:00:15. > :00:24.Surely destined to become one of the great events in British sport...
:00:25. > :00:47.He wins by a whisker! One of the greatest pieces of running we have
:00:48. > :00:51.ever seen. The champion of London. He wins in 2013. At 26 miles... A
:00:52. > :01:08.sight to behold every year. I am in Mo Farah and this will be my
:01:09. > :01:18.first marathon. I am Victoria. Jones. Debbie. My race number is 53.
:01:19. > :01:26.45. 1086. Something something... 18,000. 553. This is my first
:01:27. > :01:31.marathon. This is my first marathon. And my last. This is my first ever
:01:32. > :01:37.marathon. Why have only just turned 18. I am in 78 and I ran my first
:01:38. > :01:45.marathon in 1982. This is my first. First. Second. Third. Eight. Ninth,
:01:46. > :01:49.10th. 17th London Marathon. My aim is to go for the British record. I
:01:50. > :01:53.am in running barefoot so my aim is to complete it in a reasonable time
:01:54. > :01:57.without hurting my feet. My aim is to finish without walking. Why to
:01:58. > :02:02.get a world record for the longest crochet chain. Why do not want to be
:02:03. > :02:06.overtaken by Barney the dinosaur. I am in slower this year so I have to
:02:07. > :02:12.be sensible. My aim is to finish. I'm hoping to get under five times.
:02:13. > :02:18.Less than four hours. Under three and a half. Hopefully three, 15. My
:02:19. > :02:22.aim is to finish it before they pack everything away. I am in running for
:02:23. > :02:26.the joy of it. For anyone who is supporting, give us each year. This
:02:27. > :02:31.is for my mum and dad. I will see you at the finish line and you are
:02:32. > :02:36.buying the drinks. Cut it. Welcome to the highlights of the Virgin
:02:37. > :02:39.Money London Marathon 2014. Over 36,000 people are coming together
:02:40. > :02:44.today to jog, Sprint and shuffled their way through 26 miles. Loads of
:02:45. > :02:47.different reasons for taking part. Some people are doing it to get
:02:48. > :02:52.fit, to prove a point, or to raise money for charity. This year, I will
:02:53. > :02:56.be running alongside his inspirational people, opening to
:02:57. > :02:59.catch some of the best moments. For me and loads of these people, it is
:03:00. > :03:03.not about the time, it is purely to get to the finish line. That is not
:03:04. > :03:05.the case for the elite field. For one man in particular, the London
:03:06. > :03:17.Marathon is massive. Mo Farah lines up for the first time
:03:18. > :03:22.and attempts 26.2 miles. Can the Olympic and world 5000 and 10,000
:03:23. > :03:27.metre champion win on his debut? He faces a tough field including two
:03:28. > :03:33.bed the Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich and Wilson Kipsang. And
:03:34. > :03:41.Emanuel Mutai, the course record-holder. In the women's race,
:03:42. > :03:51.Priscah Jeptoo lines up against Tiki Gelana, and Tirunesh Dibaba, making
:03:52. > :03:58.her debut. It will be interesting to see how she gets on. And in the
:03:59. > :04:02.wheelchair race, David Weir goes for title number seven. Last year's
:04:03. > :04:10.winner, Tatyana McFadden, fresh from silver at the Paralympics, is once
:04:11. > :04:14.again the one to beat. And then we will focus on the rest
:04:15. > :04:19.of the runners. Many of you are raising thousands for charities
:04:20. > :04:23.across the country. And behind so many of those runners, stories that
:04:24. > :04:29.have inspired them through months of training. And we will get them
:04:30. > :04:33.across the 26 miles. You have gone to the south pole, Walking with the
:04:34. > :04:38.Wounded. Dominic West, actor, alongside me. Are you going to take
:04:39. > :04:41.this easy? This is running with the wounded. That was skiing with the
:04:42. > :04:46.wounded. And I think running is going to be harder. Although it was
:04:47. > :04:53.50 degrees below, but it is about that here. It is a beautiful day! I
:04:54. > :04:57.was with Prince Harry this week, who went to the poll with you guys, and
:04:58. > :05:03.he said he did not training at all, you just slept in a special tent?
:05:04. > :05:11.Well... Well... You can sleep your way to victory, why not? I and not
:05:12. > :05:15.built for running marathons, at a few of us have gone and done it
:05:16. > :05:18.before. We have to get round it. Maybe some of the mental toughness
:05:19. > :05:22.might help. I think we are going to need it. But we are looking forward
:05:23. > :05:27.to soaking up the atmosphere and getting out there. Absorbing all
:05:28. > :05:30.this wonderful stuff. It is a remarkable atmosphere. Who are you
:05:31. > :05:34.running for? International Inspiration, one of the legacy
:05:35. > :05:41.charities that sprung up after 2012. I am in running for Macmillan, who
:05:42. > :05:44.have nearly 1000 runners today. Thousands of different reasons to
:05:45. > :05:50.run today. Not many to be the fastest siblings in the world. Katie
:05:51. > :05:57.and Polly. How fast you looking for? Two and a half hours. Lightning
:05:58. > :06:00.speed! We are hoping that we will be able to do it, we are hoping for
:06:01. > :06:06.good conditions, but it is really hot. How confident are you? Quite
:06:07. > :06:13.confident. I think it will be a case of when it gets going, seeing how it
:06:14. > :06:18.goes. Thank you for the local DJ who is trying to spur you on. Your
:06:19. > :06:23.little sister is here, is she going to do it? She is just here to watch.
:06:24. > :06:27.Get off your bottom and run it next year. Good luck, ladies.
:06:28. > :06:32.First marathon. I am in excited and terrified. It is a weird mix of
:06:33. > :06:39.emotions. How has the training gone? Patchy. You have not done very
:06:40. > :06:42.much? I have tried. It depends on my mood and so many things. I have had
:06:43. > :06:49.so much brilliant advice, daily about pace. Don't go too fast?
:06:50. > :06:59.Exactly, exactly. We shall rue, you have done how many? This is my 13th
:07:00. > :07:02.marathon. -- Michel Roux. And your shape this year? Absolutely
:07:03. > :07:08.terrible. There will be a lot of walking involved. Give suspended.
:07:09. > :07:13.This is in industrial crocheting. What is the world record? Longest
:07:14. > :07:18.crochet chain that while running a marathon. Have you done this before?
:07:19. > :07:27.In 2010, I set the record. 77 metres. Well done. You guys, how old
:07:28. > :07:34.are you? Why did you ask me that? I am in 89. And you are not far
:07:35. > :07:43.behind. 86. She is a youngster! How many marathons have you done? This
:07:44. > :07:47.is my 23rd London Marathon. This is my 18th but I have done a few others
:07:48. > :07:53.as well. Nearly as many as he. Don't be bragging! Are you feeling
:07:54. > :08:01.confident? I am feeling very happy. We will get round. I don't expect to
:08:02. > :08:07.win it. I don't think I'm going to win it. Mo Farah is in it this year,
:08:08. > :08:14.so let him have it! The masses are gathering on the
:08:15. > :08:18.start, are you ready? Very ready. You look fabulous. Time to hand over
:08:19. > :08:22.for the wheelchair athletes elite race. Time to hear from Steve
:08:23. > :08:26.Foster, Baroness Danny Gray Thomson and Rob Walker. -- Tanni
:08:27. > :08:32.Grey-Thompson. A fabulous day here. Barely a breath
:08:33. > :08:39.of wind. Tatyana McFadden, left picture. But the big fellow, with
:08:40. > :08:45.the big shoulders, and four gold medals in London is back. Listen to
:08:46. > :08:51.the reception for David Weir. He sat at home and watched the worlds last
:08:52. > :08:56.year and said he was integrated and ready to go. -- reinvigorated. He is
:08:57. > :09:00.going for the magnificent seven. ready to go. -- reinvigorated. He is
:09:01. > :09:06.going I know you are tied, Tanni Grey-Thompson, on the record for
:09:07. > :09:10.six. Surely you would not be upset if the record went to a man of the
:09:11. > :09:13.calibre and passion of David Weir? I would be happy for him to take that
:09:14. > :09:17.record. If I am honest, I would like to have another shot. But everything
:09:18. > :09:21.that he has achieved in his career has been absolutely incredible. He
:09:22. > :09:26.is the man to watch in this race. I think what we're going to see is
:09:27. > :09:30.that he will take control. He is going to have to be really careful
:09:31. > :09:36.in terms of staying out of trouble. At the moment, the pace is slow.
:09:37. > :09:40.Ernst van Dyck at the front and Josh Cassidy, sitting on his back wheel.
:09:41. > :09:45.And they're bunching together at the start. The pace is slow. It is a
:09:46. > :09:50.downhill start some normally, this is quite quick. Everybody wants to
:09:51. > :09:54.stay out of trouble. The interesting thing about this race is going to be
:09:55. > :10:00.what of the rest of the field do. There will be -- they will be aware
:10:01. > :10:05.that David is back and has had a good couple of wins on the track. He
:10:06. > :10:10.is the man to beat. Do they try to go aggressive, change the tactics,
:10:11. > :10:14.or does someone like Marcel Hug take the confidence of those five goals
:10:15. > :10:23.and believe that he can challenge David? A long way to go for David
:10:24. > :10:31.Weir. We are now returning to the start. Our next set of IPC races. We
:10:32. > :10:37.have visually impaired athletes running with their guidance. --
:10:38. > :10:46.guidance. And they are out on the course. Crisp, spring sunshine. Some
:10:47. > :10:50.very good athletes they are. Just disappearing out of shot, Richard
:10:51. > :10:57.Whitehead. Just towards the back on the left. He runs with the straight
:10:58. > :11:03.prosthetics. He is in a category on his own. He has done 40 marathons in
:11:04. > :11:09.40 days last year and he says he is here as a thank you. He is
:11:10. > :11:14.concentrating on the 200s because he cannot run a marathon in the
:11:15. > :11:19.Olympics. We are out on the course and another hero from two summers
:11:20. > :11:29.ago, Richard Whitehead, waving to the crowd. Chentouf at the top, and
:11:30. > :11:33.if he brings his top form, he should be the one to feature. This is a
:11:34. > :11:39.fantastic opportunity for visually impaired marathon runners. This is
:11:40. > :11:48.the only big city marathon that puts on a World Cup for visually impaired
:11:49. > :11:55.marathons. -- marathoners. A fantastic women's line-up including
:11:56. > :12:01.Tirunesh Dibaba. There is the fool stock list. Jessica Augusto, the
:12:02. > :12:05.best of the Europeans. Not many British athletes on the start. Any
:12:06. > :12:15.Whitehead and Emma Steptoe will be there. There they are. Watches at
:12:16. > :12:23.the ready. The elite women, underway. Perfect conditions. The
:12:24. > :12:34.sun shining. A slight breeze. The temperatures, around 10 degrees. The
:12:35. > :12:37.London Marathon this year has added a grandstand at the start to create
:12:38. > :12:41.a little bit of atmosphere down there but I am not sure they will
:12:42. > :12:46.have to create any atmosphere in London. It provides its own
:12:47. > :12:52.atmosphere. The elite women have the roads to themselves. Brendan, the
:12:53. > :12:58.morning. And I'm sure we are looking forward to Mo Farah. But even if we
:12:59. > :13:02.were just watching this race, it would be intriguing. This is
:13:03. > :13:04.intriguing. It is great to see the 34th running of the London
:13:05. > :13:11.Marathon. The field we have assembled, the international
:13:12. > :13:16.director has put a phenomenal fields together. Two reigning Olympic
:13:17. > :13:20.champion is trying to win the marathon. The World Champion trying
:13:21. > :13:23.to win the London Marathon. The world Cross country champion trying
:13:24. > :13:27.to win the marathon and last year's champion trying to win again. An
:13:28. > :13:32.incredible line-up. This will be a fascinating race. The pacemakers are
:13:33. > :13:39.off, doing what they do. The rest of the field have to make the decision,
:13:40. > :13:43.go with the pacemakers? When you look at the quality of the field,
:13:44. > :13:47.you do not need to bother with the pacemakers because this is a race in
:13:48. > :13:50.the truest sense. We have had a little bit of cat and mouse as we
:13:51. > :13:57.approach the halfway stage. The American, James sent batter, was
:13:58. > :14:05.leading, but now normal service is resumed. -- Sembata. Marcel Hug, the
:14:06. > :14:08.silver bullet, with David Weir in second place. The Japanese athlete
:14:09. > :14:20.is going well, as is Ernst van Dyck will stop --. The elite runners, at
:14:21. > :14:26.a banner blocking those who are gathering behind them. Let's listen
:14:27. > :14:34.to the welcome for Mo Farah. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING. .
:14:35. > :14:45.What does he have in store for us today? The field is the best we have
:14:46. > :14:55.ever seen. Stanley Biwott, who tried to win it this year. Samuel Sigei
:14:56. > :14:59.recently won very well. -- Tsegay. Chris Thompson and Scott Overall for
:15:00. > :15:07.Britain, looking to get under two hours and ten minutes. And this
:15:08. > :15:16.year, Mo Farah has just added a little bit of spice.
:15:17. > :15:31.CROWD COUNT DOWN. We are on our way. The London Marathon and all
:15:32. > :15:36.that it offers. At the front, in the middle, at the very back, every
:15:37. > :15:42.single one of them sitting out on their own personal journey. One of
:15:43. > :15:50.the world's great sporting spectacles. On a perfect day here in
:15:51. > :15:55.London. A day which I know so many people, ourselves included, have
:15:56. > :16:03.probably waited for for a little while. To see, perhaps, a British
:16:04. > :16:07.champion. Perhaps somebody who can continue the success he has had on
:16:08. > :16:12.the track. But today is not all about Mo Farah. It is about 36,000
:16:13. > :16:16.others who make the London Marathon such a special occasion, such a
:16:17. > :16:30.special day. Let's have look at exactly where they are going. three
:16:31. > :16:38.separate starts. The green and the blue merge. Fast miles through two,
:16:39. > :16:43.three and four. They had down towards the river, pass the Woolwich
:16:44. > :16:51.Barracks, and then towards the Cutty Sark, which is one of the great
:16:52. > :17:03.images of The London Marathon. Restored resplendently in recent
:17:04. > :17:09.years. Then at this point they will start to get a glimpse of Tower
:17:10. > :17:16.Bridge and they know they are about halfway. Then you pass the halfway
:17:17. > :17:29.point at Tower Bridge. You turn right and head towards Canary Wharf.
:17:30. > :17:35.Not quite as many twists and turns as there used to be, but it is still
:17:36. > :17:41.a bit fiddly through there. Big crowds expected and then they head
:17:42. > :17:48.for home. And this is that the elite athletes is where the big breaks are
:17:49. > :17:51.made. Just three miles and then as they navigate around the
:17:52. > :18:05.embankments, they will see a ban in the distance. Then it is a run for
:18:06. > :18:10.home to the finish line in The Mall. Paula Radcliffe, you can bring us up
:18:11. > :18:15.to date with the women. We lost the Olympic champion quite early.
:18:16. > :18:32.Florence Kiplagat is still there, Edna Kiplagat still trying to hang
:18:33. > :18:40.on but there is no Tiki Gelana? Yes, Tiki Gelana dropped off. Followed a
:18:41. > :18:49.mile or so later by the other Ethiopian girls, Aberu Kebede and
:18:50. > :19:09.they said to death. -- Fazer to DC. This is the man's
:19:10. > :19:19.elite wheelchairs. This is a Ernst van Dyk. David Weir is still in the
:19:20. > :19:25.group. Interesting, van Dyk has not looked particularly comfortable. Yet
:19:26. > :19:33.here he is, opening up ten metres or so. Is he just deciding he cannot
:19:34. > :19:38.afford to leave it until a sprint because there isn't enough in his
:19:39. > :19:46.arms? On some of the terms he has not looked great, it is about how
:19:47. > :19:51.confident he feels. You don't want to be with David Weir coming around
:19:52. > :19:58.that final turn. He would rather be racing hard on his own and being in
:19:59. > :20:03.a pack. David has been smart, not spends a lot of time at the front.
:20:04. > :20:11.He has ignored every attempt to make him feel guilty but he is starting
:20:12. > :20:17.to feel this gap a little bit. Early on in the man's race, we wanted a
:20:18. > :20:24.fast race, that is what everybody has been talking about. There is the
:20:25. > :20:39.pacemaker, Hayley Gavras C. Perhaps the world's ever -- best ever
:20:40. > :20:48.long-distance runner. Haile Gebrselassie. I asked why he is
:20:49. > :20:55.doing the pacemaking and he said he has broken so many broken records,
:20:56. > :21:03.and he is 41 next week and thought it was his turn to give them a help.
:21:04. > :21:19.It is my turn to help them. And now this is a world first. Still this
:21:20. > :21:26.lead in the wheelchair race. It is the man from Switzerland leaving --
:21:27. > :21:33.leading. David Weir is in fourth. We are getting down to the
:21:34. > :21:38.nitty-gritty. Turning the last few corners and when is the Sprint going
:21:39. > :21:43.to come? Can David Weir secure his seventh title and become the
:21:44. > :22:03.greatest wheelchair performer in London marathon history. The Swiss
:22:04. > :22:10.is there. Van Dyk is in third. Van Dyk is trying to come wide on the
:22:11. > :22:15.outside. David Weir is pushing. Can he close the two metre deficit. Can
:22:16. > :22:28.he find something in the last few hundred metres. The confidence he
:22:29. > :22:33.gained from those five gold medals in Lyon has got him across the line.
:22:34. > :22:40.A pat on the back from David Weir. It wasn't good enough for the gold
:22:41. > :22:43.medal today but this is teeing up some great battles for the years to
:22:44. > :22:52.come. Yes, David Weir has been beaten, but perhaps he will use this
:22:53. > :22:59.as greater motivation. The wheelchair race complete. Still
:23:00. > :23:07.finishing in front of us here, where the crowds are starting to gather.
:23:08. > :23:13.Along way back down the course of the men. Just beyond five miles and
:23:14. > :23:17.you can see when they go past six miles, there is the turn in the
:23:18. > :23:25.course that takes them around the Cutty Sark. Mo Farah was about 27,
:23:26. > :23:36.28 seconds behind the leading group. They have gone out very quickly
:23:37. > :23:44.indeed. There is Mo Farah. He is with his great rival. He beat Mo
:23:45. > :23:53.Farah in the world Championships, Jeilan. He has decided that he knows
:23:54. > :23:57.Mo Farah so he is sticking with him. They are letting the inexperienced
:23:58. > :24:05.ones go out and fight it amongst themselves. They have gone out hard.
:24:06. > :24:13.At the front of the women's race, one of them is having a bit of a go.
:24:14. > :24:24.The pacemaker is finally going and Florence Kiplagat is the one who is
:24:25. > :24:27.giving it a push. Jeptoo has either gone off the back door has made a
:24:28. > :24:34.significant move off the front of this group. We need to find out
:24:35. > :24:41.exactly. I cannot see her behind, so I think she has moved ahead and
:24:42. > :24:48.Florence Kiplagat, but I think that is the pace maker moving over to
:24:49. > :24:52.drop off. We are either looking at a breakaway of the front and a group
:24:53. > :25:06.of three, or the group of three who have dropped back. Here comes
:25:07. > :25:10.Tatyana McFadden, adopted from a Russian orphanage and now proudly
:25:11. > :25:19.flying the flag for the United States. A new course record and the
:25:20. > :25:25.list of accolades for a Tatyana McFadden goes on. She has defended
:25:26. > :25:39.her title in fine, fine style and be athletes in second and third are not
:25:40. > :25:43.even insight. Dibaba is working hard to stay with Florence Kiplagat.
:25:44. > :25:47.Chatting to someone in her camp before this race, they were not sure
:25:48. > :26:01.she was in great shape. She has done a lot of preparation work in
:26:02. > :26:05.Copenhagen sorry, in Barcelona. Dibaba has dropped her drink and
:26:06. > :26:08.that has meant another ten teen metres have disappeared. I think she
:26:09. > :26:13.did the right thing to get her drink, it is very important. These
:26:14. > :26:20.two will know that as well and suddenly, Edna Kiplagat has come on
:26:21. > :26:28.and said let's turn this 15 metres into 50 metres. Dibaba dropped her
:26:29. > :26:34.drink on the floor and she was sensible to take her time and pick
:26:35. > :26:40.it up. Here she comes. We have been talking about the difficulty of
:26:41. > :26:48.this. The more experienced runners grab a drink and then Dibaba drops
:26:49. > :26:53.her drink on the floor and sensibly stops, picks it up and I think it is
:26:54. > :26:58.wise. She knows how much running she has still got available and knows
:26:59. > :27:03.how she is feeling. A problem for Dibaba now as she watches the two
:27:04. > :27:10.Kenyon is trying to take advantage and extends the lead. Perhaps the
:27:11. > :27:17.same as Jeffrey Newton I did when Mo Farah fell in the New York Marathon.
:27:18. > :27:28.-- Geoffrey Mutai. They will take any opportunity they can. Just to
:27:29. > :27:37.let you know, his target time was 62.15 at the halfway point. He is
:27:38. > :27:42.obviously well down on that. Mo Farah is struggling to get onto the
:27:43. > :27:47.pacemakers. He is struggling to get his message to the pacemakers. I
:27:48. > :27:53.think he was asking the cameramen to go forward and asked them to slow
:27:54. > :27:59.down. In honesty, if Mo Farah was trying to plan the way to attack
:28:00. > :28:06.this first marathon, it is perfect. The only fact is, he is on his own.
:28:07. > :28:13.He does a lot of his training on his own and is able to do that. It would
:28:14. > :28:20.be easier if he could use these two dies in front who are actually paid
:28:21. > :28:28.to do that job. He could get some information and drop back. Isn't
:28:29. > :28:34.that a problem, these guys get told what they are supposed to do. Pace
:28:35. > :28:39.makers get paid, but they have two go through in a certain time. For
:28:40. > :28:43.them it is a dilemma, they are doing what they have been asked to do. But
:28:44. > :28:48.you would think they would use some common sense. He is not quite at
:28:49. > :28:53.that pace, let's drop back and try and take him through. He is only
:28:54. > :28:59.about 35 to 40 seconds behind this lead group. He is starting to see
:29:00. > :29:04.them. Through the twists and turns of Canary Wharf. He will be
:29:05. > :29:09.thinking, they are not that far away. None the less, things are
:29:10. > :29:19.looking a bit better for him than they were a few miles ago. Now the
:29:20. > :29:27.lead group in the women. There is some terrific pedigree as they look
:29:28. > :29:32.down the road. We can see Dibaba, moving up to the marathon. So far it
:29:33. > :29:40.is pretty good for Dibaba in that third spot, but can she challenge?
:29:41. > :29:47.She lost a gap when she stopped to pick up her drink. I don't think she
:29:48. > :29:57.closed the gap, but it hasn't grown significantly. That seems to be the
:29:58. > :30:12.same pace Dibaba is running out. What a brilliant moment that this
:30:13. > :30:17.runner who only started competing in 2008. He has taken the visually
:30:18. > :30:30.impaired long-distance running forward since then. That was another
:30:31. > :30:36.classy, classy performance. Less than 600 metres remaining in the
:30:37. > :30:40.women's race. Two of them locked together at a safe distance from
:30:41. > :30:48.Dibaba, who is beginning to move along. The world champion is going
:30:49. > :30:53.first and Florence Kiplagat cannot respond. You would think she would
:30:54. > :30:59.have a little bit more in her legs. She just has too watch as the tall
:31:00. > :31:06.figure of Edna Kiplagat, the two-time world champion. This time
:31:07. > :31:10.is it for victory, she has been second here on two occasions. She
:31:11. > :31:21.has 100 metres to go. That is getting bigger. She is pushing the
:31:22. > :31:30.pace on. The two of them work together to get away from Dibaba.
:31:31. > :31:35.But Edna Kiplagat of Kenya wins the 2014 London Marathon. Florence
:31:36. > :31:42.Kiplagat take second place. The pace slowed in the second half of the
:31:43. > :31:47.race. Florence Kiplagat looks very tired. Edna Kiplagat will be
:31:48. > :31:53.delighted. What a debut from Dibaba. Maybe more to come from the Queen of
:31:54. > :32:00.the track, showing she has perhaps a future ahead of her at the marathon.
:32:01. > :32:13.Stanley Biwott is now the only man with Kipsang. Mutai is giving chase
:32:14. > :32:18.in third place. Kebede has not been able to go with this, which has been
:32:19. > :32:22.surprising. I do not think this is two athletes who have overcooked
:32:23. > :32:27.this or made a bad decision. These are the two men who have the race
:32:28. > :32:31.between them. And he does not look as though he is pushing hard. Think
:32:32. > :32:38.he has just moved up a gear and is controlling it. -- I think. Similar
:32:39. > :32:42.to last year. Stanley Biwott was in contention at this point. Now it is
:32:43. > :32:47.a case of last year, he pushed too hard. And Mo Farah is relishing the
:32:48. > :32:53.crowd. One minute behind the leading group. It is a significant step in
:32:54. > :33:01.the right direction. But it has been a strange experience for Mo Farah.
:33:02. > :33:08.He is slowing slightly, to the point where his case is slipping towards
:33:09. > :33:11.that British record. He needs to be strong in the last few miles if he
:33:12. > :33:21.is to be rewarded with that time. That is an athlete working hard.
:33:22. > :33:30.Any Whitehead, the first of the elite British woman. The task today
:33:31. > :33:34.for those who decided to run, not all of our top runners have decided
:33:35. > :33:38.to come today. Some of them already have qualification times. That is a
:33:39. > :33:42.good run from Amy Whitehead. The problem is that two hours and
:33:43. > :33:47.35-minute would be the Commonwealth qualifying time but to 33 is the
:33:48. > :33:50.individual. We are unlikely to be able to put a team together because
:33:51. > :34:00.of the Commonwealth Games just before. -- two hours and 33. Mo
:34:01. > :34:04.Farah. We talked about the decision he was going to make up his decision
:34:05. > :34:10.about the future will be made in the next couple of miles. If he does not
:34:11. > :34:16.hit the British record, and he is hurt in the middle, and the times
:34:17. > :34:20.fade away, around the 23 or 24 mile point, I think is decision is pretty
:34:21. > :34:24.easy. I know what I would do, stick with the track. What he wanted to do
:34:25. > :34:28.was try the marathon and see what he could do. In his mind, he was
:34:29. > :34:35.thinking about the track in real anything that might be reinforced
:34:36. > :34:40.now. -- the track in Rio and I think that might be reinforced. Wilson
:34:41. > :34:47.Kipsang is looking good. With a comfortable. -- looking comfortable
:34:48. > :34:54.in a position he has been in before. He has won this race before. The
:34:55. > :34:57.only little blip was a couple of years ago, when I thought he could
:34:58. > :35:04.have become the Olympic champion but he misjudged it. He knows the
:35:05. > :35:09.streets of London. He knows that they are less able to give him the
:35:10. > :35:13.Olympic gold medal. I think he was the best athlete in the world at
:35:14. > :35:22.that time. The world record-holder, once again, and these crowds are
:35:23. > :35:27.staggering. It is a very significant gap that has opened up. He has
:35:28. > :35:32.injected a lot of pace quickly and I think also Stanley Biwott has fallen
:35:33. > :35:38.a little bit for that to open up so fast. And now he is really focused
:35:39. > :35:43.on trying to break the course record, which was what he came here
:35:44. > :35:47.to do. He is watching and waiting, and maybe they threw away the chance
:35:48. > :35:58.to run a world records today. Very good conditions. And here is Mo
:35:59. > :36:05.Farah. The crowd is supporting him. Approaching Big Ben with Emmanuel
:36:06. > :36:10.Mutai for company. Mutai is with Mo Farah because he tries to win it. Mo
:36:11. > :36:13.Farah tried to judge it. What time will he run? Just outside director
:36:14. > :36:18.but still a really good performance. I am pleased he did it. He has to
:36:19. > :36:22.keep going because the English record is held by Charlie Spedding,
:36:23. > :36:26.winner of the London Marathon and Olympic bronze medallist. We'll see
:36:27. > :36:37.more of Mo Farah in a minute because on the finishing straight, Wilson
:36:38. > :36:40.Kipsang from Kenya, the man who won in 2012 and took a medal at the
:36:41. > :36:44.Olympics. He has come back in fine style. He took on all comers in the
:36:45. > :36:48.greatest field ever assembled in London. He is the champion. It is a
:36:49. > :36:57.new course record. A brilliant performance. Two hours and four
:36:58. > :37:02.minutes, 27 seconds. Number one in the world. And nobody can doubt it.
:37:03. > :37:11.Everybody was here. Stanley Biwott ran a great race. Not one of the big
:37:12. > :37:13.names but he has run two hours five minutes before, and this will be
:37:14. > :37:18.close to his personal best. 20 seconds of it. He gets the second
:37:19. > :37:30.spot. He has learned his lesson from last year. The Ethiopians fighting
:37:31. > :37:38.for the third spot. Coming in strong. Taking those little legs.
:37:39. > :37:53.Kebede finding a little bit extra. He will take third spot. Abshero
:37:54. > :38:01.will have to settle for fourth. And there is Mo Farah in the distance.
:38:02. > :38:08.Stretching had, trying to catch Emmanuel Mutai. Geoffrey Mutai
:38:09. > :38:14.starting to fade. Mo Farah, cheered by the crowd. On their feet on the
:38:15. > :38:20.home straight. Giving their hero a big welcome. Here is, looking so
:38:21. > :38:29.tired. That British record is gone. Is it going to be an English record?
:38:30. > :38:35.It will be. A tough debut and one which, who knows what decisions will
:38:36. > :38:43.be made from it, but if you did not know that the marathon was a hard
:38:44. > :38:47.event, Mo Farah certainly does. The result of the men's race, a new
:38:48. > :38:52.course record for Wilson Kipsang. Stanley Biwott with a personal best
:38:53. > :39:00.in second place. Mo Farah was eighth and Chris Thompson 11th in his first
:39:01. > :39:06.marathon. I felt really good. I'd took advantage of controlling the
:39:07. > :39:10.pace and controlling the guys. Stanley Biwott went with you for a
:39:11. > :39:20.while but then on the embankment, you left him behind. Stanley Biwott
:39:21. > :39:26.was very strong. It was the last few kilometres, it became more tricky.
:39:27. > :39:31.I've decided to really try to control myself and be mentally
:39:32. > :39:39.strong. It was always going to be a baptism of fire. Hacked Off was it?
:39:40. > :39:42.-- how tough was it. It was pretty tough. I'm quite disappointed but
:39:43. > :39:47.you try things and if they don't work, at least you give it a go. Do
:39:48. > :39:57.you want to do another marathon, the way you feel right now? Definitely,
:39:58. > :40:00.100%. Brendan was saying in the commentary that maybe you should
:40:01. > :40:05.think about defending your title at Rio in the 10,000 metres. I will
:40:06. > :40:11.give it ago. But I'm not going to finish it. Not like this. Why will
:40:12. > :40:18.be back and I think it is a matter of experience and learning. At the
:40:19. > :40:24.women's race, it was a win for Edna Kiplagat, having come second in the
:40:25. > :40:32.last two years. The first British finisher was Amy Whitehead in 13th.
:40:33. > :40:36.I feel good that I have won the race. I have tried the last three
:40:37. > :40:43.years. I was third and second and second. This year, I came prepared
:40:44. > :40:48.to win. So I am happy that I have won the race today. A close finish
:40:49. > :40:56.in the wheelchair race but it went to Marcel Hug by one second. I felt
:40:57. > :40:58.strong all the way through. I did not feel like I was struggling like
:40:59. > :41:01.strong all the way through. I did not last year. Even the year before,
:41:02. > :41:09.I felt like I was in pretty good shape. But Marcel Hug is just that
:41:10. > :41:15.little bit ahead. It was an emphatic win for Tatyana McFadden in the
:41:16. > :41:21.wheelchair race. Manuela Schar took second place. Shelly Woods was
:41:22. > :41:25.sixth. We are metres away from the start
:41:26. > :41:29.line. Everyone is doing this. It is a nervous thing. How are you
:41:30. > :41:35.feeling? Nervous but good. Good to go. You all look like proper
:41:36. > :41:39.athletes. There is not a giant bumblebee insight. I am not happy
:41:40. > :41:45.here but I will have to get on with it. 26 miles to go. The London
:41:46. > :41:48.Marathon and all that it offers is on its way. At the front, the
:41:49. > :41:49.middle, Marathon and all that it offers is
:41:50. > :41:54.on its way. At the front, at the back, every single one setting out
:41:55. > :42:02.on their personal journey. One of the great sporting spectacles. What
:42:03. > :42:05.a perfect day here in London. 36,000 others will make the London Marathon
:42:06. > :42:14.such a special occasion, such a special day. We sat here 34 times
:42:15. > :42:21.and we have seen 88,000 people finish the London Marathon. --
:42:22. > :42:25.888,000. It heralds the start of spring time. What a beautiful
:42:26. > :42:33.location, a wonderfully organised event. What a spectacle of colour.
:42:34. > :42:36.Doesn't London look magnificent? We look at the enthusiasm, runners from
:42:37. > :42:44.all around this country. And many countries across the world. But this
:42:45. > :42:49.is what the marathon is all about. As you can hear, the atmosphere is
:42:50. > :42:54.incredible. There is such support for the runners they make their way
:42:55. > :43:00.to the halfway stage. So many wonderful charities, so many amazing
:43:01. > :43:06.stories. And I will be catching up with some of them later today. This
:43:07. > :43:09.is the business end of the race. Appropriate for the business
:43:10. > :43:12.district, this is where the pain will start to kick in. What is the
:43:13. > :43:17.atmosphere like? The crowd is immense. I've done this seven times
:43:18. > :43:27.and this must be the best one. A great day so far. We will let you
:43:28. > :43:31.get on. I've appreciate it. -- I appreciate it.
:43:32. > :43:35.Lots of great stories yet to be told. Plenty of people out there on
:43:36. > :43:47.the route. Canary Wharf is resplendent. I'm joined by Laura, a
:43:48. > :43:51.well-known soprano. How you feeling? It is just starting to kick in. But
:43:52. > :43:56.the atmosphere is just incredible. I love it. I know that you were
:43:57. > :44:01.injured last time so I guess finishing is so important. It is not
:44:02. > :44:05.about the time. It is about enjoying the race and getting to the end. I
:44:06. > :44:10.have my family and friends around me. And you have a special treat for
:44:11. > :44:24.us, which you have been rehearsing. How about you take it away? # I will
:44:25. > :44:27.not cease from mental fight. # Nor will my sword slipped from my
:44:28. > :44:35.hand. # Till we have built during solemn
:44:36. > :44:42.in England's green and pleasant land.
:44:43. > :44:47.Thank you for stopping and talking to us. Who are you running for? A
:44:48. > :44:51.trust that takes a mixed ability crew to see. It is revealed out
:44:52. > :45:00.there. I have had about four proposals. Approaching the halfway
:45:01. > :45:06.stage, this is the bit that makes you think might yet, I am doing the
:45:07. > :45:10.London Marathon. It is the first iconic site. -- makes you think,
:45:11. > :45:43.yeah. Thank you, guys. Out there, the crew from BBC North
:45:44. > :45:53.East running for Cocoa charity. Hoping to raise about ?8,000. Lucy
:45:54. > :46:05.Freer running for the dystonia Society. Tony Batten running for
:46:06. > :46:11.mencap. Emma and Jenny Hibbitt running for the Saint Elizabeth
:46:12. > :46:18.Hospice in Ipswich. Emma the eyes to the right colleagues are sponsoring
:46:19. > :46:29.her to run after the calories she consumed at a bake sale. University
:46:30. > :46:32.of Sunderland team. Close to my heart and I know they are all down
:46:33. > :46:40.at Canary Wharf cheering on their runners as well. A message of
:46:41. > :46:45.congratulations and good luck for Nelly Sutton, her husband died of
:46:46. > :46:49.cancer six months ago and she is raising money for the University
:46:50. > :46:55.College London hospital. I have just looked her up on the system and she
:46:56. > :47:01.is on course to finish just outside five hours. I know that will be an
:47:02. > :47:08.emotional moment. But a fine way for her to honour the memory of her late
:47:09. > :47:15.husband. And another group of people running for dream flight which is a
:47:16. > :47:18.brilliant charity for children with life limiting illnesses which gives
:47:19. > :47:32.them a holiday cover lifeline in Disney World. A group running for
:47:33. > :47:42.the elimination of leukaemia. And our very own reporter walk --
:47:43. > :47:51.running as well. An Oxford University student, it Jonathan
:47:52. > :47:57.Davidson, 21 from Cheadle Hume is running because his brother was born
:47:58. > :48:07.with a rare liver disease and was given a life changing transplant.
:48:08. > :48:12.That is good work by them. It is magic. I hate long-distance running
:48:13. > :48:19.but there is only one marathon I will do. It is my second time. The
:48:20. > :48:26.crowd and the other runners get you around. Yes, it hurts. But it is
:48:27. > :48:35.good fun, beautiful day. We'll you be back for more? I am trying to
:48:36. > :48:45.finish this one before next year. Karaoke man? The goal is to sing and
:48:46. > :48:55.run the whole way round. Anything, they will join in with. Who are you
:48:56. > :49:08.raising money for? Breast Cancer Campaign. The least I can do is sing
:49:09. > :49:19.and run a bit. # when I saw you walking down the
:49:20. > :49:29.street. # I said that is the type of girl I
:49:30. > :49:41.want to meet. # Hey, baby, will you be my girl.
:49:42. > :49:47.This is now a mental battle, for me included.
:49:48. > :49:52.Look at London on a day like this. Lots of other things to do in
:49:53. > :49:59.London, lots of people will have their eyes set on what is happening
:50:00. > :50:08.around the streets. Tourists from around the world come to watch, not
:50:09. > :50:15.just take part. Passing various hotels with buses, people having an
:50:16. > :50:21.early breakfast. Was a great atmosphere even at 6am as the drink
:50:22. > :50:27.stations were being put out. People were deciding their places at around
:50:28. > :50:33.6:15am. They were saying it is one of the most popular places. You can
:50:34. > :50:40.see the union Jacks flying and the crowds on the streets. Tower Bridge.
:50:41. > :50:47.These runners, it is almost a state occasion. Rugby legend, Keith senior
:50:48. > :50:54.and a marathon legend today, are you enjoying it out there? My body is
:50:55. > :51:00.feeling it this morning, 18 miles into it but it is a great
:51:01. > :51:09.atmosphere. It is quite emotional. Who are you raising money for? The
:51:10. > :51:15.Laura Crane Cancer trust. I am doing for marathons this month. Just one
:51:16. > :51:22.with be no mean feat, because you are a big lad? It takes some doing
:51:23. > :51:29.carrying 17 stone around. But it is mind over matter. There are people
:51:30. > :51:32.in fancy dress passing me and that keeps you going. When you have
:51:33. > :51:39.somebody dressed as an apple passing you, it is a bit depressing but it
:51:40. > :51:43.keeps you going! I have been fighting back the tears for the last
:51:44. > :51:49.two miles because the crowd are unbelievable. It is interesting,
:51:50. > :51:53.this is the bit when everyone is feeling low with only a mile to go,
:51:54. > :51:59.your legs hurt, your feet are hurting. You are asking yourself,
:52:00. > :52:03.why am I doing this? But then that is the home straight and round the
:52:04. > :52:15.corner is the finishing line so I am going to put this one to bed.
:52:16. > :52:24.Lots of people in fancy dress and is getting warmer. Anyone in a costume
:52:25. > :52:28.will have a tough time of it out there. A lot of people choose their
:52:29. > :52:39.costumes very carefully. They all raising millions of pounds. I think
:52:40. > :52:51.this is about the best supported marathon on the route. There are
:52:52. > :52:59.other marathons were the final few miles are pretty deserted. London is
:53:00. > :53:05.unique in that case. What a day to come out and spectate. I know you
:53:06. > :53:12.are wondering, it is soon in the panda suit. What has your experience
:53:13. > :53:18.been like? It has been brilliant. I have done it five times before but
:53:19. > :53:28.never as a panda bear. What are the other differences in having a panda
:53:29. > :53:35.suit on? It is quite warm. Laura, deep breath, you have finished. Well
:53:36. > :53:41.done. How was it? It was a bit tough towards the end but it is my
:53:42. > :53:47.personal best The London Marathon. It is such a beautiful day. What
:53:48. > :53:55.motivated you? I am running for range tumour research in memory of a
:53:56. > :54:03.close family member who died last year. It only get 1% of research
:54:04. > :54:10.funding. That is the hardest thing I have ever done. I thought I was
:54:11. > :54:17.going to die after 40 minutes. Oh my word, it is the worst experience of
:54:18. > :54:21.my life, but the best as well. The London Marathon and Jaws because of
:54:22. > :54:30.these people. They are the people who make it what it is. Their
:54:31. > :54:33.stories inspire millions. They inspire hundreds of thousands to
:54:34. > :54:37.maybe find out about it and then inspire thousands to enter and take
:54:38. > :54:43.part. It doesn't matter if you are an Olympic medallist does somebody
:54:44. > :54:48.who has never done any sport at all. This is something anyone can take
:54:49. > :54:57.part in. It has been another great race today. The 34th running of the
:54:58. > :55:00.London Marathon, this city has demonstrated to the world it is the
:55:01. > :55:06.classiest marathon in the world. What a great day London have had.
:55:07. > :55:14.You are so close, what has it been like? Nearly there, I blew up at
:55:15. > :55:19.around mile 22. I have had a lot of kisses on the way. It has been
:55:20. > :55:26.tough, but nearly there. Is there some gourmet food waiting for you? I
:55:27. > :55:35.hope my wife is going to cook me the best Sunday dinner ever! How tough
:55:36. > :55:42.is it? It was all right. It was hard halfway and then a man in a clown
:55:43. > :55:49.suit started overtaking me. I thought, I will have to step up my
:55:50. > :55:56.game. And then I saw these guys and I thought right, let's do this.
:55:57. > :56:01.There is Helen Skelton taking a little bow, and so she should. What
:56:02. > :56:06.a busy day she is having. What better way of getting a sense of the
:56:07. > :56:11.atmosphere and what it is like for all of those out there running in
:56:12. > :56:22.what has been a beautiful day. Helen started well, but a little slower in
:56:23. > :56:24.the second half. She looks good. Four hours 22 minutes. Running the
:56:25. > :56:31.cancer read it. Well done to her, excellent. I do enough of these
:56:32. > :56:38.things to note there is something really special about The London
:56:39. > :56:58.Marathon. It makes you proud people you even know. Well done.
:56:59. > :57:08.That is almost dead from The London Marathon 2014. Plenty more athletics
:57:09. > :57:09.coming up on the BBC. Our comprehensive coverage from the
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:57:36. > :57:40.fit, check out our website. Find out how you can get involved in sport in
:57:41. > :57:45.your area. Look at their faces, inspirational, every single one of
:57:46. > :57:52.them. That agony will very soon turned to joy. The crowds are out,
:57:53. > :57:57.the sun was out, probably not the result Mo Farah was looking for, but
:57:58. > :58:11.as a nation we are still very proud of him. That's all from us, good
:58:12. > :58:17.buy. -- goodbye. We are under way, The London
:58:18. > :58:22.Marathon. Everyone setting out on their own, personal journey. A
:58:23. > :58:31.perfect day in London. Mo Farah has added a little bit of spice. They
:58:32. > :58:37.make friends on the route. The list of accolades for Tatyana McFadden
:58:38. > :58:47.goes on. There is a big gap developing between this group and Mo
:58:48. > :58:51.Farah. Dibaba has dropped her drink. The victory this time goes to the
:58:52. > :59:03.world champion, Edna Kiplagat of Kenya. That was another class,
:59:04. > :59:13.classy performance. Can Weir find something in the last few metres? Mo
:59:14. > :59:14.Farah being cheered by the crowd. Wilson Kipsang