London Marathon: Munyao Wins Men’s Race as Jepchirchir Breaks Women’s-Only World Record
by Time
Time— 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...
The Guardian—Peres Jepchirchir beats women’s-only world record to win London Marathon. Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women's-only world record to win a thrilling London Marathon in 2:16:16.
The Independent—London Marathon LIVE: Over 50,000 run 26-mile race as Kenya’s Alexander Mutiso Munyao wins men’s title. The London Marathon takes place today and the 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook, the endurance athlete who recently ran the length of Africa,...