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:00:00. > :00:07.points. I had to stay relaxed as much as possible.

:00:08. > :00:13.London, looking absolutely beautiful. Alongside me, the winner

:00:14. > :00:22.of the men's race. Wilson Kipsang. Wilson, you looked in total control.

:00:23. > :00:28.I think I was feeling really good. I took advantage of controlling the

:00:29. > :00:32.pace. Stanley Biwott went with you for a little while. But then on the

:00:33. > :00:42.embankment, along by the river, you left behind. Stanley Biwott was very

:00:43. > :00:50.strong, and the last few quarters, it was becoming more tricky. --

:00:51. > :01:02.kilometres. I've tried to control myself and be mentally strong. Were

:01:03. > :01:07.you satisfied with the records? Yes. My main target today was to win and

:01:08. > :01:14.to run a course record. Which I did achieve. The focus for us was on Mo

:01:15. > :01:18.Farah in Britain. He ran two hours and eight minutes. What did you

:01:19. > :01:27.think of how well he would run? I think for him, because he was

:01:28. > :01:33.debuting, he wanted mainly to finish and to see what he could really do.

:01:34. > :01:41.For him, I think running that time is good. It would maybe have been a

:01:42. > :01:44.better decision for him to have run a slower race without the likes of

:01:45. > :01:52.you in it, without Stanley Biwott and the quick guys. I think if he

:01:53. > :01:57.had gone into a race with less strong guys and less pressure, maybe

:01:58. > :02:00.he could have won it. I've understand you had some problems

:02:01. > :02:10.getting here, problems with your passport? Is that correct? Yes. I

:02:11. > :02:15.sincerely have bad luck. Lost my passport the day before I was

:02:16. > :02:19.supposed to travel. I think the race organiser and my manager for trying

:02:20. > :02:25.to organise a Visa quickly. It allowed me to travel to London and

:02:26. > :02:29.that was really good for me to be here. Wilson, always a pleasure to

:02:30. > :02:34.see you on the streets of London. Hopefully next year. Alongside me,

:02:35. > :02:39.Steve Jones. Still the British record-holder. Paula Radcliffe.

:02:40. > :02:51.First of all, your reaction to her Wilson rang? Complete control

:02:52. > :02:57.droll, did not make any mistakes. -- control. He came in late because of

:02:58. > :03:07.that problem with his passport. But in the press conference he said that

:03:08. > :03:11.he was here to run at that speed. I think he had a good gauge of the way

:03:12. > :03:17.he was going into it and he controlled the race really well.

:03:18. > :03:24.Stanley Biwott shook up a little bit but when he changed gears he was

:03:25. > :03:27.able to move away quite easily. You are still the British record-holder.

:03:28. > :03:33.What did you think of that performance. It was extremely good.

:03:34. > :03:41.He is a class act. One of the greatest distance runners ever. It

:03:42. > :03:46.is an honour to still have my record after Mo Farah stated that he wanted

:03:47. > :03:52.to break it. It is not as easy as it looks. He coped very well for his

:03:53. > :03:58.first one. We have the top ten British marathon times. Those top

:03:59. > :04:06.three performances, you take them all. I look forward to watching him

:04:07. > :04:10.running and breaking that record. Paula, so many things we could

:04:11. > :04:17.evaluate about Mo Farah's performance. But as a double Olympic

:04:18. > :04:24.champion it must have been hard for him not to be in the mix. Yes and

:04:25. > :04:29.also I think he may have expected it. I think he made the right

:04:30. > :04:34.decision to come to London. As a British runner, if you want to see

:04:35. > :04:40.what you can do, you do that in London. As you said I think if he

:04:41. > :04:45.had had the luxury of being able to go through at a slower pace than the

:04:46. > :04:50.pace being set then that is what he would have done. He was not quite

:04:51. > :04:54.able to come back stronger in the second half. He just found out a

:04:55. > :05:01.little bit about what the marathon is about. But he had amazing range.

:05:02. > :05:10.To expect him to come first time out, I do not think even he, he

:05:11. > :05:15.wanted to get the British record but also just to have the chance just to

:05:16. > :05:19.try out the marathon and feel what it is about. He will have to grow

:05:20. > :05:25.into it, it is about a different strength. It is not about raw

:05:26. > :05:30.speed. It is about having the strength in your legs and be able to

:05:31. > :05:35.do what Steve did and just hang on when everything feels as if it is

:05:36. > :05:43.falling apart. And we have some archive footage back from 1985 in

:05:44. > :05:49.Chicago, Steve, in fact this is London. You must have loved your

:05:50. > :05:58.time running the London Marathon. Oh, yes. I got away over the last

:05:59. > :06:03.couple of miles and just forged over the finish. I look fresh but I was

:06:04. > :06:11.actually going through a bit of a pain barrier. It is great to do it

:06:12. > :06:19.here. What would you say now to Mo Farah. He tried to come out and run

:06:20. > :06:23.in a very fast race. He said he was going to do another marathon. What

:06:24. > :06:32.would you advise him to do. It is difficult to say. I know his coach

:06:33. > :06:37.well and he has a strategy for Mo Farah and when he goes from here. I

:06:38. > :06:41.can see him winning a gold medal in Brazil down the road. But maybe

:06:42. > :06:47.getting a bit more experience and just focusing on winning the trial

:06:48. > :06:54.and then going for the gold medal. Paula, what would you say. It is the

:06:55. > :07:01.million-dollar question. I do see him running another marathon before

:07:02. > :07:05.next year. I think he will step back down to the track. I think it will

:07:06. > :07:09.have given him a lot. He has trained hard in preparation and I believe

:07:10. > :07:17.that he will run faster on the track because of that. Maybe just see what

:07:18. > :07:21.he can do over 1500 metres in the Commonwealth Games. Steve, you're

:07:22. > :07:26.still the British world record-holder. More from you later

:07:27. > :07:30.on. We continue our coverage of this remarkable day at the London

:07:31. > :07:38.Marathon. Plenty more action coming up. And more reaction from Mo

:07:39. > :07:42.Farah. Sometimes the slower runners really capture our imagination and

:07:43. > :07:53.we will find out a bit more about those remarkable stories about why

:07:54. > :08:07.people to -- decide to run. My name is Victoria. Tracey Jones. Kate

:08:08. > :08:17.Smith. My race number is 53. 314. 553. This is my first marathon. This

:08:18. > :08:29.is my first marathon. And my last. I have just turned 18. I am 78. This

:08:30. > :08:38.is my first. My second. Third. 17th London Marathon. I have never won --

:08:39. > :08:41.run the marathon before. I'm aiming barefoot so I just aim to complete

:08:42. > :08:51.in a reasonable time without hurting my feet. I want the world record for

:08:52. > :08:57.the longest crochet chain. My aim is to finish! This is my last time and

:08:58. > :09:07.I hope to get under five hours. Less than four hours. My aim is to

:09:08. > :09:14.finish. I am running for the pure joy of it. To raise a lot of money.

:09:15. > :09:16.This is for my mum and dad. See you at the finish line. Thank you for

:09:17. > :09:35.all the support. And they will all be out on the

:09:36. > :09:40.course now. Alongside 36,000 others experiencing joy and the pain as

:09:41. > :09:45.well but the marathon brings. The road is long to the finish but it

:09:46. > :09:49.will all be worth it in the end. We will bring you as many interviews

:09:50. > :09:58.and stories as we can tell you the full narrative of this amazing day.

:09:59. > :10:06.And this is what we have got coming up now. We are with the fastest

:10:07. > :10:17.postman in Hereford. He is not delivering letters today! And we get

:10:18. > :10:23.inspired by four marathon marvels. We spotted some potential champions

:10:24. > :10:27.of the future. This is where Mo Farah started his career. And we

:10:28. > :10:41.find some of the incredible reasons why people run this great race. We

:10:42. > :10:46.would love you to get in touch. Log on the BBC website to find out how

:10:47. > :10:53.you can start running if that is what you want to do. First of all we

:10:54. > :11:00.go to our Lady of the Tower Bridge, Denise Lewis. What is going on down

:11:01. > :11:07.there. Well the atmosphere is incredible. Such huge support for

:11:08. > :11:11.the runners as they make their way to the halfway stage of the race. So

:11:12. > :11:20.many wonderful charities and so many amazing stories. I will catch up

:11:21. > :11:24.with some of them later on today. If you go on a few miles to Canary

:11:25. > :11:33.Wharf, we have Phil Jones standing by. This is the business end of the

:11:34. > :11:40.race, appropriate for the business district. This is where the pain

:11:41. > :11:46.really starts to kick in. And someone who knows that very well is

:11:47. > :11:51.Colin from Clacton on Sea. I'm running for the national death

:11:52. > :12:04.children's Society. Every penny helps. -- Deaf Children's Society.

:12:05. > :12:07.This is the best atmosphere, I have done it seven times before. All the

:12:08. > :12:21.very best. Well with Ben always a welcome sight

:12:22. > :12:32.especially when you're running the marathon because you know you're

:12:33. > :12:37.close to the end. Good afternoon. I'm here on this

:12:38. > :12:42.beautiful day here in London at the best place to see the sights. We are

:12:43. > :12:47.in the shadow of the world 's most famous timepiece and it is here the

:12:48. > :12:53.runners really will be on their last legs. Just beyond the 25 mile mark

:12:54. > :12:59.and with the finish line in sight I would be surprised if anyone wants

:13:00. > :13:07.to grab a word with me! But I will do my best. And also get a flavour

:13:08. > :13:11.of what is going on on social media. Former England striker Michael Owen

:13:12. > :13:20.said the test trilogy for the afternoon would be to hydrate and go

:13:21. > :13:29.at a steady pace, to have fun. He is making good time. But we are also

:13:30. > :13:34.asking you to get in touch. Matthew Whitehouse posted to do list. These

:13:35. > :13:40.are his priorities. First wash the car. Then to run the London

:13:41. > :13:49.Marathon. Afterwards he plans to cut the lawn! At think he may have other

:13:50. > :13:54.priorities. Also the London Marathon official Insta gram posted this

:13:55. > :13:59.thoughtful picture. Posting photographs of all of the runners.

:14:00. > :14:08.Good luck to every single one of you. And we will see you here at Big

:14:09. > :14:15.Ben in about an hour or so. Good luck getting them to stop at Big

:14:16. > :14:18.Ben! Colin Johnson was there last year and he said the same thing,

:14:19. > :14:24.they just have the finish line in sight. We will hear from Colin

:14:25. > :14:29.Jackson a little later on at Horse Guards Parade. When they arrive

:14:30. > :14:45.there they really will have some stories to tell.

:14:46. > :14:51.In July 2004 Graham Bosma wife Caroline gave birth to their second

:14:52. > :14:57.child Jacob. It has been clear early in the pregnancy that Jacob would

:14:58. > :15:01.have underlying medical conditions and he was eventually diagnosed with

:15:02. > :15:08.a very rare condition. So where there are no other known sufferers.

:15:09. > :15:12.Caroline was made aware of a charity that provides practical and

:15:13. > :15:14.emotional support. They were able to help the Birmingham -based family

:15:15. > :15:20.with a much-needed trip away to Disneyland. Every step of Graham 's

:15:21. > :15:27.run represents a huge thank you to the charity.

:15:28. > :15:34.In 2007 the lives of twins Sarah and Victoria were forever changed. A

:15:35. > :15:37.single decker bus mounted the pavement and ploughed into Sarah,

:15:38. > :15:41.her mother Elizabeth and her daughter Pollyanna who at the time

:15:42. > :15:45.was just two years old. Elizabeth was killed in the accident and the

:15:46. > :15:49.injuries that Pollyanna suffered were so severe that she had to have

:15:50. > :15:55.her leg amputated. In remembrance of the late mother Sarah and Victoria

:15:56. > :15:58.decided to set up a charity that funds aesthetic looms for child

:15:59. > :16:06.amputees in developing countries. They will be running hand and hand

:16:07. > :16:17.today to raise money for this cause. Best prosthetic limbs.

:16:18. > :16:23.When Graham 's daughter was born she had cystic fibrosis. He devoted his

:16:24. > :16:30.life to fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. She is now doing

:16:31. > :16:34.well. Thanks to research life expectancy for cystic fibrosis

:16:35. > :16:36.sufferers are now into the 40s and the chances of beating it are

:16:37. > :16:53.growing by the day. Well, we have just seen your story.

:16:54. > :17:00.How are you feeling as you are approaching the halfway stage? We

:17:01. > :17:06.are feeling OK. Quite tired. But we will try and make it. I am going to

:17:07. > :17:11.keep on going. The atmosphere is amazing, London is just incredible.

:17:12. > :17:15.Are you still holding hands? That is what I want to know. We are really

:17:16. > :17:22.trying hold. We have been holding fingers. We are raising money for

:17:23. > :17:26.Liberian amputees. You have to think what they have to face every single

:17:27. > :17:35.day. The pains we have got are nothing compared to that. So, we are

:17:36. > :17:46.just going to keep going. Thank you so much for stopping. Enjoy the rest

:17:47. > :17:53.of the race. Thank you! Denise Lewis having a great tale of there on

:17:54. > :17:57.Tower Bridge. Alongside me now is Amy Whitehead. 13th last year, and

:17:58. > :18:03.the same position this year, how was it? Yes, I think my number had a 13

:18:04. > :18:08.in it as well. I really enjoyed it. The priority was to be the first

:18:09. > :18:13.Brit home. I am delighted that I have got that result. I enjoyed it,

:18:14. > :18:16.it was a great day. In terms of looking forward to the summer, the

:18:17. > :18:20.Commonwealth Games, the European Championships, what are your goals?

:18:21. > :18:25.I really wanted to go to the Commonwealth Games, it has been an

:18:26. > :18:29.ambition since I was really young. I first got the qualifying time when I

:18:30. > :18:32.was 19 and I came fifth in the trial. I really wanted to make it.

:18:33. > :18:37.The last five years has been all about that, and I am just so

:18:38. > :18:41.relieved to have met the criteria. I had to give it everything I could to

:18:42. > :18:48.get that slot to day. How much difference did the crowd make? They

:18:49. > :18:52.are always incredible. I just think this is the best event in the world,

:18:53. > :18:56.I love it. They really keep you going. People are hanging out of

:18:57. > :19:00.windows, it is such a special occasion. I am sure the Commonwealth

:19:01. > :19:06.Games will be amazing as well. Hopefully there will be a similar

:19:07. > :19:10.crowd there as well. In terms of Mo Farah, his debut, what did you make

:19:11. > :19:14.of it? I have not had a chance to take everything in, actually, but I

:19:15. > :19:18.think he is an incredible athlete, and I think he will get better and

:19:19. > :19:23.better. I think we can expect in credible things from magic. He needs

:19:24. > :19:32.to grow to learn the event, but I think he is a phenomenal athlete.

:19:33. > :19:37.Well done today and we look forward to seeing you in Glasgow. Just a big

:19:38. > :19:40.thank you to my family and all my friends who have supported me, and

:19:41. > :19:48.my physio and my coach, and everybody who has supported me,

:19:49. > :19:52.thank you very much. . I have been joined by a very well-known

:19:53. > :19:58.sopranos, opera singer. How are you feeling? It is just starting to kick

:19:59. > :20:02.in, the fear of what is to come. But the atmosphere is incredible, I am

:20:03. > :20:07.loving it. I know you were injured last time, so I guess finishing is

:20:08. > :20:11.just so important for you. Yes, it is just about enjoying the race, and

:20:12. > :20:15.having my family and friends around me. It is amazing. I know you have

:20:16. > :20:24.got a special treat for us, which you have been rehearsing? The team

:20:25. > :20:34.are just there. How about you take it away for us? Definitely.

:20:35. > :20:42.# And did those feet in ancient time. Walk upon England's mountain

:20:43. > :20:50.screen. # And was the holy Lamb of God.

:20:51. > :20:59.# On England's pleasant pastures seen.

:21:00. > :21:09.# Did not cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand.

:21:10. > :21:14.# Till we have built Jerusalem. # In England's green and pleasant

:21:15. > :21:25.land. # APPLAUSE

:21:26. > :21:34.Thank you for stopping and talking to us, who are you running for?

:21:35. > :21:38.The Jubilee Sailing Trust, they take disabled people to sea. My husband

:21:39. > :21:43.is out there on a tall ship called Tenacious at the moment! It is

:21:44. > :21:49.really hot today. I have had about four proposals. What was the idea of

:21:50. > :21:52.the wedding outfit? I got married last year and I wanted to raise

:21:53. > :22:00.money for the trust. Enjoyed the rest of the occasion.

:22:01. > :22:07.STEVE CRAM: Well, lots of great stories yet to be told, of course.

:22:08. > :22:15.Many people still out there on the route. Canary Wharf, resplendent in

:22:16. > :22:18.the sunshine. Belinda Jennings, who is running the Whizz kids, both of

:22:19. > :22:23.her grandmothers are watching. Ladies, I hope you are enjoying the?

:22:24. > :22:30., and hopefully Belinda is doing well.

:22:31. > :22:40.Lindsey Stevenson, whose husband passed away in 2012. Running today

:22:41. > :22:52.for the brain tumour charity. And Gabriel, who is running for

:22:53. > :22:58.outsiders. -- for Alzheimer's. And good luck to Danny, running for the

:22:59. > :23:03.Jesuits Missions. I know she is on a good pace at the moment. And also,

:23:04. > :23:10.one of my old training partners, Vince Wilson, who is running for the

:23:11. > :23:14.Ron Pickering Fund. Of course, Ron Pickering was for many years part of

:23:15. > :23:20.our team at the BBC. But luck to Vince.

:23:21. > :23:23.PAULA RADCLIFFE: I am just looking to see if I can spot my physio,

:23:24. > :23:28.running for the British Heart Foundation. He should be coming up

:23:29. > :23:37.about now, I think. Good luck to him. Good luck to Jo, running for

:23:38. > :23:42.Help for Heroes. Helen Alexander, also running for Help for Heroes.

:23:43. > :23:53.Michelle, running for cancer we. And Alex, 18 years old, running for a

:23:54. > :24:01.school in Birmingham. Emily, running for the Mind charity. And Claire,

:24:02. > :24:04.running for the Sunshine Fund. And someone from a prep school in Essex,

:24:05. > :24:09.they have had all of the kids out on the field this week, raising money

:24:10. > :24:17.for a children's Society. STEVE CRAM: And Darryl is out there

:24:18. > :24:20.raising money for type 1 diabetes. They have raised more than ?50,000,

:24:21. > :24:28.so well done to Darryl and his friends. Tracy is running for

:24:29. > :24:36.Macmillan Cancer Support. She is hoping to go well, she has raised

:24:37. > :24:42.more Mark is part of our F1 team, running the Cancer Research UK, and

:24:43. > :24:46.he has also raised about ?10,000. So many great stories.

:24:47. > :24:53.BRENDAN FOSTER: Joanna, running the Crisis. And Chris, running for

:24:54. > :24:58.children with cancer. Gemma, running for Mind. Victoria Thomas, running

:24:59. > :25:06.for the Anthony Nolan trust. A great charity. A lot of money being raised

:25:07. > :25:13.for them. Sarah, running for the Uk Youth Charity. Good luck to Katie,

:25:14. > :25:19.she might be close to finishing. I think she was hoping for something

:25:20. > :25:21.around three hours. And to make, who is running for the Queen Elizabeth

:25:22. > :25:42.Fund For Disabled People. JONATHAN EDWARDS: For most of the

:25:43. > :25:46.amateur runners today, fitting in the training can be a bit tricky. It

:25:47. > :25:57.does help when you can combine it with the day job.

:25:58. > :26:09.I thought I would catch you on your rounds! You are going to put some

:26:10. > :26:13.miles in for the marathon, but you do it everyday? Not quite a

:26:14. > :26:22.marathon, but sometimes it feels like it, yes, it is good training!

:26:23. > :26:29.Now, this for you is what, 14 London Marathons? This is my 14th

:26:30. > :26:33.consecutive one. Take me to the first one. I could not believe that

:26:34. > :26:38.I was in the London Marathon at last. I was laughing, I was

:26:39. > :26:42.chatting. As you get towards the finishing line, you think, I am not

:26:43. > :26:46.doing this again. As soon as you get over it, it is, yes, bring on the

:26:47. > :26:50.next one! Because for me, it is more than just running the marathon. I

:26:51. > :27:00.lost my mother to breast cancer when I was 16. When I realised that

:27:01. > :27:04.Breast Cancer Haven existed, I was looking for something do do, and I

:27:05. > :27:09.thought, that is absolutely what I want to do. A bit of a Eureka

:27:10. > :27:15.moment. It just feels like it is the place to be. Nobody should have to

:27:16. > :27:18.face breast cancer alone, and with the Haven, they do not have to. I

:27:19. > :27:23.think it is the most marvellous place.

:27:24. > :27:29.Michael never has to face his marathon missions alone, thanks to

:27:30. > :27:42.his supporters from in and around the Haven. The help and generosity

:27:43. > :27:46.also comes from his workplace. Quite incredibly, over the last 13, with

:27:47. > :27:52.the help of my colleagues, we have actually hit ?232,000. And each one

:27:53. > :27:57.will generate usually around ?18,000. That is what I am hoping

:27:58. > :28:00.for this year. We can actually try to hit quarter of a million, as an

:28:01. > :28:08.office, just for the London Marathon. And you have always done

:28:09. > :28:13.it in your postman's dear? The last nine or ten, yes, always in my shirt

:28:14. > :28:19.and tie. What kind of reaction do you get? Somebody said last year, I

:28:20. > :28:25.feel like I am with a celebrity, because everybody screams out, go,

:28:26. > :28:31.posties! It is a 26 mile gauntlet of cheering and shouting and support. I

:28:32. > :28:35.absolutely love it. Every year it is the same but every year it feels

:28:36. > :28:40.better and better. I feel exceptionally lucky in my general

:28:41. > :28:45.health and fit this. I job helps. I am aware that people half my age, my

:28:46. > :28:51.mother, well, she was 38 when she died. They are not so fortunate. I

:28:52. > :28:55.am very happy to use my legs, my lungs and my general fitness and

:28:56. > :28:58.enjoy it, knowing that I am doing something really useful for people

:28:59. > :29:08.who are not going through so much fun at the moment.

:29:09. > :29:15.What a coincidence! Phil Jones, BBC! Special delivery for you. Thank you

:29:16. > :29:21.very much. Listen, you are on for a good time. Well, I was on for about

:29:22. > :29:26.3.30, however, I think I hit the wall about half a mile back. But it

:29:27. > :29:34.does not matter, it is all about the Haven, having a good time. Let's

:29:35. > :29:38.have a look at your support team. The wonderful Haven, who do such

:29:39. > :29:42.fantastic work for women with breast cancer. I am so pleased to be

:29:43. > :29:46.supporting them again. If I can say to the people of Hereford, thank you

:29:47. > :29:51.so much for your fabulous support. And my colleagues at Royal Mail

:29:52. > :29:55.Hereford, because of that, these guys will be ?18,000 better off. And

:29:56. > :29:59.we have just about got to quarter of a million altogether. The people of

:30:00. > :30:06.Hereford and the rest of the country have just seen you wearing a bra, it

:30:07. > :30:12.has gone out! You are now a national star. Thanks for all your help and

:30:13. > :30:14.all you have done for the Haven. Tremendous, I love these guys, so,

:30:15. > :30:28.thank you to Haven! All the best. Kelly, you are nearly at halfway,

:30:29. > :30:32.how are you feeling? It is so much hotter than I thought it was Gnabry,

:30:33. > :30:38.but the crowd are amazing, like always. And who are you running

:30:39. > :30:43.for? I am running for Children With Cancer charity, my dad has been

:30:44. > :30:49.really ill recently, so I have got him in my mind. I have got a picture

:30:50. > :30:54.of him on my vest. Hi, dad, hope you are all right. He starts his

:30:55. > :30:59.chemotherapy on Wednesday. It just goes to show, but we had a positive

:31:00. > :31:04.mental attitude, you can achieve things. So, stay strong, dad, I love

:31:05. > :31:24.you lots. Let him thanks. In. The weather is warming up

:31:25. > :31:30.significantly. There is Richard Whitehead. We saw him earlier on

:31:31. > :31:34.when Mo Farah passed him out on the road. One of our Paralympic heroes

:31:35. > :31:48.from 2012. And he loves the marathon. At his best he is very

:31:49. > :31:53.good at this event. He contested the 200 metres event. And good to see

:31:54. > :32:12.him here today. He has had a bit of a cold this week but he looks

:32:13. > :32:16.happy. Liz yelling, a former good friend of Paula from her career. She

:32:17. > :32:35.will be happy. Big Ben has just gone past one

:32:36. > :32:40.o'clock. And here at the finish line it has just gone past the three hour

:32:41. > :32:48.mark, the benchmark for so many people. I just want to mention all

:32:49. > :32:59.the runners running for the motor neurone charity today. And all in

:33:00. > :33:06.memory of our colleague Mark Webster who for so many years made this

:33:07. > :33:18.programme look so good. Sadly lost his life to the disease in 2011.

:33:19. > :33:20.Some big marathon debuts today. Mo Farah and Tirunesh Dibaba. And Chris

:33:21. > :33:27.Thompson who was with me. Some interesting images of you crossing

:33:28. > :33:35.the line! I just threw everyone out of my way! I was just trying to find

:33:36. > :33:39.somewhere to breathe. The last 800 metres I did not know what was going

:33:40. > :33:47.on! It was fantastic to be part of it. But the last part, I was weaving

:33:48. > :34:00.around. I nearly crashed into the colon. -- the cones. Your girlfriend

:34:01. > :34:11.has got in touch, saying the most dramatic finish goes to you! Look at

:34:12. > :34:19.me! She must have been worried. Bless her, she must have made the

:34:20. > :34:22.effort to stay up to watch it. She is in America. She was concerned

:34:23. > :34:30.that I was just going to get through it in one piece. More than that, you

:34:31. > :34:39.got a qualifying time. I never had a time as such in my mind. When we hit

:34:40. > :34:43.halfway we were 65 rang on and I felt the pace was never an issue. I

:34:44. > :34:49.always wanted to hold back a little bit and feel I was running a bit

:34:50. > :34:55.below what I felt I could run at, pace wise. It was deceptively windy.

:34:56. > :35:00.Myself and Ryan for the last six miles, if that wind had been in the

:35:01. > :35:08.other direction you might have seen a record from Mo Farah today. But

:35:09. > :35:12.that was where I was at today, about the fitness will be roughly thought,

:35:13. > :35:24.taking into the conditions. Well we do have a special camera to enjoy

:35:25. > :35:32.that finish once again! What are you doing to me? ! Tekele to my editor!

:35:33. > :35:38.It is a good job I have a girlfriend of 56 years because looking about, I

:35:39. > :35:42.would not get anyone! Before we came on air you said that pace wise and

:35:43. > :35:49.felt quite comfortable for the majority of it. The initial reaction

:35:50. > :35:56.is after that, for a debut marathon, I think the message

:35:57. > :36:00.generally has been probably run a little bit slower and just come away

:36:01. > :36:06.with a positive experience. That is what I did and the last mile was

:36:07. > :36:12.extremely tough. Different conditions, a different day, that

:36:13. > :36:16.could have turned into as it finish for myself and maybe Mo Farah. But a

:36:17. > :36:22.lot of positives. The pace, I think I have got the distance in my legs.

:36:23. > :36:29.I took a gamble not taking on any fluid for the last stop which in

:36:30. > :36:36.hindsight perhaps I needed. But a lot of positives to come out of it.

:36:37. > :36:41.2.11 is workable. I'm actually pretty pleased with that. I asked Mo

:36:42. > :36:48.Farah afterwards if he would do it again and he said yes. The same

:36:49. > :36:54.question to do that to you. Did you not see my face! I think everyone

:36:55. > :37:05.wants to see that again. I promise to look even worse next time! I just

:37:06. > :37:09.pulled great faces when I am in pain! We look forward to seeing some

:37:10. > :37:17.beautiful pictures again a few crossing the finish line. -- of you.

:37:18. > :37:22.We bumped into you yesterday, Amy, you're looking great. I saw you in

:37:23. > :37:29.the hotel last night. I was feeling a lot better than I am right now!

:37:30. > :37:37.But the atmosphere is amazing. How are the legs feeling. I am in pain

:37:38. > :37:43.now. The halfway point is scary. You know you have the same distance to

:37:44. > :37:47.go again. And back there I just thought there is no way I can do it

:37:48. > :37:54.again. Then I heard people in the crowd calling my name and is just

:37:55. > :38:00.picked me up. That is what is so special about doing London. And your

:38:01. > :38:08.father is here with you. She's doing brilliantly. I am proud of her. She

:38:09. > :38:16.has stuck to the plan and that is the main thing. Just to make it

:38:17. > :38:29.round and enjoy it. Almost at the halfway stage. Thank you.

:38:30. > :38:36.We're certainly keeping Denise Lewis busy there on Tower Bridge. Richard

:38:37. > :38:41.Whitehead is with me. Back to the day job now after the Winter

:38:42. > :38:44.Olympics! Just a bit of a job in London! The weather is beautiful,

:38:45. > :38:49.incredible crowds, really supportive. This is why Great

:38:50. > :38:55.Britain is such a great country. Everyone came out. People overcoming

:38:56. > :39:02.the challenges and raising so much money for all the great causes. It

:39:03. > :39:09.is great to be part of it. One marathon in one day is nothing to

:39:10. > :39:13.you. You have done 40 marathon in 40 days! Marathon is a challenge, no

:39:14. > :39:18.matter what caused it is. Today had its own challenges with the weather

:39:19. > :39:24.and just the emotion of the day. Being back in London where I got my

:39:25. > :39:30.Paralympic gold medal, and being in the IPC race as well, I'm trying to

:39:31. > :39:35.encourage amputees to come along and run against me in this kind of

:39:36. > :39:42.arena. It is all about the legacy of sport. At one stage I think Mo Farah

:39:43. > :39:47.went past due. He said he was going to come back and run a marathon

:39:48. > :39:53.again. What you make that as a debut. It is good. I think he was

:39:54. > :40:00.looking for a the British record and was just shy of that. When I saw him

:40:01. > :40:05.he went -- he looked relaxed. I think maybe he is lacking experience

:40:06. > :40:08.at the moment. When he gained experience I think you will be up

:40:09. > :40:13.there with the contenders. The marathon is a hard distance to

:40:14. > :40:18.master and the more experience he gets I'm sure mentally he will be

:40:19. > :40:34.able to master it. Good luck for the rest of the season. Thank you. In

:40:35. > :40:38.2005 39-year-old Roger Mann's world was turned upside down after a

:40:39. > :40:44.life-threatening tumour. The operation was successful but it

:40:45. > :40:50.left him with very damaged eyesight. He was introduced to guide runner

:40:51. > :40:54.for the blind and partially sighted and with his support regain the

:40:55. > :41:03.confidence to take part in sport. They are running the London Marathon

:41:04. > :41:08.in support of British Blind sport. 2014 is a poignant year for Jim

:41:09. > :41:13.Wilding it is 20 years since he ran his first and until today only

:41:14. > :41:18.marathon. Back then 72-year-old Jim from Suffolk completed the race with

:41:19. > :41:21.his good friend David Williams who sadly died a year later of a sudden

:41:22. > :41:25.heart attack aged just 42, leaving behind a wife and three children.

:41:26. > :41:30.Jim has never attempted a marathon since but has decided this year to

:41:31. > :41:37.run in London in memory of David and to do what he can to help heart

:41:38. > :41:39.research. Jack was 11 years old when his

:41:40. > :41:44.parents discovered he was suffering from a rare condition called

:41:45. > :41:50.scoliosis which causes the spine to curve. At 15 years old his spine was

:41:51. > :41:55.at 60 degree angle leaving him unable to do much physical activity.

:41:56. > :41:59.At great Ormond Street he underwent major surgery that involved putting

:42:00. > :42:04.titanium poles into his back to keep it straight. Now aged 21 he is

:42:05. > :42:08.taking on the London Marathon, something he never thought it would

:42:09. > :42:23.be able to do. He's running for great Ormond Street hospital.

:42:24. > :42:29.We have got our superwoman here. Helen Skelton. How are you feeling

:42:30. > :42:34.at the halfway stage? I'm all right, I'm pretty sure that my feet are

:42:35. > :42:43.bleeding. But the crowd, you run past people and they say, come on,

:42:44. > :42:46.Helen! It is brilliant. You look incredible and you are inspiring a

:42:47. > :42:53.lot of people as you go. What is it that makes the London Marathon so

:42:54. > :42:56.special. It is so humbling, so levelling. It makes you proud to be

:42:57. > :43:02.British. Everyone has gone through something tough. We will get through

:43:03. > :43:13.it together. It is a good journey for life! This is a relay, you're

:43:14. > :43:23.doing the next bit! No one told me! It is a hot day, how are you finding

:43:24. > :43:30.it? It is tough, I am tired. I did brighten last year. I am raising

:43:31. > :43:34.money for breast cancer. I had dressed cancer last year so it is an

:43:35. > :43:40.emotional race for me. You are a great example to so many people out

:43:41. > :43:49.there. The crowd really spray you on. I cannot wait to get to the

:43:50. > :44:00.finish! Congratulations and keep going.

:44:01. > :44:08.Karaoke man! The goal is to sing and run the whole way round. Anything

:44:09. > :44:18.that the crowd will join in with, basically. I am raising money for

:44:19. > :44:32.the Breast Cancer Campaign. I can sing and run, it is not asking

:44:33. > :44:50.much! HE SINGS.

:44:51. > :44:56.# Hey, baby! Rugby league legend Keith senior.

:44:57. > :45:02.And a marathon legend today! The atmosphere is great. The body is

:45:03. > :45:06.feeling it the bit at this moment! But a great atmosphere and the crowd

:45:07. > :45:16.are great. It is quite an emotional experience. I am running for the

:45:17. > :45:24.youth cancer trust. I'm running marathons. I finish off with

:45:25. > :45:30.Huddersfield. Just one will be no mean feat! You are a big lad. It

:45:31. > :45:34.takes some doing but it is all about sheer determination. It is mind over

:45:35. > :45:39.matter. But there are people in fancy dress passing me and that

:45:40. > :45:46.keeps you going when someone is dressed as an Apple running past

:45:47. > :45:49.you! You had a fantastic career in rugby and your an inspiration now in

:45:50. > :46:08.the marathon. -- you are. JONATHAN EDWARDS: The runners are

:46:09. > :46:13.streaming through. It amazes me, actually, how many people can run as

:46:14. > :46:18.fast as these guys. Quite outstanding. As always, lots of

:46:19. > :46:21.famous faces taking part. We have electronically tagged ten of them so

:46:22. > :46:29.that we can follow their progress. First, let's hear from them.

:46:30. > :46:34.It is time for the Face Race. Let's have a look at the line-up. Olympic

:46:35. > :46:43.gold medallist Katherine Grainger, hoping for 3.5 hours. Quiz king CJ

:46:44. > :46:48.takes on his third marathon today. Natalie Dormer wants to complete the

:46:49. > :46:51.course in around four hours. So does former England footballer and Match

:46:52. > :46:56.of the Day favourite Michael Owen. Never one to shy away from a

:46:57. > :47:00.challenge, our very own daredevil Helen Skelton has given herself at

:47:01. > :47:06.4.5 hours in which to finish. Swapping the luxury of Kings Road

:47:07. > :47:14.for the sweat of the marathon, Hugo Taylor is aiming for four hours. Amy

:47:15. > :47:23.Willerton is aiming for 4.5 hours. England World Cup rugby winner Lewis

:47:24. > :47:31.Moody has four hours in his sights. Then we have got TV presenter Jenny

:47:32. > :47:46.Faulkner, and Michel Roux, the TV chef.

:47:47. > :47:53.And CJ from Eggheads, he is doing tremendously well. And Michael Owen,

:47:54. > :47:57.well, he wants to be back for Liverpool versus Manchester City. He

:47:58. > :48:03.is at 23 miles. Natalie Dormer is not so far behind. She is doing very

:48:04. > :48:14.well indeed. Let's see where Helen Skelton is. She is just about where

:48:15. > :48:16.Lewis Moody is. I am sure they are looking for all sorts of

:48:17. > :48:18.inspiration. And they should not have to look too far, because that

:48:19. > :49:15.is what today is all about. # Oh, sister I will help you around.

:49:16. > :49:24.# If the sky comes falling down. # For you.

:49:25. > :49:37.BRENDAN FOSTER: We have got several people from BBC north-east or

:49:38. > :49:43.running for Cocoa charity, trying to raise more than ?8,000. Lucy,

:49:44. > :49:56.running for Dystonia protect society. Someone running for Trinity

:49:57. > :50:03.Is in Clapham. STEVE CRAM: Emma and Virginia

:50:04. > :50:16.running for the St Elizabeth Hospice in Ipswich. And Tracy Hutchinson, I

:50:17. > :50:19.might have mentioned her earlier on, the University of Sunderland team

:50:20. > :50:28.out of there. A place close to my heart.

:50:29. > :50:34.A little message of congratulations and good luck for the second half of

:50:35. > :50:38.the race for Milly Sutton. A husband Don died of cancer six months ago,

:50:39. > :50:42.and she has decided to honour his memory by taking to the streets are

:50:43. > :50:46.raising money for the University College London Hospital. I have just

:50:47. > :50:51.looked her up on our system in the commentary box and she is on course

:50:52. > :50:57.for just outside five hours. I know that will be a very emotional moment

:50:58. > :51:05.for her at the finish line. And a group of people, John, Steve

:51:06. > :51:08.and Tom, or running for a brilliant charity for children with life

:51:09. > :51:13.limiting illnesses. It gives them the holiday of a lifetime in Disney

:51:14. > :51:17.World, with full medical support. Kate and Claire are running for the

:51:18. > :51:22.elimination of leukaemia. They have raised more than ?3000. Well done to

:51:23. > :51:28.them. A quick word for Alexander, who is running for the BBC's

:51:29. > :51:34.Children in Need. I am sure they will be telling you all about it

:51:35. > :51:38.tomorrow morning. Hello to an Oxford University student who has taken

:51:39. > :51:45.time out of his studies to raise money for the Children's Liver

:51:46. > :51:49.Disease Foundation. His brother Edward was born with a rare liver

:51:50. > :51:54.disease and was given a life changing transplant in 2012. Two

:51:55. > :51:58.grande, his target, and he has already met that, and there are more

:51:59. > :52:03.donations coming in on his Twitter feed. Good work by the Oxford

:52:04. > :52:13.University guys. And good luck to Lucy Wilson, running for the Royal

:52:14. > :52:19.Hospital Of Neuro Disability. And Warwick and John, who is running for

:52:20. > :52:41.the Simon Bates Foundation. Krissy, I know you stopped for me

:52:42. > :52:45.last time around, and UI here again. It is amazing, I pulled my calf

:52:46. > :52:50.muscle three weeks ago, I did not think I was going to make it. But my

:52:51. > :52:54.lovely charity, I family, and most of all, my precious dad, has made me

:52:55. > :53:00.come to this point, almost halfway, and it has made my day to talk to

:53:01. > :53:04.you. It is great to see you. Thank you to all of the children at the

:53:05. > :53:09.primary school where I work for supporting me, to my teachers, my

:53:10. > :53:18.husband, my children, and Exmouth Running Bells, my running club.

:53:19. > :53:22.Well, we saw him earlier, CJ de Mooi, and you have stormed the

:53:23. > :53:26.celebrity race, not only are you the cleverest celebrity, you are the

:53:27. > :53:30.fastest! I am surprised, because every time I have done a marathon,

:53:31. > :53:34.there has always been somewhat ahead of me by quite some distance.

:53:35. > :53:38.Running with an injured foot, I would have hoped to be ten minutes

:53:39. > :53:44.faster, but to win the celebrity race, I am amazed! You beat Lewis

:53:45. > :53:47.Moody, you beat a World Cup winner, and in second place was Michael

:53:48. > :53:52.Owen. Well, that serves him right, frankly. I have always loved

:53:53. > :53:57.running, it is the only sport I have ever done. I have never played or

:53:58. > :54:02.taken any interest in any other sport. I started running ten years

:54:03. > :54:07.ago and I absolutely love it. Long-distance running, I absolutely

:54:08. > :54:10.adore. I do half marathons all the time. Marathons are not very big

:54:11. > :54:15.enough for me because I find them absolutely agonising. Doing a full

:54:16. > :54:20.marathon is not twice as difficult as a half marathon, it is four times

:54:21. > :54:26.as difficult. I will be back next year. And today seems to be better

:54:27. > :54:30.than ever? On the course, everybody has been fantastic. When I first did

:54:31. > :54:34.London, I was amazed that the number of people standing by the side,

:54:35. > :54:39.giving out oranges and sweets. Today, all the way around, it was

:54:40. > :54:44.enormous sound, a wall of sound. I hit the wall about 16, 17 miles, and

:54:45. > :54:49.the crowd lifted me and kept me going. Thank you to everybody by the

:54:50. > :54:55.course. The spectators make this race, so thank you all, thank you

:54:56. > :55:01.London. You are the winner of the Face Race, congratulations! Thank

:55:02. > :55:06.you very much, very proud to be so. Danny, how are you doing? We have

:55:07. > :55:11.had some chats in our time, haven't we? I am all right. I start hard and

:55:12. > :55:16.I meet as many people as I can during the race. I have met a lot of

:55:17. > :55:21.people! As they go past! We spoke to you this morning, at the start, and

:55:22. > :55:27.despite the pain which was going to come inevitably, has it lived up to

:55:28. > :55:31.everything you wanted? I hate long-distance running, this is the

:55:32. > :55:37.only one I will do, it is amazing. The crowd, the other runners, get

:55:38. > :55:42.you around. Yes, it hurts, it is a lot further than 800, but it is good

:55:43. > :55:45.fun, it is a beautiful day. Will you be back for more? I have got to

:55:46. > :55:55.finish this one first, before next year! I will let you go!

:55:56. > :56:02.Well, the atmosphere is steadily building here at Big Ben. Earlier,

:56:03. > :56:07.it was just a trickle, but now, the river of runners is really starting

:56:08. > :56:10.to flow. These keep sending in your tweets and texts, we love hearing

:56:11. > :56:15.from you. Even if it is just the message of support. Earlier today we

:56:16. > :56:21.were getting some celebrities and seeing how they have enjoyed their

:56:22. > :56:24.marathon day. Anna Watkins, she found what she thought was an

:56:25. > :56:30.unconventional way of getting to the start, alongside her Olympic rowing

:56:31. > :56:35.partner Katherine Grainger, on a double-decker bus. Former Reading

:56:36. > :56:45.and Brighton striker Nicky Forster...

:56:46. > :56:52.That sounds like some words out of Gladiator or something! And only at

:56:53. > :56:59.the London Marathon do you get this, a Michelin starred chef, a former

:57:00. > :57:03.England rugby union international and an actress, together in a

:57:04. > :57:07.selfie. Keep those coming in, and keep showing your support. We have

:57:08. > :57:14.got some supporters here. Laura, who are you waiting to see? My husband.

:57:15. > :57:21.How long have you been waiting? Since early this morning, so I am

:57:22. > :57:29.hoping any minute. He is running for Sense, an amazing charity which

:57:30. > :57:30.works for the deaf blind. Thank you very much for talking to

:57:31. > :57:46.us. Sir Ludwig Woodman established the

:57:47. > :57:52.National Spinal Injuries Centre, he firmly believed in using such a

:57:53. > :57:54.centre to build both physical strength and self-respect.

:57:55. > :57:59.Eventually he became the founding father of what would become known as

:58:00. > :58:03.the Paralympic Games. Ben Gittens is his great-grandson, and he is

:58:04. > :58:10.running his first marathon today, in support of Wheel Power, the national

:58:11. > :58:13.charity for and owner of the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace

:58:14. > :58:19.of the Paralympic movement. The charity is interestingly important

:58:20. > :58:23.to Ben's family. Birmingham's Matt Johnson has decided to run this

:58:24. > :58:27.year, ten years on from the death of his wife Karen. She went into

:58:28. > :58:32.hospital to give birth to their only son, Harry. She would never leave.

:58:33. > :58:37.Karen passed away from cystic fibrosis one month after Harry was

:58:38. > :58:40.born, having only held him once. When Harry found out his dad was

:58:41. > :58:47.running the marathon, he emptied out his money box and gave him all

:58:48. > :58:51.?1.80. He will be running for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, in

:58:52. > :58:58.appreciation of all the support and treatment his wife received when she

:58:59. > :59:02.was alive. Nine months after Samuel was born, his parents noticed

:59:03. > :59:07.something was not quite right. He was constantly being sick and losing

:59:08. > :59:09.weight. He was referred to Great Ormond street Hospital and it was

:59:10. > :59:14.discovered that he had a brain tumour which would need emergency

:59:15. > :59:18.surgery. Thankfully, the tumour was benign and it required however,

:59:19. > :59:21.during this time his mother had fallen pregnant again and gave birth

:59:22. > :59:27.to her second son shortly afterwards. When he was sent for

:59:28. > :59:31.tests, aged two, after coming down with flu, Lisa was given the

:59:32. > :59:35.devastating news that he had leukaemia. Oliver responded well to

:59:36. > :59:39.his treatment and recovered. Lisa decided to run the marathon today as

:59:40. > :59:49.a thank you to the charity Children With Cancer.

:59:50. > :59:58.JONATHAN EDWARDS: Well, we soared Danny earlier on with Phil Jones. He

:59:59. > :00:03.was interviewed alongside Noel Thatcher, and Noel Thatcher has won

:00:04. > :00:07.this particular race, with his guide, Rob. Welcome to you. From

:00:08. > :00:13.what you said beforehand to me, that was a pretty horrible experience?!

:00:14. > :00:18.The first 16 miles, I thought, yes, I can do this, and then the wheels

:00:19. > :00:22.fell badly off around Canary Wharf, and the entire world closed in

:00:23. > :00:28.around me. I think the lesson is, you need to have breakfast before

:00:29. > :00:31.you start. No fuel at all, which is a schoolboy error. Thankfully, my

:00:32. > :00:37.man Rob, his first London Marathon, dragged me around. How was he today

:00:38. > :00:41.wanted she was good, a lot more calm than he used to be in the past. I am

:00:42. > :00:46.sorry, we tell everybody, look after the nutrition, but you are five

:00:47. > :00:51.times Paralympic gold medallist, in a distance event, so what happened?

:00:52. > :00:55.My wife went back to Japan about eight days ago, so I have been on

:00:56. > :01:03.microwave meals. It is terrible. You are not a new man, then? Definitely,

:01:04. > :01:06.in no sense of the word at all! Hopefully next time I will get a few

:01:07. > :01:12.more calories in. But just a most amazing day. The camaraderie on the

:01:13. > :01:15.course, the volume of the spectators, from the start to the

:01:16. > :01:25.finish, is unbelievable. A testament to the city. Greatest marathon in

:01:26. > :01:31.the world. And happy birthday to you, Rob, once again.

:01:32. > :01:40.Dave, you are here again but without Jonathan. He was ill just before

:01:41. > :01:46.Christmas and suffering from pneumonia so he did not run this

:01:47. > :01:52.year. But he ran the last five years and we raised over ?1 million this

:01:53. > :01:57.year. We have gone over that total and it is amazing. We help families

:01:58. > :02:04.with children with mitochondrial disease. And this year we managed to

:02:05. > :02:14.fund a specialist nurse at Great Ormond Street for a year. Jonathan,

:02:15. > :02:17.we miss you! We miss you moaning! But it is a bit quicker this year,

:02:18. > :02:27.hopefully I will finish before it gets dark!

:02:28. > :02:37.I am loving this. One of the best I have seen today. It is a tribute to

:02:38. > :02:44.a guy who passed away but lives on in our hearts and minds. And a big

:02:45. > :02:52.hello and thank you to my kick boxing club and all my friends and

:02:53. > :02:59.family and people out of work. So a tribute to the ultimate Warrior. You

:03:00. > :03:08.must be getting a lot of attention dressed like that! The atmosphere is

:03:09. > :03:16.terrific. I think I set off a bit too quick. You get caught up in the

:03:17. > :03:22.moment. I was hoping to give Mo Farah run for his money. But I saw

:03:23. > :03:25.him coming past the other direction! I thought I might get the

:03:26. > :03:42.chance to break him but unfortunately not. I hope you're

:03:43. > :03:49.using some cream! All the best. Well you see all kinds of sights and

:03:50. > :03:56.sounds of the London Marathon. There was a bobsleigh this morning! And

:03:57. > :04:01.all sorts of wild and wacky record attempts going on today. Wendy Shaw

:04:02. > :04:11.holds the title for the first is marathon dressed as a mascot. She

:04:12. > :04:14.hopes to beat her own record today. Derek has set himself the task of

:04:15. > :04:20.recording the fastest marathon dressed as a monk. Marcus is hoping

:04:21. > :04:28.to run the fastest marathon dressed as a toilet. But others are going

:04:29. > :04:35.for the record attempt today. No one wants to finish number two in this

:04:36. > :04:42.race! John is hoping to run the fastest marathon in a full body

:04:43. > :04:47.chicken costume. And Michael is throwing down the gauntlet dashed to

:04:48. > :04:54.himself. The challenge is to run the fastest marathon wearing upper body

:04:55. > :05:04.chainmail. And look out for Emma bringing a new meaning to the London

:05:05. > :05:08.eye! She is running as a body organ. And Simon is ready for liftoff and

:05:09. > :05:14.hopes to clinch record for the fast as marathon dressed as an astronaut.

:05:15. > :05:19.And everyone needs a good pair of trainers but this man is wearing his

:05:20. > :05:27.super-sized snigger hoping for the fastest marathon dressed as shoe.

:05:28. > :05:37.And I have the former wild and wacky record holder beside me. What record

:05:38. > :05:43.did you hold? The fastest baby and the fastest schoolboy. All good fun.

:05:44. > :05:54.I have seen the fastest bottle going through, he smashed it! How was

:05:55. > :06:05.today. It was really good. I am delighted with my time. We have been

:06:06. > :06:11.running for a charity and we have made a lot of money for that. You

:06:12. > :06:17.are looking serious today but it is not all about serious. I'm just

:06:18. > :06:26.watching these people coming, I'm still serious about this sport! A

:06:27. > :06:31.bit cheeky! The record still holds, Mo Farah did not break it today and

:06:32. > :06:37.something needs to be done about it. If young people are watching, get

:06:38. > :06:47.going. If you train hard you can do it. Get off your backside and get

:06:48. > :06:57.running because you can achieve things! Always a pleasure, thank

:06:58. > :07:03.you. Just an update on the Guinness world

:07:04. > :07:07.record for the fairest -- fastest marathon dressed as a baby was

:07:08. > :07:31.broken today by Ali King from London. David Dunn came as the

:07:32. > :07:41.Thunderbirds pilot. Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, raising a large

:07:42. > :08:01.amount of money. And James Golding out there. Reach is there charity.

:08:02. > :08:06.Well just a brilliant day for the capital. If you have been inspired

:08:07. > :08:11.by what you have seen but perhaps feel a little bit intimidated by the

:08:12. > :08:17.distance, then please do not be. It is an event to be respect it and

:08:18. > :08:22.does require training. It may sound like a blatant drug for the event

:08:23. > :08:25.that I can assure you anyone who was sitting at home watching these

:08:26. > :08:35.pictures and thinking they might like to get their training underway,

:08:36. > :08:39.please do. There are lots of online training guides. It does not matter

:08:40. > :08:45.how slowly you do it. Come and be a part of one of these great days. The

:08:46. > :08:49.atmosphere is simply fantastic and you feel like $1 million if you get

:08:50. > :08:56.to the finish. It does not matter how slowly. It is a wonderful moment

:08:57. > :09:09.to experience. So have a go. Maybe you can join the 40,000 here next

:09:10. > :09:14.year in the sunshine. 170,000 people applied to take part

:09:15. > :09:26.in the London Marathon this year. They come not only from the UK but

:09:27. > :09:35.all around the world. And these people will know there is not far to

:09:36. > :09:40.go for them. The shard now part of the London skyline. And those coming

:09:41. > :09:45.across Tower Bridge have yet to passed the halfway mark. Those going

:09:46. > :09:50.in the other direction have just about three and a half miles to go.

:09:51. > :09:55.A lot of people in fancy dress and it is getting warmer today. Anyone

:09:56. > :10:00.in a costume is going to have a bit of a tough time. A lot of people

:10:01. > :10:09.choose their costume very carefully and rightly so. But all raising

:10:10. > :10:19.millions of pounds. I think this is about the best supported marathon on

:10:20. > :10:24.the route around the world. Kenenisa Bekele won a big marathon in Paris

:10:25. > :10:27.last week and in the final miles it was pretty deserted in terms of

:10:28. > :10:34.people watching. In London every single mile is covered with

:10:35. > :10:40.thousands of spectators. And what a day to come and spectate. Now we are

:10:41. > :10:46.expecting very soon, we have been following the celebrities. Michael

:10:47. > :10:51.Owen was going very well indeed. He has been slowing down a little bit.

:10:52. > :10:56.He is one of the celebrities we expect to find in the next few

:10:57. > :11:10.minutes. Sophie Raworth hot on his tail. We will keep an eye out for

:11:11. > :11:17.that. And if you spot any of your loved ones, colleagues or friends,

:11:18. > :11:27.record it and show it to them tomorrow. It is a great day. And for

:11:28. > :11:33.us covering this event it is not just about the elite runners. Year

:11:34. > :11:43.on year it is these sites that inspire people to come and take

:11:44. > :11:49.part. -- sights. CJ has already finished. Michael Owen is very

:11:50. > :11:58.close, three or four minutes away at most. The other is just starting to

:11:59. > :12:04.spread out down the route. Katherine Granger just coming on to the

:12:05. > :12:10.embankment. Helen Skelton back at 22. Lewis Moody very close. Michel

:12:11. > :12:20.Roux. They all look quite close to each other. All progressing well. We

:12:21. > :12:25.will try to catch them when they get to the finish line. A lot of other

:12:26. > :12:31.celebrities of course out there. And many others raising all kinds of

:12:32. > :12:39.money which is brilliant. They do make this a special day.

:12:40. > :12:46.Well people still streaming through in their hundreds. They will still

:12:47. > :12:49.be going for many more hours to come. Earlier this morning it was

:12:50. > :12:55.the youngsters who got their chance in the many marathon, where Mo Farah

:12:56. > :13:03.cut his teeth. We got up early to try to spy out his successor. Well

:13:04. > :13:08.it is a beautiful morning and here we are for the start of the many

:13:09. > :13:16.London Marathon. Many only by name, not by nature. Young athletes are

:13:17. > :13:21.here to run the marathon course, all bidding for their own piece of

:13:22. > :13:26.glory. It is the official British athletics road race champion and

:13:27. > :13:35.open to entrants from aged 11 to 17. It also includes all 33 London

:13:36. > :13:43.boroughs. Like my friends from Wandsworth. Good luck. As champions

:13:44. > :13:52.include Mo Farah, Shelly Woods and long Stanford. So it has a rich

:13:53. > :13:57.history. We'll be on any future champions today? I am a bit nervous

:13:58. > :14:05.but looking forward to racing for the first time. I have done the race

:14:06. > :14:12.four times. I came third last year so I need to go out with a bang. I

:14:13. > :14:20.represent Ealing. It is a great atmosphere with a lot of people

:14:21. > :14:30.supporting you. You are on your toes. What is your strategy? Just

:14:31. > :14:36.run! This is my first ever race, I have only been racing since

:14:37. > :14:42.November. The runners are ready and we have a special guest, Tom Daley

:14:43. > :14:49.to get them underway. Not a bad gig for you! I am really excited, it is

:14:50. > :14:59.an honour and they have put in hours of training. I know how much it

:15:00. > :15:03.means to them to be here. It is going to be an incredible

:15:04. > :15:11.atmosphere. What about you running? I know it is always an amazing thing

:15:12. > :15:19.to achieve. My mum did it in 2012. I would love to do it when I have

:15:20. > :15:26.finished diving! I will let you get on with it.

:15:27. > :15:32.So Tom has done the honours and the race is underway. Who will triumph?

:15:33. > :15:38.Rob Walker picks up the action. What a way to kick-start a distance

:15:39. > :15:44.running career. Cheered on by thousands on the iconic streets of

:15:45. > :15:54.London. Zak Miller got the under 17 title. Lydia Turner was fifth last

:15:55. > :16:03.year and took the women's under 17 in fine style this year. We had some

:16:04. > :16:07.brilliant wheelchair racers. And the influence of Mo Farah is everywhere

:16:08. > :16:13.when it comes to the next generation of distance runners. A very hotly

:16:14. > :16:20.contested London Borough competition. Greenwich taking the

:16:21. > :16:27.win. And glory then for Southwark with the under 13 title. And this is

:16:28. > :16:34.a name for the future. The daughter of a former Olympic marathon runner

:16:35. > :16:47.stormed to the under 13 title for the girls. One to watch in the years

:16:48. > :16:53.to come. Here are the full list of names of the boys and girls who did

:16:54. > :16:59.win those titles. Watch out for those names in the future, as has

:17:00. > :17:29.been proven by the likes of Dave Weir and Mo Farah and Scott Overall.

:17:30. > :17:36.What a brilliant moment for all 2,000 boys and girls to take to the

:17:37. > :17:41.streets and be part of the world's premier marathon. The start of the

:17:42. > :17:46.race, not expecting to go out from the front and that had to be the

:17:47. > :17:52.case so I kept the pace really fast and hard and I made it first, so I'm

:17:53. > :17:56.really happy. Great race. I couldn't -- come second last year, so I come

:17:57. > :17:59.for the win today. The race was fast and went through to the front and

:18:00. > :18:03.started kicking to the end so I'm happy with the win. It's absolutely

:18:04. > :18:07.amazing, especially the course, because there are supporter all the

:18:08. > :18:11.way around and when you hear your name it's a shock, especially

:18:12. > :18:14.because I'm from the north-east and you don't expect to come down here.

:18:15. > :18:22.Amazing. You get all the support you need. I only started doing this for

:18:23. > :18:26.a year. This is the first year. I've always played basketball. I thought

:18:27. > :18:31.I would try racing and I'm fast here as well. Amazing out there, support

:18:32. > :18:35.from the crowd kept me going. Really good to have an event like this on

:18:36. > :18:47.and to support the young athletes and the way they are doing it, to be

:18:48. > :18:53.part of something so special for us. Great scenes there and watch out for

:18:54. > :18:58.those faces, because as we said, Mo Farah won the mini marathon back in

:18:59. > :19:02.the day. He found out that ingning this is an incredible challenge.

:19:03. > :19:13.Brutal, but for many, the physical challenge is only part of the story.

:19:14. > :19:19.I love going outside and I love feeling the air on my face and

:19:20. > :19:23.breathing deep. There have been moments in training where I've

:19:24. > :19:27.absolutely wanted to give up but I kept going. Because I was thinking

:19:28. > :19:31.about David, the fact I'm running for young people to try to help make

:19:32. > :19:38.a difference and it's definitely an extra factor that pushes you to try

:19:39. > :19:46.to achieve what you are doing. My son, David, was a lovely young boy,

:19:47. > :19:52.really superb person to know, just incredible character and lively and

:19:53. > :19:56.fun person to be around. But he had some issues and clearly was

:19:57. > :20:04.wrestling with those through his young life. When he was 19, David

:20:05. > :20:09.attempted to take his own life and then spent six weeks almost

:20:10. > :20:14.literally wasting away in hospital. At a time when he was conscious.

:20:15. > :20:18.There is no doubt that was the single worst moment of my life. A

:20:19. > :20:28.moment where you think if only I had been there or done this or that. You

:20:29. > :20:33.never get that chance again. I was doing A-Levels and had a very normal

:20:34. > :20:36.life and then you go from that to having this horrible burden and your

:20:37. > :20:42.friends all know, but don't know what to say. You just sort of carry

:20:43. > :20:52.it with you. It's a lovely photograph of him. Beautiful boy.

:20:53. > :20:58.Suicide is the ultimate wrecking ball. It destroys families. I'll

:20:59. > :21:03.never get over it. There's not a day that goes by when I don't think of

:21:04. > :21:10.David. I miss him dreadfully and it's very, very hard to say. When he

:21:11. > :21:13.was in hospital it was possible to have some conversations with him and

:21:14. > :21:20.one of the things that will stick with me is that he's sorry and I

:21:21. > :21:24.said sorry back to him. He also said quite clearly he wished he hadn't

:21:25. > :21:30.done it. It's not a glamorous thing to do. It hurts, he said. It really

:21:31. > :21:32.hurts. He was so charasmatic and so outwardly so confident that you

:21:33. > :21:36.would never really know anything was wrong and that's the same with so

:21:37. > :21:39.many young men these days. He probably didn't have the words

:21:40. > :21:44.himself to express what he as going through, but having someone there

:21:45. > :21:48.trained to listen and understood in some capacity what was going on

:21:49. > :21:52.would have been so beneficial. Kids are under a lot of pressure these

:21:53. > :21:57.days. Under pressure from social media, peers, suicide is the biggest

:21:58. > :22:02.cause of death in 15-34-year-olds, which is a shocking statistic. Three

:22:03. > :22:08.quarters are boys or young men. It would have been grade to know there

:22:09. > :22:16.was a Shah riT I could have called on and Papyrus is a small charity.

:22:17. > :22:19.There is a helpline and it's delve on the cutting edge with people who

:22:20. > :22:26.know what they're doing and they can help people to prevent suicide and

:22:27. > :22:29.that's why I'm running for them. I know when I'm running the London

:22:30. > :22:33.Marathon, especially in the second half when it gets really tough, I

:22:34. > :22:36.will be thinking of David. I will be thinking of the message that young

:22:37. > :22:42.people don't have to go through this. There are other ways of coping

:22:43. > :22:46.and getting through. It will be that message that carries me through and

:22:47. > :22:54.will help me dig deep, thinking of David and his beautiful face.

:22:55. > :22:57.Richard joins me now. Richard, in that video you talked about running

:22:58. > :23:01.with your son David in your mind. Was that very much the case?

:23:02. > :23:07.Literally, running with him on my back, on the picture of him. He took

:23:08. > :23:10.his own life five years ago tragically and I was digging deep at

:23:11. > :23:16.viRious points, especially to the end and thinking of him. The

:23:17. > :23:21.statistics are shocking, young people committing suicide. Tell us a

:23:22. > :23:26.little bit about the charity Papyrus. 1600 young people take

:23:27. > :23:30.their lives each year and we know many more than that attempt it and

:23:31. > :23:35.others are depressed and thinking through the problems in their lives.

:23:36. > :23:41.Once - a charity like this is they're not only running a helpline

:23:42. > :23:44.which is 24/7 for people who are going through difficulties, but they

:23:45. > :23:49.have many other services and raising awareness and trying to prevent this

:23:50. > :23:53.terrible situation, terrible statistic. Running very much is a

:23:54. > :23:58.therapy for you, but it's not running, but writing too? Yeah. I

:23:59. > :24:02.had a best-selling true crime book a couple of years ago and now I'm

:24:03. > :24:06.writing novels, so it's a suicide theme in the first novel and yeah,

:24:07. > :24:10.it's partly to raise awareness and as therapy definitely, it is

:24:11. > :24:18.cathartic to get it out on paper and work through it. Your time today, 2.

:24:19. > :24:23.45. And 07. It was getting warm out there. I lost track of time, but in

:24:24. > :24:29.a way I think London it's more than that. At the top you have Mo and

:24:30. > :24:33.people, but there are tens of thousands out on the course and

:24:34. > :24:36.running for causes. For me, London is about people digging deep and

:24:37. > :24:40.seeing there's a future and hope and on a great day like this, I think

:24:41. > :24:43.that's a real message that everybody can have. Thank you very much. Thank

:24:44. > :24:52.you for sharing your story. Thank you. There really isn't another day

:24:53. > :24:56.like it in the sporting calendar that combines the emotional

:24:57. > :25:00.fortitude that people show as well as the physical challenging of

:25:01. > :25:06.overcoming the Marathon. It makes you think and inspired and want to

:25:07. > :25:13.go out and make more of a life than you have. I'm 68. A pensioner. I

:25:14. > :25:17.just want to try to make a difference. I want to finish it in

:25:18. > :25:24.reasonable time, if you can, with no injuries. I lack the physical -- I

:25:25. > :25:33.like the challenge of running 26 miles. It's what I like. I was

:25:34. > :25:36.paralysed in a car accident ten years ago and I thought what better

:25:37. > :25:40.way to mark ten years was to go for a push all the way around London.

:25:41. > :25:48.Why not? Mark it with something good. Anyone can do it. Yeah. Really

:25:49. > :25:54.can. You can. I'm amazed by Rachel that she is here with me. The body

:25:55. > :26:05.is amazing. It can do that. I've only just learnt that. I've just

:26:06. > :26:12.been out and I've been trying to do as much as I can when I can. Wanting

:26:13. > :26:17.to do it in between days off and weekends, whatever. You have to fit

:26:18. > :26:21.your life in there as well. Once I get Christmas out of the way then I

:26:22. > :26:25.start. January, start building up. I run every week whether I'm doing a

:26:26. > :26:31.marathon. I do run all the time but I start with six miles. It

:26:32. > :26:38.definitely helps destress and if I didn't do all this it would save me

:26:39. > :26:42.from my A-Levels. I was thinking how will I get past three kilometres?

:26:43. > :26:47.You do glide along and your breathing calms down and all the

:26:48. > :26:57.advice from my coach here. I was never a big person, but I would say

:26:58. > :27:01.I probably was -- probably was a couch potato. Fruit and vegetable is

:27:02. > :27:08.good and beer, but it's not quite as good for you. I have wanted the odd

:27:09. > :27:11.pizza or beer now and again. It would be nice to be the first chair

:27:12. > :27:15.over the line, but I don't know whether that will be me. I think

:27:16. > :27:21.just to complete it will be an achievement. I absolutely will

:27:22. > :27:29.always run now. I will always be keeping fit. I'm very proud of my

:27:30. > :27:33.beautiful daughter. I think everybody, man or woman, should have

:27:34. > :27:37.one go at the London Marathon. Just have a go at it. It's a wonderful

:27:38. > :27:46.experience, it really is. Life changing. Absolutely. If you fancy

:27:47. > :27:50.getting out and doing some running, maybe not the London Marathon, but

:27:51. > :27:58.something shorter, then log on to the website and click on to the

:27:59. > :28:02.gesinspired. -- click on to the getinspired. Lots of them there. I'm

:28:03. > :28:08.not sure if enjoyment is quite the right word. I've got one man beside

:28:09. > :28:11.me for whom enjoyment definitely isn't the word and we are sitting

:28:12. > :28:15.down because he can't stand up. Michael Owen is here. Former

:28:16. > :28:18.England, Liverpool and Newcastle and Stoke and Manchester United

:28:19. > :28:24.superstar, who is never going to run again. Never, ever. That is -

:28:25. > :28:28.everyone told me that is hard, but it's the hardest thing ever. I mean

:28:29. > :28:33.it. I thought I was going to die after 14 minutes how I did another

:28:34. > :28:36.12 and a bit. It was the worst expeeshS, but the best --

:28:37. > :28:42.experience, but the best as well. You must have had tremendous support

:28:43. > :28:46.out there? It was unbelievable. The support was great. I've never ever

:28:47. > :28:53.seen anything like it, to a man, whether a supporter or fellow

:28:54. > :28:59.runner, the best experience. I've had a life in football where it's

:29:00. > :29:05.not like that, there's - you get a lot of stick and nasty words towards

:29:06. > :29:09.you whether in the stadium or on social media, but every single

:29:10. > :29:14.person that I crossed there was so supportive, so polite and nice. And

:29:15. > :29:18.it's just such an emotional run. You want to give everyone a hug on the

:29:19. > :29:23.way around, but the competitive bit inside me was, you can't stop I've

:29:24. > :29:27.got to beat four hours. This was a very sweet moment for you. Look at

:29:28. > :29:36.the monitor, it's you finishing the race. You can talk us through it. If

:29:37. > :29:41.there was a person in front of me I would have hung on to him or her. I

:29:42. > :29:44.guess, what kept you going for the most part was the reason that you

:29:45. > :29:48.were running, to raise money for charity? Yeah. The charities are

:29:49. > :29:57.obviously at the forefront of your mind when you are running. The pain

:29:58. > :30:01.of doing it, but I've had personal experience, two personal experiences

:30:02. > :30:06.of the three charities I'm running for. Alder Hey Children's Hospital

:30:07. > :30:11.in immense. I usually go there a lot and when I go to places like that it

:30:12. > :30:14.almost leaves a mental scar in many ways, but then the huge positive

:30:15. > :30:19.effect and the great work and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. I've

:30:20. > :30:24.got a family member who is struggling with his sight and that's

:30:25. > :30:28.important and my dad suffered with prostate. He had a scare earlier on

:30:29. > :30:31.and thankfully that's all fine, so three great charities, but every

:30:32. > :30:37.single charity that people are running for out there is great. Well

:30:38. > :30:42.done. Well done on battling through. So relieved. Thank you. I've got

:30:43. > :30:46.myself a ray of sunshine. You look fabulous in this. Talk to me about

:30:47. > :30:49.your run so far. It's been amazing. The crowds are out in force because

:30:50. > :30:53.of this beautiful weather and a bit of it has rubbed off on me because

:30:54. > :30:58.I'm less than a mile from the end. I feel so proud. You just told me you

:30:59. > :31:04.were going for a PB but I've ruined it. This is worth it, because I get

:31:05. > :31:06.to promote an amazing charity who provide wishes for hospital wards

:31:07. > :31:11.for children who have life-threatening and life-limiting

:31:12. > :31:13.conditions and my daughter's one of those people who benefitted so thank

:31:14. > :31:17.you very much for helping me to spread the word. For me, I get to

:31:18. > :31:20.talk to inspiration A people like yourself. Good luck with last 1.2.

:31:21. > :31:36.Thank you. Big Ben, just gone past two o'clock.

:31:37. > :31:41.We are enjoying a fantastic atmosphere at the finish. The four

:31:42. > :31:49.hours mark is just passed. 9000 finishers already. 36,000 and 600

:31:50. > :31:57.registered for the event this year. And most of them will finish. James,

:31:58. > :32:02.fantastic to see you. You've finished in one piece. How tough was

:32:03. > :32:07.it? It was all right. It was hard around halfway and I was thinking I

:32:08. > :32:17.had to step up my game and then someone in a clown suit took over

:32:18. > :32:25.me! Then I saw my family and I thought, here we go! Tell us about

:32:26. > :32:32.your charity. It is a running charity that helps homeless people.

:32:33. > :32:38.We have been going for 18 months. And these are a couple of young

:32:39. > :32:44.members of the charity. When I saw them on the course it gave me an

:32:45. > :32:50.energy boost. They did not run with you this time? I have set the

:32:51. > :33:02.benchmark and now they can continue running and they will be doing it

:33:03. > :33:08.next year! Well the time coming to just past

:33:09. > :33:13.two o'clock now. And five hours ago this race got underway with the

:33:14. > :33:18.wheelchairs and then the elite women and Mo Farah starting at ten

:33:19. > :33:24.o'clock. If you missed it, this is what happened.

:33:25. > :33:36.The fellow with the big shoulders and the four gold medals from London

:33:37. > :33:42.is back. The elite women underway. Marcel Hug, the silver bullet. With

:33:43. > :33:50.David Weir in hot pursuit in second place. What does Mo Farah have in

:33:51. > :33:56.store! We will find out. It has been a relentless pace. Tirunesh Dibaba

:33:57. > :34:02.still there. Florence could look at and Edna could get just trying to

:34:03. > :34:07.hang onto it. Can David Weir find something in the last 200 metres?

:34:08. > :34:17.Marcel Hug has taken it. And you course record for Tatyana McFadden.

:34:18. > :34:28.-- a new course record. Marcel Hogg in the second group.

:34:29. > :34:38.Journalist Barbara hanging on. There are testing her. -- Jeanette to B.

:34:39. > :34:53.Wilson Kipsang. And Edna Kibler that once -- wins the 2014 London

:34:54. > :35:08.Marathon. The British record has gone. A tough debut for Mo Farah.

:35:09. > :35:18.And there are the presentations. This was the women's wheelchair race

:35:19. > :35:21.won by Tatyana McFadden. An outstanding performance from

:35:22. > :35:28.probably the greatest female wheelchair athlete that the world

:35:29. > :35:35.has ever seen. And David Weir was beaten by the silver bullet from

:35:36. > :35:39.Switzerland, Marcel Hug. Taking his first London Marathon title. The

:35:40. > :35:55.women's elite race was won by double world champion Edna Kibler Gatt. --

:35:56. > :35:59.Kiplagat. And Wilson Kipsang was outstanding for the man. Mo Farah

:36:00. > :36:07.finished in sixth place. I caught up with him afterwards. A bit of time

:36:08. > :36:10.to think about that performance. You said afterwards you were

:36:11. > :36:17.disappointed. How are you feeling now? Definitely still disappointed.

:36:18. > :36:22.It would have been great to do something good in London. But

:36:23. > :36:28.thinking back what I did in the race was trying not to go with the

:36:29. > :36:32.leading group. But I did struggle out there today and without a crowd

:36:33. > :36:39.I do not think I would even have finished. You collapsed in the New

:36:40. > :36:46.York half marathon. Looking back, do you think it was too soon after that

:36:47. > :36:54.to get back on and try to ask your body to perform at this level with

:36:55. > :36:57.all those great runners. As an athlete it is about competing to the

:36:58. > :37:02.best of your ability. And for me it would have been wrong to do any

:37:03. > :37:10.other marathon but London. It is my city and I wanted to give something

:37:11. > :37:16.back. I dream of competing here one day and doing well. I thought I

:37:17. > :37:21.would give it a try this year. For me it would have been the year to

:37:22. > :37:27.try it out because there is no big championship. At least I can say I

:37:28. > :37:35.gave it a try. You said you thought you should have gone with that early

:37:36. > :37:40.fast pace. Paula suggested you maybe should have gone a bit slower. I

:37:41. > :37:50.should've gone slower. I went through halfway, and I was on my own

:37:51. > :37:55.a lot of the way. Sometimes it is harder to be able to do something.

:37:56. > :38:01.But it is what it is. No point getting too much about it. I had a

:38:02. > :38:07.bad day in the office and I have to move on and get ready for the next

:38:08. > :38:13.race. Any idea what that is going to be? I am not sure yet. I will check

:38:14. > :38:18.with my coach and have a bit of time off. Enjoy a bit of time with my

:38:19. > :38:26.kids because I have not seen much of them. Then talk to my coach and

:38:27. > :38:30.managers and try to plan. Looking back at your preparation, is there

:38:31. > :38:38.something you could have done differently? Not at all. I did

:38:39. > :38:43.everything I could to my ability. I've been out in Kenya and had my

:38:44. > :38:48.coach alongside me. I had the whole around me so I do not feel I could

:38:49. > :38:55.have done anything different. But in my body I definitely felt from 16

:38:56. > :38:59.miles onwards, when they say a marathon you feel you're just

:39:00. > :39:06.getting tired. Not the upper body and my legs were just getting

:39:07. > :39:14.heavier and heavier. Well, a disappointing but nevertheless calm

:39:15. > :39:22.and reflective Mo Farah. Brendan has come down from the country box --

:39:23. > :39:27.commentary box. I think Mo Farah should forget about the marathon in

:39:28. > :39:31.the approach to 2016. He obviously loves it and it was great for the

:39:32. > :39:38.event that he came. But he found out that the transition is a tough one.

:39:39. > :39:44.And he has not got time to learn enough in the next two years to run

:39:45. > :39:52.in 2016 for the Olympic marathon. I know he is interested in that that

:39:53. > :40:03.he is more interested in this. Highly gebrooselassy did not conquer

:40:04. > :40:11.the marathon for seven years. I think you should get back to the

:40:12. > :40:17.track. And eventually conquer. That gives them something to look forward

:40:18. > :40:24.to in the future. What you want him to do is really defend his Olympic

:40:25. > :40:28.title. We have some -- we have seen some magnificent racing today. If

:40:29. > :40:48.you watch it with the sound turned down it looks very different. The

:40:49. > :40:50.one and only David Coleman died at the end of last year. The most

:40:51. > :40:53.astonishing sight we have ever seen in British sport. It's quick and the

:40:54. > :41:02.pulse of even the most seasoned distance runner. It is surely

:41:03. > :41:04.already the most remarkable success. The appeal of completing a full

:41:05. > :41:08.marathon course and running through the strike parts of London has

:41:09. > :41:20.brought people from all over the world. -- historic. What a run he

:41:21. > :41:37.has produced today, absolutely magnificent. And the old record is

:41:38. > :42:07.going to be broken by over a minute. He has interviewed so many people he

:42:08. > :42:17.is worn out! SINGING. Rhino came up to him and said

:42:18. > :42:26.remember me, I was at parrot last time! Lives of Scotland wins the

:42:27. > :42:32.1996 London Marathon. Perhaps finishing in the true spirit of a

:42:33. > :42:46.marathon like this. The hand of friendship after 26 miles. The

:42:47. > :42:52.incomparable David Coleman. And he was the all-time great. The greatest

:42:53. > :42:57.sports broadcaster that ever lived. And for the London Marathon, he

:42:58. > :43:02.declared how successful it was going to be when the race first started.

:43:03. > :43:09.And to see it now, he would be so proud. He was a runner himself and

:43:10. > :43:15.he saw the making is that it had. He loved the London Marathon. He loved

:43:16. > :43:21.the ordinary people in the London Marathon and he advised people to

:43:22. > :43:25.start out slowly and slowdown! Well he called it right, back in the

:43:26. > :43:32.beginnings. He thought it would be a success because of people like this

:43:33. > :43:43.and the inspiration that they take and the stories that they have.

:43:44. > :43:48.Following an accident at a festival where she was knocked over and

:43:49. > :43:51.trampled, doctors were not sure if Becky would ever make a full

:43:52. > :43:57.recovery or walk again. Despite this she came up with the concept of a

:43:58. > :44:02.team run, challenging herself to run a dozen marathons in 24 team in aid

:44:03. > :44:08.of Breast Cancer Care and Cancer research UK. Having already lost

:44:09. > :44:13.people close to her at the hands of this illness, Becky from Kent hopes

:44:14. > :44:22.that these fund-raising efforts will help to one day find a cure. In

:44:23. > :44:26.September 2011 Steve Nelson's son was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

:44:27. > :44:29.Despite this harrowing news he took a tough course of treatment

:44:30. > :44:33.including radiotherapy and chemotherapy in his stride.

:44:34. > :44:37.Everything looked positive until a later scan revealed the tumour had

:44:38. > :44:43.returned and this time the cancer was aggressive. He died a few weeks

:44:44. > :44:48.later, a year after being diagnosed. He was just eight years old. Steve

:44:49. > :44:59.from Luton will run the marathon to raise money for the brain tumour

:45:00. > :45:01.charity. With the memory of his son's humour and kindness in the

:45:02. > :45:08.most difficult times to inspire him. When she was ten years old

:45:09. > :45:13.Helen broke her ankle after being hit by a minibus. After 16 years of

:45:14. > :45:18.struggling with the injury she had her foot amputated. Having joined a

:45:19. > :45:22.running club she felt she was not improving and had a clinical need

:45:23. > :45:29.for our blade as running helped maintain a healthy lifestyle. It

:45:30. > :45:32.took several knock backs and tireless fundraising for her to

:45:33. > :45:38.finally get her wish. She is running the marathon for the limbless

:45:39. > :45:59.Association and hoping to build on her personal best with a new pink

:46:00. > :46:06.blade. Well this year was the big Mo Farah story. He may or may not come

:46:07. > :46:11.back and that does not matter either way at the London Marathon endures

:46:12. > :46:16.because of these people, who make it what it is. Year after year those

:46:17. > :46:21.stories inspire billions to think about it. They inspire hundreds of

:46:22. > :46:30.thousands to find out about it and then tens of thousands to actually

:46:31. > :46:37.enter and take part. There is one from my old club there, Alan weirs.

:46:38. > :46:40.It does not matter whether you are an Olympic medallist or just someone

:46:41. > :46:57.who has never done any sport at all, this is something everyone can come

:46:58. > :47:02.and enjoy and take part in. We are just around the four and a quarter

:47:03. > :47:06.hour mark and we think that Helen Skelton might not be too far away.

:47:07. > :47:10.We have got another ten or 12 minutes. Hope any she'll get to the

:47:11. > :47:16.finish before we go off air. Helen will have all of the highlights

:47:17. > :47:20.tonight. Best wishes to her and everybody else who is still out

:47:21. > :47:32.there. We are yet to see half of the field cross the finish line. London

:47:33. > :47:36.cannot have put on a better show today. The weather has been

:47:37. > :47:43.astounding and I can see Helen there waving right in the distance at the

:47:44. > :47:48.top of the shot. She'll be just a few minutes from crossing the finish

:47:49. > :47:51.line and she will join, so far, 13,000 finishers. Another 23,000 or

:47:52. > :48:10.so yet to cross the finish line. If you were looking for a slightly

:48:11. > :48:15.more gentle introduction, how about the Great Manchester Run? That's on

:48:16. > :48:21.18th May many entries still open. Six miles and there's a link to that

:48:22. > :48:26.event on the website. If you do fancy the marathon, entries open on

:48:27. > :48:31.22nd April via the London Marathon website. It's a ballot system. That

:48:32. > :48:35.will close once it's received 125,000 applications, which happen

:48:36. > :48:47.in 12 hours last year, so you'll need to be quick. Alongside me is Dr

:48:48. > :48:57.Court any Kipps here is direct of medicine here. It's the health and

:48:58. > :49:02.safety and you take the health here importantly? Absolutely. They need

:49:03. > :49:06.to take it easy to build up the training, because we know there is a

:49:07. > :49:13.risk of injury with training and there's two single - there are two

:49:14. > :49:17.common risks for injury and one is to do too high a weekly mileage and

:49:18. > :49:22.having had a previous injury, so if you've had a previous injury get it

:49:23. > :49:26.checked out before you do this. Around the country, there are

:49:27. > :49:33.numerous sports injuries clinics. In London we have the Institute of

:49:34. > :49:38.Sport Exercise and Health. It has clinics for anybody who is taking

:49:39. > :49:44.part in a sport and had an injury, whether you are a fun runner or

:49:45. > :49:49.top-class runner. The temperature is rising and it's hydration and taking

:49:50. > :49:52.on the correct fluids and food? Absolutely. Hydration is a very

:49:53. > :49:58.tricky balance, especially when it's a hot day like this. The key that I

:49:59. > :50:02.hope everybody who is running today has got the message. Drink according

:50:03. > :50:07.to thirst. Don't overdo it, but we don't want you to be getting too hot

:50:08. > :50:11.and dry. It's a hot day. The most important thing on a day like this

:50:12. > :50:17.is not to take it too fast and try to push yourself too hard. There's

:50:18. > :50:23.lots of stuff on websites. Where is a good place to go for solid

:50:24. > :50:29.information? The London Marathon has a website dedicated to medical and

:50:30. > :50:31.nutrition tips. I would suggest it's the very first place to go to. Thank

:50:32. > :50:45.you. Mandy is running this year's London

:50:46. > :50:51.March than for beating bowel cancer. She was diagnosed two years ago at

:50:52. > :50:54.only 48. Having visited the doctors she noticed she wasn't improving as

:50:55. > :50:59.much as the other members of her running club. Mandy, a nurse, was

:51:00. > :51:02.determined to set a good example to her three children and patients, but

:51:03. > :51:07.staying active during her treatment. Back to running six weeks after

:51:08. > :51:11.surgery. Continued throughout chemotherapy. She promised herself

:51:12. > :51:18.if she had a clear scan at two years she would apply for the London

:51:19. > :51:22.Marathon. And so, here she is. Despite numerous fruitless visits to

:51:23. > :51:31.the GP vale knew there was something seriously wrong with her daughter,

:51:32. > :51:34.Kim. When Val took her to A she was diagnosed with a rare form of

:51:35. > :51:38.cancer. Following treatment she appeared to make a remarkable

:51:39. > :51:44.recovery, but three months after her initial surgery she needed a mass

:51:45. > :51:47.removing from her brain, followed by more chemotherapy. Another scan

:51:48. > :51:53.revealed six more tumours and Val was told that they could do nothing

:51:54. > :51:58.more. At four, Kimberley died in her mother's arms. 31-year-old Val from

:51:59. > :52:08.Cornwall runs today for Children with Cancer, in memory of her

:52:09. > :52:12.daughter. Harry Bachelor's daughter Megan was diagnosed with a form of

:52:13. > :52:18.autism and he'll be running his first marathon today in honour of

:52:19. > :52:22.the Burgess Autistic Trust. He hopes it will raise awareness of autism

:52:23. > :52:26.and the services that the charity provides. Being a London taxi driver

:52:27. > :52:30.he knows the route off by heart. Every step of the way he'll know

:52:31. > :52:42.exactly how much further he needs to go.

:52:43. > :52:50.Laura, deep breath, you finished and well done. Thank you. How was it? It

:52:51. > :52:54.was a bit tough towards the end to be honest, but I'm really glad that

:52:55. > :52:59.I made it. It's my personal best, so you can't say better than that on

:53:00. > :53:04.such a beautiful day. What motivated you? Charity mainly. I'm running for

:53:05. > :53:09.brain tumour research in memory of a close family friend, Rose, who died

:53:10. > :53:15.after year after a battle with a train tumour, so it -- brain tumour,

:53:16. > :53:18.so it is really important to raise awareness so I did that today. And I

:53:19. > :53:25.was thinking of all the people who aren't as lucky as me to be able to

:53:26. > :53:31.run. Tell us how much you think you've raised? ?1600, so not bad. On

:53:32. > :53:38.your own that's a good little figure? Thank you. I would like to

:53:39. > :53:42.thank everyone for their pour and for Rose watching over me today.

:53:43. > :53:48.Thank you very much. We want more people sponsoring her next year.

:53:49. > :53:51.Thank you, Colin. There's about 40,000-odd people pounding the

:53:52. > :53:55.pavements, but some people just stand out. Like my friend Steve

:53:56. > :54:00.here. We'll look at this outfit. This is great. What kind of cheers

:54:01. > :54:03.and whoops have you been getting? I think I've been making people quite

:54:04. > :54:07.jealous because every has been calling my name and they've been

:54:08. > :54:12.looking around and then they see the bearded pink lady and it's just a

:54:13. > :54:18.calling really. I'm running for Guide Dogs. I've raised around

:54:19. > :54:24.?5,000. Good cause and amazing day. Quite hot. But the crowd and the

:54:25. > :54:31.cheers and you guys covering it, it's great. Fantastic race. Is this

:54:32. > :54:37.something you have done before? I've done it once so I asked to do it

:54:38. > :54:41.again. Great job. I'll let you enjoy more cheers, whoops and jealousy as

:54:42. > :54:52.you make your way to the last mile. Thank you. Helen Skelton, who is

:54:53. > :54:56.working like the rest of us today, but we have managed to sit down and

:54:57. > :55:01.take it all in, but she has been the one out there striding. Helen

:55:02. > :55:06.running the event and presenting our highlights programme later on. Helen

:55:07. > :55:11.went through halfway in about two hours. She has slowed down a little,

:55:12. > :55:15.but she is obviously taking it easy because she looks so well and she

:55:16. > :55:23.has been receiving lots of support out on the route so well done,

:55:24. > :55:27.Helen. She has taken on so many challenges and knows this one is a

:55:28. > :55:38.tough one too. Four hours, 22 for Helen. Congratulations. Running for

:55:39. > :55:43.cancer research. Well done to her. There are still people streaming

:55:44. > :55:46.around the corner. Buckingham Palace is in the background. It's always a

:55:47. > :55:53.we will col sight when they came around the corner. It's been forth

:55:54. > :55:58.great day. Today it was about Mo Farah, but the winner ran the

:55:59. > :56:01.firstest-ever London Marathon, Wilson Kipsang, the world record

:56:02. > :56:05.holder was brilliant. Will Mo are back? Who knows. Like everybody when

:56:06. > :56:09.they finish it they're never quite sure. They need a few days to let it

:56:10. > :56:15.sink in and decide what happens next. It's been another great race

:56:16. > :56:18.today. The 34th running of the London Marathon, the city and event

:56:19. > :56:22.have combined to demonstrate to the world this is the classiest marathon

:56:23. > :56:31.event in the world. What a great day we have had and what a great day

:56:32. > :56:38.London has had. Helen Skelton's day is not done, because she is

:56:39. > :56:43.presenting the highlights tonight. She deserves her medal. Then

:56:44. > :56:55.following on also on BBC Two, it's the final round of the Masters. The

:56:56. > :56:57.big matches tonight on Match of the Day

:56:58. > :57:04.Liverpool and Manchester City. Michael Owen's run off to watch that

:57:05. > :57:11.one and also Swansea and Chelsea. Three big teams in action in the

:57:12. > :57:27.Premiership. On 17th May is the Great Manchester Games. You can

:57:28. > :57:30.still enter that. Then the run. Paula alongside to reflect on the

:57:31. > :57:35.day as we come to the end of our coverage. It's all been about Mo. He

:57:36. > :57:40.was calm and collected, if not disappointed. Had a bit time to

:57:41. > :57:47.think about it. Do you think thumbs up or down or in between? It's a

:57:48. > :57:51.difficult one, because I think he came in with a lot of pressure and

:57:52. > :57:57.expectation from everybody else, and hip self too. He hasn't quite lived

:57:58. > :58:01.up to that. I think he came in aiming for the British record. He

:58:02. > :58:04.wasn't quite able to get it. I think maybe in the first half when they

:58:05. > :58:08.ended up with the bigger gap between the two and he worked a little too

:58:09. > :58:13.hard to catch that up and then paid for that in the second stage. I

:58:14. > :58:17.think he will run another one. I think that he has answered some

:58:18. > :58:20.questions. It's not something he will change before Rio. I think

:58:21. > :58:24.he'll go back on to the track, but I feel that the training he's done

:58:25. > :58:28.will stand him in good stead to run faster on the track. A lovely

:58:29. > :58:32.picture there of Mo and his family. Great support to him. It's been a

:58:33. > :58:37.remarkable day once again here on the streets of London. We've been

:58:38. > :58:43.moved by some great stories, incredibly humbling and the men's

:58:44. > :58:46.marathon was won by Wilson Kipsang in a course record, and I tell you

:58:47. > :58:50.what we'll be back. We wouldn't miss this for the world. Thank you for

:58:51. > :58:57.your company. Goodbye. We're on our way!

:58:58. > :59:03.The London Marathon and all that it offers. Every single one of them

:59:04. > :59:10.setting out on their own personal journey. A perfect day here in

:59:11. > :59:15.London. This year Mo Farah has added a little bit of spice. The

:59:16. > :59:20.camaraderie, people coming together. They've never met each other. Making

:59:21. > :59:25.friends on the route. A list of accolades for Tatyana mac madden, it

:59:26. > :59:31.goes on and on. There's a big gap developing between this group and Mo

:59:32. > :59:34.Farah. Tirunesh Dibaba as dropped her drink and that's meant another

:59:35. > :59:41.ten or 15 metres have disappeared for her. The victory this time goes

:59:42. > :59:48.to the world champion Edna Kiplagat of Kenya. That was another classy

:59:49. > :59:57.performance. Can Weir find something in the last few hundred metres?

:59:58. > :00:07.Marcel Hug has taken it. Mo Farah cheered by the crowd.

:00:08. > :00:21...but there are goodies galore in Shrek Forever After.