- Live update of the elite-only men’s and women’s races
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- Meet the runners who have never missed the Marathon
The men’s race will be getting under way shortly. Of course, there are people all over the world running their own marathons today to raise money for charity, with amateur runners not taking part in the race.
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“The weather is not good,” Kosgei tells Gabby Logan on the BBC. “We haven’t had much time to prepare … I had some struggles out there.” She adds that she hopes to come back next year and defend her title. Priority No 1 will be getting off the Mall – she looks absolutely freezing.
Written by Niall McVeigh (now) and Tom Bassam (later)
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