruiyot and just five minutes later had completely dropped her.[14] She managed to hold the lead and finished in a time of 2:18:20, with a second-half split time of 1:06:42, the fastest in women's marathon history.[16] Cheruiyot finished second in 2:20:14, 2018 Dubai Marathon winner Roza Dereje finished third in 2:20:51, whilst Keitany finished fifth.[16]

Eliud Kipchoge, winner of the men's race.

British tennis player Andy Murray started the men's race.[17] A group of nine formed and they ran at a controlled pace, passing 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in 29:01 and halfway in 1:01:37.[18] Once the pacemakers had dropped out, Kipchoge took lead of the group which included Shura, Mule Wasihun, Mosinet Geremew, Farah, Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, and Tamirat Tola.[14][18] Kipchoge began to increase the pace, leaving only himself, Mosinet, Mule, and Shura in the lead group by the 30 kilometres (19 mi) point. From mile 20 to 24, they ran a pace of about 4:40 per mile, enough to drop Shura and Mule.[18] However, Kipchoge soon left Mosinet behind after nearly two hours of racing and waved to the crowd as he crossed the finish line in 2:02:37.[14] Mosinet finished second in 2:02:55, Mule finished third in 2:03:16, Shura finished fourth in 2:05:01, and Farah finished fifth in 2:05:39. Kipchoge broke the previous London Marathon record by 28 seconds which he had set in 2016, and also ran the second quickest marathon in history behind his 2018 Berlin Marathon performance.[19][20]

Non-elite race

About 42,000 runners took part in the non-elite race and the total raised for charities surpassed £1 billion since the race began in 1981.[21][22] The organisers of the race decided to reduce the number of plastic bottles being used during the race by using biodegradable, edible water pods made of seaweed extract known as Ooho. They were invented by London-based Skipping Rocks Lab.[23] They also reduced the number of water stations from 26 to 19 and reduced the number of plastic bottles on the course by 215,000.[24]

Results

Elite men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya2:02:37
Mosinet Geremew Ethiopia2:02:55
Mule Wasihun Ethiopia2:03:16
4Shura Kitata Tola Ethiopia2:05:01
5Mo Farah United Kingdom2:05:39
6Tamirat Tola Ethiopia2:06:57
7Bashir Abdi Belgium2:07:03
8Leul Gebresilase Ethiopia2:07:15
9Yassine Rachik Italy2:08:05
10Callum Hawkins United Kingdom2:08:14
11Daniel Wanjiru Kenya2:08:40
12Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya2:09:18
13Brett Robinson Australia2:10:55
14Jack Rayner Australia2:11:06
15Daniel Chaves da Silva Brazil2:11:10
16Dewi Griffiths United Kingdom2:11:46
17Ihor Olefirenko Ukraine2:11:55
18Henryk Szost Poland2:13:13
19Jonathan Mellor United Kingdom2:13:25
20Derlis Ayala Paraguay2:13:34
21Josh Griffiths United Kingdom2:14:25
22Thomas De Bock Belgium2:14:45
23Robbie Simpson United Kingdom2:14:56
24Colin Leak United States2:15:02
25Mick Clohisey Ireland2:15:06
26Andrew Davies United Kingdom2:15:37
27Nitendra Singh Rawat India2:15:59
28Nicholas Torry United Kingdom2:16:21
29Tsegai Tewelde United Kingdom2:17:00
30Paul Martelletti New Zealand2:17:29
—Ahmed Osman United StatesDNF
—Eric Kiptanui KenyaDNF (PM)
—Stephen Kiprop KenyaDNF (PM)
—Gideon Kipketer KenyaDNF (PM)
—Felix Kibitok KenyaDNF (PM)

Elite women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Brigid Kosgei Kenya2:18:20
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya2:20:14
Roza Dereje Ethiopia2:20:51
4Gladys Cherono Kiprono Kenya2:20:52
5Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya2:20:58
6Emily Sisson United States2:23:08
7Sinead Diver Australia2:24:11
8Carla Salomé Rocha Portugal2:24:47
9Birhane Dibaba Ethiopia2:25:04
10Charlotte Purdue United Kingdom2:25:38
11Linet Masai Kenya2:26:06
12Molly Huddle United States2:26:33
13Yuka Ando Japan2:26:47
14Lilia Fisikovici Moldova2:27:26
15Mao Ichiyama Japan2:27:27
16Tish Jones United Kingdom2:31:00
17Lily Partridge United Kingdom2:31:53
18Hayley Carruthers United Kingdom2:33:59
19Tracy Barlow United Kingdom2:36:26
20Sonia Samuels United Kingdom2:36:50
21Natasha Cockram United Kingdom2:40:31
—Haftamnesh Tesfaye EthiopiaDNF
—Tadelech Bekele EthiopiaDNF
—Ruth van der Meijden NetherlandsDNF
—Joyciline Jepkosgei KenyaDNF (PM)
—Dorcas Tuitoek KenyaDNF (PM)
—Edith Chelimo KenyaDNF (PM)
—Eunice Chumba KenyaDNF (PM)

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Daniel Romanchuk United States1:33:38
Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:33:42
Tomoki Suzuki Japan1:33:51
4Dai Yuqiang China1:37:30
5David Weir United Kingdom1:37:32
6Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:37:32
7Jordi Madera Spain1:37:32
8Hiroki Nishida Japan1:37:34
9Aaron Pike United States1:37:34
10Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan1:37:34

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Manuela Schär  Switzerland1:44:09
Tatyana McFadden United States1:49:42
Madison de Rozario Australia1:49:44
4Eliza Ault-Connell Australia1:50:02
5Tsubasa Kina Japan1:51:22
6Zou Lihong China1:52:10
7Katrina Gerhard United States1:52:11
8Nikita den Boer Netherlands1:52:12
9Arielle Rausin United States1:52:12
10Aline Dos Santos Rocha Brazil1:52:13

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