London Marathon mania: Record-number of runners fill City's streets

@cityam— A record number of people finished the TCS London Marathon, making the 2024 edition the biggest ever in the event’s history.

Time—London Marathon: Munyao Wins Men’s Race as Jepchirchir Breaks Women’s-Only World Record. Alexander Mutiso Munyao delivered another win for Kenya on a day the London Marathon remembered last year's champion Kelvin Kiptum.

CNN—Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon women’s elite race and breaks women’s-only world record. It was billed as a race that would be harder to win than the Olympic marathon gold in Paris and the London Marathon’s elite women’s race did not disappoint as reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won a hugely competitive race and set a new women’s-only world record. Jepchirchir, regarded as one of the greatest female distance runners of all time, raised her arms in jubilation as she crossed the tape in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds. The Kenyan broke the women’s-only record – the...

Independent.ie—Record numbers run London Marathon including stars and people in costume. A record number of people ran in the London Marathon on Sunday, including politicians, actors in character and amateurs in costume.