22/04/2012 London Marathon


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In a normal sporting year, the only marathon champions to be crowned on

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the mile of the winners of this race, the London Marathon, but not

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this year. Both Olympic and Paralympic marathons will also be

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decided on the capital's most iconic streets. Is this just a

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warm-up for 2012? I really don't think so. Welcome to the highlights

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of the Virgin London Marathon. Emmanuel Mutai returns to defend

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the title he won in a course record last year. But to win again he will

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have to beat his fellow countrymen. The fastest man ever of the

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legendary distance of the marathon. The women's race promises to be

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just as closely fought. 2011 winner Mary Keitany heads a stellar cast.

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The British runners in the field today, it's their final chance to

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stake a claim for Olympic selection. And for David Weir, it's a chance

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to become part of London marathon history. A sixth win here would see

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him equal Dame Tanni Grey- Thompson's record. When the elite

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races are done, the streets belong to the thousands of runners who

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have thousands of different personal goals today. 170,000

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people wanted to be on the start line today. Who would have thought

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that marathon running would ever be so popular. Whilst the performances

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of the elite athletes are breathtaking, it is the stories and

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motivation of the masses which have turned a bracing to a street party.

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We all remember that one before Jane Tomlinson, but cancer sufferer

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who was an incredible fund raise up. I remember training with her. The

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memories of the London Marathon for the first year, it has stuck with

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me. This is a great way to remember her. I've beat my target already,

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my target was 5000 and I'm a 5500 at the moment. Her many times have

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you done this? 26, this is my 27th. What keeps you coming back?

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London. Last year I was 20 miles inland I didn't feel great. I had a

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collapse with St John Ambulance. But they got me back on my feet. I

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need to shave a bit of my personal best today. The you are part of a

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big team. A team of 11. Mostly parents. They are running today in

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support of the children who are going through treatment, children

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who have completed treatment and sadly, the children who didn't make

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it. Let's see some of skills. It is Steve Prescott. It's an

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incredible journey. We started off on the marathon last Sunday, we

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cycled the day after and the day after that. We managed to row the

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Channel yesterday. I made my marathon debut in Paris last Sunday

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it. It was a tough one but we've had a fabulous week. I lost my leg

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in Iraq in 2007. Yeah, BLESMA have done a lot for me. That's why I

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want to give something back and do something for BLESMA. I was going

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to put might have won David Weir's chair Betty went without me,

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selfishly! Do you think I could do it? They are celebrating their

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golden wedding anniversary today by winning the London Marathon. Let me

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come to you first. He should have taken you to Paris for a candlelit

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dinner. No, this is much more fun! 60 marathons, 60 weeks, at 60.

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the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, what a bid to do it and to do London again,

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this is my fourth London. We are all cellists since childhood, but

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we decided a few years ago it would be fun to do extreme things with

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them. This is that the latest challenge. You're finishing number

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is going to be? Run, cellists, run. Take it away it will start my first

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London Marathon. I'm really excited. I'm running for Sport 8 as well. I

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cannot get people -- beaten by someone who wore bhaji smugglers

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through their whole career. People are saying, good luck, are you

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running today? That's not a good confidence booster. It's time to

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get on with the action. Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paul Diggin son,

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Brendan Foster and Steve Cram your guides bought London 2012 marathon.

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-- Paul Dickinson. Mary Keitany, world record holder in a half-

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marathon, looking to win here in London. Edna Kiplagat, the world

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London. Edna Kiplagat, the world champion. For the rest of the

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British athletes, there's just one way. The elite women with a clear

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road ahead. The challenge never changes. The world's best gathered

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once more, perhaps one of the greatest fields, certainly in terms

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of the women's race, that we have ever seen. It is testing the --

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testimony to this event and testimony to the rewards that lie

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ahead. It is not just about today, it's about the Olympics as well.

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This event is spectacular. The weather this morning is glorious.

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Beautiful weather for distance running. I'm sure we are going to

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see a fantastic race today. Already, Liz Yelling, of Great Britain, in

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amongst the leaders, in a position there to attack from. They are

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probably going fairly slowly because that group is very well

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bunched together. Perfect conditions for the wheelchair

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marathon. There is the list of the main contenders in the men's race.

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Ernst von Dhaka said this is the most talented field ever assembled

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in any marathon he has ever ridden She has got two former champions in

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that field including Amanda McGrory, the defending London Marathon

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wheelchair marathon. It really was a fantastic finish as they moved

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into the Mall last year. There were about four athletes together. I

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think it was Vandyke he crashed eventually. It was David Weir who

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won in a sprint finish. Marcel Hug is at the front. It's going to be

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interesting to see how much they will force David Weir to make

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decisions. The PAC was brought up very early in a race last week and

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it would three minutes on the rest of the field. Dave needs to make

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some very tough decisions in the early part of the race to try and

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through the second mile. That's why we've got a bit of a split going on.

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The British women are in that second group. The leaders have

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started to move away a bit, as would have been expected. But it's

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important for British women stick to their pace well. Liz Yelling, I

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thought she might not go quite so well today, but the others are

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looking OK. Clare HAL a Sears at the back of the group.

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It's a stellar Starlettes -- start running from around the world. And

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there is the British challenge. A place available, may be two, for

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London Marathon, one of our greatest sporting occasions, is set

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on its way. Ambitions, dreams, challenges ahead. Thousands and

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thousands are once more gathered in this common goal to complete the

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most traditional of athletic events - the marathon distance. Three

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starts for the London Marathon, as ever. The Red Start is where the

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vast majority begin, the blue start for the elite runners and then they

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eventually converge as they head down the cause, and they turned

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back up towards the famous Cutty Sark just after the 10 K point.

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This is where so many crowds will gather to watch. They may wind

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their way through the seven the side of the river, through rubber

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high youth. Now they get their first glimpse of Tower Bridge.

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Across there, turn right and through the half way point. They

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will actually be coming back this way in a few miles time, passed

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into Canary Wharf's, running through the new section of the

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course over the last couple of years which has been introduced.

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Then they are starting to head for home. Past the Tower of London

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again, on to the Embankment. They will be able to see Big Ben in the

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distance as they curve round the river. When they get a bit then

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they take a right turn. Just a mile or so to go down Birdcage Walk to

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Buckingham Palace. The last 385 the sunshine. A wonderful sight.

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Alarmed mark of the London Marathon. The crowds also make it for such a

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wonderful atmosphere as they go around the Cutty Sark. The big

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group of eight athletes and two pacemakers. They will be buoyed by

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the atmosphere that London is already demonstrating here to date.

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This is a great day for London, it's a great day for the city. It's

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a great day to show off the city. It certainly does look resplendent

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in all its glory, with the sun shining. We saw a miserable weather

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forecast are telling us last night it was going to be raining all day.

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Well, it's not raining yet. A few minutes ago, the elite wheelchair

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athletes were passing Cutty Sark at the six-mile mark and the 10

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kilometre point. Certainly a big race going on, Tanni. Cassidy has

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been sitting at the front for the last few miles, Dave Weir in third.

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The drafting makes such a difference. The guy at the front

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has the work that little bit harder. The guys can push quicker sitting

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racers, the elite racers, who were already overtaking the women. They

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will be the next group of athletes to finish in the Mall, after the

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mini marathon runners have all pacemakers have been trying to edge

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them along. There has been some reluctance to go at a breakneck

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pace. They are running about two hours 22 pace at the moment. I

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suggest that when they get to the halfway point and the pacemakers

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dropped out, then the speed will accelerate. It will be one of the

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races where the second half of the race is faster than the first half.

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If you've been watching the early stages of the British challenge,

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the pace was SAT off. The pacemakers in the black and white.

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These two have joined now. Graham Murray has always looked fairly

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comfortable. She has always move to with Damon. She has rejoined them.

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All three of these British women are running around about 2.27

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players, maybe a little inside that, which is inside the time required

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if they are to run faster than Jo Pavey. There is the lead group now.

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There is Martin Lel in the blue and red vest, just alongside the

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pacemakers. The most successful ever London marathon runner. Three

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times the winner, twice second place. All the talk yesterday from

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his team-mates was that he's back in shape and back in good form. He

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won't give up this one without a fight. There are two races here

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today. The race for the London Marathon title and the race, which

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is the toughest race of all, to make the Kenyan team for the

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Olympic Games. Look how difficult that is going to be. Look how could

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these athletes are. 20: it has gone and they are approaching the

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halfway stage. David Weir is in the lead, just ahead of Marcel Hug in

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the distinctive silver helmet behind him. They are putting on a

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little bit of a break here. It can be a little bit deceptive over

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Tower Bridge. It is quite a tough climb and you can get a bit of

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speed coming down. It is interesting seeing Dave Weir, he

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shouted at Marcel Hug, come through, you need to take a bit of a lead,

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because they need to start splitting up the pack now. They

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don't want 13 or 14 guys coming through to the sprint finish.

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of the women is that Shelley Woods, along with so Ejide and Diane Roy

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were altogether after 15 kilometres. Bridge. The leading group of

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watching each other, keeping close. Approaching 12 miles. The pace is

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just lifting a little now. They are running around 2:21 pace. I would

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not be surprised if they started to think about how they can pick up

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running brilliantly to win at the Berlin Marathon. Tower Bridge

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looming for the British fight for that Olympic place that is

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available. Louise Damen on the right as you look. On the far side,

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Freya Murray in the red. Claire Hallissey is 121. They are with the

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pacemaker. They have been locked together for the last three or four

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macro miles. Not far away from the halfway point. They are going at a

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quicker pace than they might have asked for, but it is a good pace

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and at the moment it is at pace which will, for one of them,...

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They have given themselves a good chance. The lead wheelchairs are

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into Canary Wharf now. David Weir is right at the front. Those two,

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still. The lead men and Patrick Makau is the first of the big men

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to pursue alongside the pacemakers. That is because he might not think

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this is as fast as he once said. We talk about tactics and one or two

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will want it to be quicker, they will want to get rid of some other

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athletes. Makau is reputedly in good shape. There's the British

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contenders. Up the in Whitby is in that group, and Andy Jones. --

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Benedict Whitby. Lee Merrien wearing No. 22. It is between

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Whitby and Merrien. Others have quietly prepared as well. They will

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be hoping this could be their day. 2:12 is the target for the British

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men. He they are coming around the Cutty Sark. The sight of the Cutty

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Sark warms the heart every year you watch the London Marathon. The

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crowds are phenomenal, the atmosphere is brilliant and the

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support is remarkable. They come out early to get a good position

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and it really is a good position here. This is a sad sight to see

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Liz Yelling struggling across Tower Bridge. I had a quick chat with her

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yesterday and she didn't seem particularly confident. She knew

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preparations had not gone well. I'm sure she would keep going, but her

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dream of representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games has

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disappeared. But she will be wishing her compatriots all the

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best. She knew it would be between these three. Everyone was talking

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about Claire Hallissey, Louise Damen and Freya Murray and the

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three of them are locked in battle. There's the lead group. Mary

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Keitany, 15 miles gone. These athletes are starting to now get

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competitive. The pace is getting stronger. The last two miles have

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been really, really quick. Shelly Woods of Great Britain has amassed

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a big lead. 12 months ago, she was locked together for just about the

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whole race with Amanda McGrory, who eventually won it. But Shelly Woods

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is riding well here. She is over a minute ahead of what Kakuta sushi

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do from Japan. This shows her confidence. She is getting her head

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down on concentrating on what she needs to do. This is the best race

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I have seen her do. The chasers are about a minute back. And that is a

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heck of a lead. Surely she will win the title once more. This is the

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crucial point of the race for selection for the Great Britain

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team. Claire Hallissey is making the move. Louise Damen is just

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struggling a little. Hallissey is really stretching them now. This is

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a significant point for the race to join Paula Radcliffe and Mari

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Yamauchi in the Olympic Games team. She needs to run the 2:28. We had a

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fantastic finish last year, and we could be having a repeat

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performance this year. It also looks like George Cassidy from

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Canada, who won Boston last week, is not in the pack. That will be a

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big relief to Dave that he doesn't have too many people who can out

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there as well. This could be the Japanese Paralympic trial. A lot to

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be won and lost here. But once again, it could be down to the

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sprinters when they get to the Mall in about 15 minutes' time. There's

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Claire Hallissey, the first British athlete, running about 2:27, 2:28.

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Behind her, Freya Murray is surging. Louise Damen looks like she is the

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struggling. Hallissey looks comfortable. I thought Murray

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looked comfortable in her pursuit of Claire Hallissey. We have a good

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race between them. 12 miles completed, the halfway mark

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approaches. That will give us an indication. Last year it was round

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about 62.5 and I think we will be looking for that sort of pace here.

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That looks like Kipsang right up alongside the pacemaker. But that

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group is so full of talent, even at this pace, there are still five or

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six men that are going quickly. Slightly different to the women.

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The talent is there. They have gone for it. The crowds are absolutely

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massive hit in the Mall. 200 metres to go and it is David Weir who hits

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David Weir, Paralympic champion on the track. Going for gold. This

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could be victory No. 6 in the wheelchair marathon. He equals

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Tanni Grey-Thompson's record of all time victories. He timed it

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absolutely perfectly. 1:32.23, outside the course record. It could

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be a big surprise in third place, another USA athlete. But David Weir

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is the victor. He set himself up beautifully for an attack on all

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sorts of events at the Paralympic Games in just over 130 days. That

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is absolutely fantastic. Perfectly timed, well-executed and it shows

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that he is in the best position of his life going into the Paralympics

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this year. We are entering the business end of the women's race.

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Things are just starting to happen. We have lost Lucy Kapuu from the

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lead group. Keitany, Edna Kiplagat, Florence Kiplagat. They are

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beginning to shift over the last five or six miles and the pressure

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is on. One by one they have dropped off his lead group. There's Claire

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Hallissey. Don't forget, Freya Murray past Louise Damen and still

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looks as though she is running strongly. That gap, if anything,

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has closed a little bit. She was nearly 10 seconds behind. We are

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going to see the 35 kilometres splits coming through for the lead

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pack. That is only four or five seconds. I think Freya Murray is

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within striking distance. Does she have it in had to catch her? The

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gap is closing. Mary Keitany stretching the world champion. Only

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a few yards, there's nobody giving up on it yet. Keitany is trying to

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win this one in a completely different way to her most recent

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marathon where she tried to run a world record. The third fastest

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ever halfway split in the New York Marathon for her. Today, she has

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bided her time and then has stretched away. Now opening up a

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few yards on the world champion, Edna Kiplagat. In the men, this is

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interesting. The world champion has joined phrase two. Kirui looking

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This is really, really quick running. They are within range of

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the world record. These three men, if they keep running like that,

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will not be too far away. Lee Merrien, I'm pleased to say, having

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gone through halfway in around 66.5 minutes, seems to be picking it up.

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He is moving better after that slow first 10 to 15 kilometres and I

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guess he is the only British man with a chance of getting close to

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that 2:12 mark, but he's got work to do. Shelly Woods can afford to

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relax now. She has dominated this race from about halfway point. You

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can't fault her for what she has done today. It is absolutely

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amazing what she has done today. She has defeated the best women in

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the world and she has laid down a marker for the marathon. To be the

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other women by three minutes is absolutely stunning. She won it in

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2007, she is the champion again. Shelly Woods of Great Britain wins

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the wheelchair marathon. A couple of miles further back down the

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course, Mary Keitany has the lead all to herself. The Kenyan who got

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it wrong in New York get -- very much getting it right in London

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today. It has been a brilliant display of distance running in the

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last eight or nine miles. Diane Roy heads for home. Wakako Tsuchida is

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coming on the outside! She comes through! So strong in this final

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finish. Roy has had enough now. She is coasting to the line.

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Canadian has got nothing left. What Kaka is to see her take silver. The

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bronze medal for Diane Roy. Mary Keitany of Kenya has led through

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the second half of the race in super-fast time. They went through

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half for a just inside 71 minutes. She has run the second half of the

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marathon in a time most people would be proud of to run just that

:27:00.:27:06.

distance alone. Keitany has her husband and son with her today. She

:27:06.:27:10.

said she wanted them to celebrate with her. That is what she will be

:27:10.:27:15.

able to do. It will be a personal best, but more importantly, she

:27:15.:27:20.

will retain her title in the London Marathon. She wore head to the

:27:20.:27:24.

Olympics later this year. A stunning performance from her in

:27:24.:27:29.

the last 10 miles. A new Kenyan record as well for Mary Keitany.

:27:29.:27:33.

One of the quickest marathons, and perhaps the quickest second half of

:27:33.:27:39.

a marathon we have seen in recent times. Mary Keitany, absolutely

:27:40.:27:46.

unbeatable today. If she runs like that in the Olympic Games, I would

:27:46.:27:50.

suggest she will immediately have placed herself as an early

:27:50.:27:55.

favourite for the gold medal. Edna Kiplagat takes second place. It

:27:55.:28:00.

will be just inside the 2:20 mark for Kiplagat and that is the new

:28:00.:28:06.

personal best for her. The two of them know that Olympic selection is

:28:06.:28:16.
:28:16.:28:17.

probably assured. Jeptoo has run her personal best by a couple of

:28:17.:28:26.

minutes. Coming along towards Tower Bridge and the Embankment in the

:28:26.:28:30.

second -- and the second fastest marathon runner of all time, Wilson

:28:30.:28:37.

Kipsang of Kenya. He has been running faster and faster. The

:28:37.:28:43.

result of that is he has opened a gap, blow in the field apart. Their

:28:43.:28:48.

run races behind him, but Wilson Kipsang won the Frankfurt marathon

:28:49.:28:53.

in the second fastest time ever, the only man, with Patrick Makau,

:28:53.:28:57.

able to run any faster than the great highly Gebrselassie held the

:28:57.:29:07.

world record at. A really good performance from Wilson Kipsang.

:29:07.:29:13.

Claire Hallissey of Great Britain on her way. She will run close to

:29:13.:29:22.

two 28 -- 2:28. They knew the task today and only it a time inside

:29:22.:29:26.

2:28 would put her up for Olympic selection. A smile breaks out

:29:26.:29:31.

across her face. Claire Hallissey is the first British athlete home.

:29:31.:29:39.

2:27.46 or so. Well done to her. The paint and the glory. It will be

:29:39.:29:44.

very close for Freya Murray. A good performance from her in her very

:29:44.:29:49.

first marathon, also inside the time requested of these athletes.

:29:49.:29:53.

She can be very proud of her first performance. Not quite good enough

:29:53.:30:03.
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to beat Claire Hallissey, but the from this month. Kipsang, of Kenya,

:30:11.:30:15.

now finding the chance to pick up his knees. He's watching the clock

:30:15.:30:19.

tick away. The course record will probably slip by before he gets to

:30:19.:30:24.

the finish line. But that doesn't matter today, it's been about the

:30:24.:30:27.

victory, it's been about running for Glory, about getting himself

:30:27.:30:32.

into the Olympic team. Kipsang takes the victory in London. He has

:30:32.:30:35.

won in Frankfurt before. This time it is the biggest victory of his

:30:36.:30:42.

career. Kipsang wins the London Marathon. He stood strongest on the

:30:42.:30:50.

day. The crowds are cheering them on here. Kebede, of Ethiopia,

:30:50.:30:56.

Martin Lel, of Kenya. Neck and neck, just a yard between them. Now it's

:30:56.:31:01.

half a yard. There he stretches away. Kebede can't respond. He's

:31:01.:31:05.

trying to fight all the way to the line. Martin Lel will take second

:31:05.:31:12.

place here. Martin Lel, of Kenya. On the podium again in London.

:31:12.:31:18.

Kebede takes third spot for Ethiopia. A great race from two

:31:18.:31:26.

great champions of the past. Two hours and 12 minutes. Lee Merrien,

:31:26.:31:30.

that was the time he hoped he would have crossed the line. He hoped it

:31:30.:31:34.

would be a different story. He's gritting his teeth, he's trying to

:31:34.:31:40.

find a little bit extra. He will break his personal best time, and

:31:40.:31:45.

that on any day is worth cheering, but today it wasn't quite the

:31:45.:31:50.

result he'd hoped for. There were two fabulous wheelchair

:31:50.:31:55.

races here today in perfect conditions. David Weir, his sixth

:31:55.:32:01.

victory in this race. As far as the women were concerned, Shelley Woods

:32:01.:32:08.

getting her Olympic year off to a great start. Winning by almost four

:32:08.:32:14.

minutes. Tanni was sailing you are in the

:32:14.:32:18.

best form of your life. Do you feel that? The air, I'm in great shape,

:32:18.:32:23.

I've had a really good winter. I've had no shoulder injuries. I've been

:32:23.:32:26.

consistent in the chair. I'm the lightest I've been but the

:32:26.:32:32.

strongest as well. I'm happy. know you were the first man to win

:32:32.:32:37.

five of those titles last year, now you have equalled Tanni's fantastic

:32:37.:32:41.

record. That must mean something to you. The great privilege to be up

:32:41.:32:46.

there with Tanni, she is a great role model. She's the one who

:32:46.:32:49.

really got me back into the sport. Watching her in Sydney brought me

:32:49.:32:54.

back. It's great to equal her record. You were so young when you

:32:54.:33:00.

when you first one in 2007. Does this one me more to you because of

:33:00.:33:04.

everything that's happened? Most definitely. This is probably the

:33:04.:33:12.

best win of my career. With this field. Everybody Was there apart

:33:12.:33:18.

from Eden, from Switzerland. I hear she's been sick. Amanda McGrory has

:33:18.:33:23.

been so strong. It's nice to stop her winning a hat-trick! It was

:33:23.:33:27.

great. I heard Prince Harry was giving up the medals. I've never

:33:27.:33:37.
:33:37.:33:39.

met him, so I thought I'd better off the course record. Martin Lel

:33:39.:33:45.

in them again and Kebede taking third place. Lee Merrien came so

:33:45.:33:48.

close but it wasn't good enough on the day, despite a personal best.

:33:48.:33:52.

He was the best of the British athletes.

:33:52.:33:55.

You said you didn't feel the pressure of Olympic selection. You

:33:55.:34:02.

really didn't? Yes, because I think I was really feeling good. My

:34:02.:34:06.

training was really OK and I knew that the only way to survive was to

:34:06.:34:10.

secure a win in this race. And now you can look forward to the Olympic

:34:10.:34:15.

Games. Of course. I'm very happy after winning this race. I will

:34:16.:34:19.

stand a chance to represent my country at the Olympics, and back

:34:19.:34:26.

again to London. You must love London now. A beautiful city!

:34:26.:34:36.
:34:36.:34:40.

Mary Keitany with that super-fast the Olympic team with a personal

:34:40.:34:46.

best. It was a great debut from Freya Murray, with two hours, 28,

:34:46.:34:53.

Now you've won the race Juan now back to being a mum. I'm very happy

:34:53.:35:03.
:35:03.:35:05.

for them because they are telling me, ma'am, Go, Go! They were used

:35:05.:35:10.

to seeing the on television in Kenya but they saw me on the road

:35:10.:35:15.

today in London. What would it mean to compete at the London Games?

:35:15.:35:19.

would be fantastic. The Home Olympics, it's the chance of a

:35:19.:35:24.

lifetime. It would be great. came here to do the job, you've

:35:24.:35:27.

done it and hopefully we will see you there.

:35:27.:35:31.

The London Marathon is about running 26 miles as fast as you can,

:35:31.:35:34.

but it's also become the world's largest annual fund-raising event,

:35:34.:35:43.

with so many inspirational tales to tell. We caught up with someone who

:35:43.:35:45.

explains though he is running for and why he wants to make a

:35:45.:35:55.

What made you do the London Marathon in the first place? Last

:35:55.:35:59.

summer, my uncle was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I decided I wanted

:35:59.:36:03.

to give something back and also raise awareness about it. I wanted

:36:03.:36:07.

to take up a challenge where people would realise that I was serious

:36:07.:36:13.

about it. There's no better thing to do than the marathon. Literate,

:36:13.:36:18.

I went on the internet, looked for the Prostate Cancer Charity and

:36:18.:36:24.

found that they were going to run as part of PB Team, as part of

:36:24.:36:29.

Breast Cancer Care. These are the two cancers that most affect people.

:36:29.:36:34.

10,000 men die of prostate cancer a year, 12,000 die of breast cancer.

:36:34.:36:38.

As a team, there are 800 runners getting together to run for that

:36:38.:36:42.

cause, to try to raise �1 million for charity. You've got people who

:36:42.:36:46.

are running who have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer,

:36:46.:36:49.

they've been diagnosed with breast cancer. They are running the

:36:49.:36:53.

marathon, so that gives you a great inspiration to say, you know what,

:36:53.:36:58.

if they can do it then so can we. So far, I've raised �8,500 but I'd

:36:58.:37:04.

like to get as much as possible. I've had donations come in as high

:37:04.:37:08.

as �5,000 to �5, but the key thing about this cause is every penny

:37:08.:37:13.

really counts. I know those people who have put that money towards me

:37:13.:37:17.

are the ones going to be motivating me on the day to keep going, take

:37:17.:37:21.

every step, even when it gets really tough. A big part of the day

:37:21.:37:24.

is raising money for the charities involved, but it's also about

:37:24.:37:29.

raising awareness. Tell me how that is going to help. I've asked people,

:37:29.:37:34.

even if they will not donate, just to visit the website of the two

:37:34.:37:37.

charities, just to learn a bit more. There's so much that people can

:37:37.:37:43.

learn about the early stages and about prevention and detection that

:37:43.:37:47.

can make a real difference. The fund raising is great and that will

:37:47.:37:51.

help as well, but the more people who know about prostate and breast

:37:51.:37:55.

cancer and the early signs of it, the more people we can save it. So

:37:55.:37:59.

hopefully I've been able to take some steps to do that. Tell me

:37:59.:38:06.

about your special training part -- partner. 101 years old, is that

:38:06.:38:12.

correct? Yes, he was 101 on a bowl first. He is going to be running

:38:12.:38:16.

the marathon as well. He plans to break his own record. He's a great

:38:16.:38:22.

inspiration. If he can do that at 101, he's so positive and such a

:38:22.:38:27.

great person to be around, it just keeps you going through training.

:38:27.:38:31.

It's been a great buzz. Everywhere I've been going, whether it's the

:38:31.:38:35.

local park, shops, getting people to fund raised, it's been fantastic

:38:35.:38:39.

getting to talk to people about it. It's been a great experience and I

:38:39.:38:44.

wholly recommended to anyone. 750 charities are now officially

:38:44.:38:49.

registered, and they raised �52 million last year - quite

:38:49.:38:53.

extraordinary, as are some of the sights to see out and about on the

:38:53.:38:56.

course. Hopefully you will catch a glimpse of something or somebody

:38:56.:39:00.

that you know. Lots of stories and so many people

:39:00.:39:02.

Lots of stories and so many people with many miles to go. We are

:39:02.:39:06.

moving into that area where sometimes it is the athletes from

:39:06.:39:10.

the running clubs who are coming towards the finish line. I've got

:39:10.:39:13.

to mention one from the Biddulph running club, he's running but

:39:13.:39:23.
:39:23.:39:27.

Parkinson's UK. Kevin shovel bottom running clubs around the country,

:39:27.:39:33.

as well as all of those who just run for fun, run for charity, run

:39:33.:39:37.

for the challenge. You can see some of the messages going across that

:39:37.:39:47.
:39:47.:39:53.

runners as we can out on the route. In what is remaining a really nice

:39:53.:40:02.

date. We had some showers forecast early on, but so far it has been

:40:02.:40:09.

sunshine all the way. Our first celebrity home this year, male or

:40:09.:40:14.

female - look at this. She went through halfway in one hour, 25, 42.

:40:14.:40:21.

That was really quick. None the less, she hasn't slowed too much.

:40:21.:40:27.

She looks fantastic, as she turns the corner with 200 de Gaulle. Nell

:40:27.:40:35.

McAndrew, one of many athletes who train hard, she breaks three hours.

:40:35.:40:40.

She enters a very small, select group of people who have run under

:40:40.:40:47.

three hours for the marathon. Etude Shea. A smile breaks out! Nell

:40:47.:40:51.

McAndrew accepting the plaudits of everybody here. She's a very

:40:51.:40:55.

popular character now on the running theme. And why not, her

:40:55.:41:00.

efforts have been enormous! And now maybe be motion is starting to

:41:00.:41:04.

break through. That's a superb performance from Nell McAndrew.

:41:04.:41:14.

Well done indeed. Two hours, 54 minutes. No wonder she breaks into

:41:14.:41:24.
:41:24.:41:27.

a few tears of joy and pride. Well the first celebrity home, but this

:41:27.:41:31.

is a personal best buys some time. You run the marathon in two hours,

:41:31.:41:39.

54 minutes. What was your personal best before that? Three hours,

:41:39.:41:46.

eight minutes. I'm gutted because the last two miles I was desperate

:41:46.:41:51.

for the toilet but I thought, I'm not stopping, I haven't got time! I

:41:51.:41:55.

just burst into tears as I crossed over. I've got a special request

:41:55.:41:59.

because my dad was 60 on Friday. He's lucky to be a survivor of

:41:59.:42:03.

cancer. If you could wish him happy birthday, he might crack a smile.

:42:04.:42:09.

He's really grumpy normally. Happy birthday, Dad. Happy birthday from

:42:09.:42:19.
:42:19.:42:22.

hours. As James Cracknell turns the corner, he knows that he's got 90

:42:22.:42:27.

seconds to cover 180 metres also. He's just going in front of us now.

:42:28.:42:31.

He might not be moving as well have the maybe has done in some other

:42:31.:42:34.

occasions in his career, particularly when he's sitting in a

:42:34.:42:41.

boat, but he's going to head for this sub three-hour mark. His

:42:41.:42:45.

pacemaker is stuck to him like blue. He's gritting his teeth and

:42:45.:42:48.

fighting hard. This will be a really good performance from James

:42:48.:42:53.

Cracknell. He's had many challenges since he gave up live in a rowing

:42:53.:42:59.

boat. This is always one of the toughest, he says. It is under

:42:59.:43:04.

three hours. He's definitely broken the three-hour mark. Well done,

:43:04.:43:08.

James Cracknell. Lots of others around him sprinting for the line

:43:08.:43:13.

as best they can. I am not sure that is the best vantage point I've

:43:13.:43:20.

ever seen for that. Do they think it's the Boat race? Anyway, they've

:43:20.:43:27.

got a good view of Tower Bridge. On Tower Bridge, she has been there

:43:27.:43:31.

all morning, Denise Lewis. You've reached the halfway stage. I

:43:31.:43:34.

know it's not easy out there but tell us who you are running for

:43:34.:43:43.

today. For the lily Foundation. Dave's border. Lilly died, my niece,

:43:43.:43:49.

and we run every year for her. We look forward to seeing you on Tower

:43:49.:43:54.

Bridge. Every year he gives me this bet. That's 20 more quid. Another

:43:54.:44:00.

20! We are going to get there. We've got 28 runners running for as

:44:00.:44:04.

this year. But please sponsor us because we need all the money for

:44:04.:44:11.

research. Please keep the money coming into us. We are going to get

:44:11.:44:16.

round, not an Olympic time. This year I based my pace on Steve Cram.

:44:16.:44:20.

I watched him in a bar one night, it was his turn to get the drinks.

:44:20.:44:30.
:44:30.:44:34.

I'm copying my place on that, slow, man isn't, James Cracknell. You

:44:34.:44:39.

broke three hours. It looked a hard slog those last few miles. It was

:44:39.:44:43.

pretty hard. It's the first time I've got under three since I had an

:44:44.:44:47.

accident in the States. I haven't run for a month, which may have

:44:47.:44:52.

helped me, especially pacing the first half. But the support from

:44:52.:44:56.

the crowd in the second is just an idea of what it's going to be like

:44:56.:45:01.

for the Guy's and girls competing in London. It will be phenomenal.

:45:01.:45:11.
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The crowds are still cheering on Marathon is a little bit nervous

:45:24.:45:31.

two -- today. His wife Sharon is running the marathon. She has gone

:45:31.:45:41.
:45:41.:45:42.

through the halfway point in 1:36. Also Pauline Dickson from Newcastle

:45:42.:45:50.

University, senior lecturer. I came down on the train and she gave me a

:45:50.:45:54.

couple of jelly babies. If you are running a marathon, jelly babies,

:45:54.:46:02.

jelly beans, put them in your pocket and when you are struggling,

:46:02.:46:06.

a couple of jelly beans. What happens if you eat them on the

:46:06.:46:10.

Friday and not the Sunday? Eyes suggest that is where you are going

:46:10.:46:20.
:46:20.:46:30.

last mile. The finish is just ahead of them. Many of their compatriots

:46:30.:46:38.

our way back on the course. Let's find out how they are getting on.

:46:38.:46:41.

few months' time we will be welcoming a global icon and a

:46:42.:46:49.

global sports star, but we have got you today! Tell us about why you

:46:49.:46:54.

are running. I am running for children with cancer. I want to

:46:54.:46:58.

give them a chance to have a good future and raise as much money as

:46:58.:47:06.

possible. What has the atmosphere been like? It is brilliant every

:47:06.:47:12.

year. It keeps me wanting to do it. Every year I keep coming back

:47:12.:47:16.

because it is amazing. You're a great inspiration, I hope you raise

:47:16.:47:25.

lots of money. Off you go. always do us proud at these events

:47:25.:47:31.

and you have done it again. I am going for a world record as the

:47:31.:47:41.
:47:41.:47:55.

world's fastest school boy. My at the finish, congratulations.

:47:55.:48:00.

Happy birthday, what a thing to be doing on your birthday. I know,

:48:00.:48:05.

it's crazy. The second time it has happened on my birthday. I hope you

:48:05.:48:12.

have a big party planned. Yes, I can't wait. A nice glass of wine!

:48:12.:48:17.

Well done to you, I salute you. Thanks for stopping. Introduce

:48:17.:48:23.

yourself. My name is Louise and I'm running for Macmillan Cancer

:48:23.:48:28.

Support. Why is that did to your heart. I'm running for my mum, I

:48:28.:48:33.

love you, she has terminal cancer. She's my inspiration, the bravest

:48:33.:48:38.

woman in the world. I know she wasn't able to make it today.

:48:38.:48:42.

watching in bed so I really wanted to get on TV and tell her how much

:48:42.:48:46.

I love her. I promise to have a shower before I give you a kiss.

:48:46.:48:56.
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You are doing her proud, Raworth, after all the problems

:49:07.:49:14.

last year, when she collapsed with a couple of miles to go. She had to

:49:14.:49:17.

be almost resuscitated to get to the finish line. A different story

:49:17.:49:22.

this year. She looks in fine fettle and the clock has not yet got a

:49:22.:49:28.

four hours so well done to her. will beat her time from last year

:49:28.:49:34.

by two hours and 22 minutes. There will be no more improved athlete.

:49:34.:49:44.

Well done, Sophie. Running for St John's Ambulance. That is a very,

:49:44.:49:48.

very good performance, well done. I'm sure her mum will be delighted

:49:49.:49:56.

as well, she was a little worried. Who are you running for? The MS

:49:56.:50:00.

Society. My mum had MS before she passed away. It is close to my

:50:00.:50:05.

heart. I want to say a massive hello to my dad, he's watching from

:50:05.:50:09.

Tenerife and I want to say hello to him. You are doing your mum and dad

:50:09.:50:13.

proud. An emotional day for you. I will let you get to the finish.

:50:13.:50:23.
:50:23.:50:26.

disease Sophie Raworth. Last year we waited here and we heard the

:50:26.:50:32.

news you had dropped out at 24 miles, but what a difference.

:50:32.:50:36.

very pleased to see you as well! It was the hardest thing I have ever

:50:36.:50:42.

done. I don't know how the elite athletes do that. They run twice as

:50:42.:50:47.

fast as us. It was wonderful. The last six miles, everybody says

:50:47.:50:51.

Deakin, but I had the biggest grin on my face. I couldn't believe I

:50:51.:50:56.

was there and felt fine. The people were fantastic, wonderful. You are

:50:56.:51:00.

running for St John's Ambulance, who helped you last year. I bet you

:51:00.:51:07.

were pleased the job pass that 24 mile... I'd got to 24.5 miles and

:51:07.:51:11.

Trish, who is still there this year, I was shouting to people in the

:51:11.:51:21.
:51:21.:51:26.

crowd, tell her I have gone barefoot... There have been one or

:51:26.:51:36.
:51:36.:51:39.

feet is more popular these days. A lot of people have been saying it

:51:39.:51:43.

is the wet -- way to go. Mind legs would not stand it these days. Go

:51:43.:51:51.

I am delighted to see these two at the finish. Their incredible

:51:51.:51:55.

challenge is finally over. You have had the most incredible week and a

:51:55.:52:01.

bit. Paris Marathon, you have cycled through France and the UK up

:52:01.:52:05.

to London, and rowed the Atlantic and now you have run the Atlantic.

:52:05.:52:11.

Tell us your time. A new personal best in the London Marathon. With

:52:11.:52:17.

three miles today we were both beat up. Paul was on one leg and I had

:52:17.:52:22.

cramp. I said I wanted a personal best. He responded like a true

:52:22.:52:27.

athlete. He got me over the line with a personal best. I made up. I

:52:27.:52:37.
:52:37.:52:47.

can't believe it. We have rewritten record attempts. Some of them were

:52:47.:52:53.

achieved earlier. We had the fastest marathon dressed as a fairy

:52:53.:53:03.
:53:03.:53:04.

if you are man. That was 2:49. That was impressive. We saw the fastest

:53:04.:53:10.

marathon in a school uniform. 3.36. And the fastest marathon dressed as

:53:10.:53:16.

a book character, Where's Wally, duly Donald, 3.39. We will have to

:53:16.:53:21.

come up with something. What would you do? If you had to break the

:53:21.:53:29.

record in the twilight of Your Career. What would you choose?

:53:29.:53:34.

think I would choose to try to run the marathon dressed as a former

:53:34.:53:43.

British international athlete. is great fun standing, as we are,

:53:43.:53:53.
:53:53.:53:59.

near the bottom of the Mall and pay keep his looking lady. Foot of

:53:59.:54:09.
:54:09.:54:10.

hours... We have the Wizard of Oz. How has the yellow-brick road been?

:54:10.:54:15.

It has been very long and very hard. But it is almost the end now. We

:54:15.:54:20.

can enjoy the last bit. What is the inspiration behind the outfits?

:54:20.:54:25.

were thinking about something we could do as a three. But we don't

:54:25.:54:30.

have a scarecrow. Has it been great running in a three? It has been

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fantastic. These two have been brilliant, it is my first marathon.

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They have been fantastic. There's not been a moment when I have felt

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we would not get round. If I didn't know any better, I would not have

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guessed you guys had just run 25 miles. Or you raising money for

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charity? Yes, for a charity that supports disabled children in

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Africa. I am running four Cents. It helps deaf and blind children.

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best of luck and rising that -- raising that money. I was just

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about to die on my feet! You have saved us. I hope we have given you

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some more extra motivation. Final push. We will skip over the line

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for top make sure you do. Best of luck and well done for getting this

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far. There's a Susanna Reid looking very fresh and not looking as

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though it has been too much of an ordeal. Enjoying the support from

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the crowd. She is heading for something around five hours and 15,

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which was about her target. Raising money for Sport Relief. Well done

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to her. She has kept a steady pace all the way through. It is her

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first taste of the marathon, she might come back and try to do it

:55:55.:56:05.
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Birdcage Walk. It is always a welcome sight. It doesn't matter

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how much training you have done. Even for the elite athletes. When

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they come around this corner, they know there are just a couple of

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hundred yards to go. Particularly for those who are never sure

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whether they will get to the end or not. We will all be back here to

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watch the Olympic marathon in August. I'm sure it will be a

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little bit warmer on that day. I hope the atmosphere is at least as

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good as it has been today. I'm sure London will turn out and it will

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look something like this. The flags will be out. I hope the rain will

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hold off on that day. The clouds are gathering in the background,

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but it has been sunshine all the but it has been sunshine all the

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rage and London has put on a fantastic show.

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If you have been inspired to run, hopefully we will see you at the

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start next year! This year, that's it, but plenty more athletics

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Another year and another brilliant London Marathon. Some remarkable

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running and some remarkable pushing from David Weir, as well as the

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usual massive doses of bravery. This day really does capture the

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spirit of no pain, no gain. Hopefully we will be recovered for

:57:46.:57:56.
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The 2012 London Marathon is under way. Ambitions, dreams, challenges

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The men really are steaming along. They are running quicker than the

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course record pace set by Emmanuel Mutai last year. It is David Weir

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who hits the front. He equals Tony Greig Thomson's record of all time

:58:27.:58:33.

victories. Mary Kerridge hardly stretching the world champion, Edna

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Kiplagat. Shelly Woods of Great Britain wins the wheelchair

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marathon. It will be a personal best for Mary Keitany. But more

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importantly, she will retain her title. Claire Hallissey is the

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