Highlights

:00:29. > :00:39.Tufa of Ethiopian, heading for victory. One of the greatest pieces

:00:40. > :00:46.of running we have ever seen. Shoulders burning, fingertips

:00:47. > :00:53.pushing. The London Marathon belongs to Eliud Kipchoge. After 26 miles.

:00:54. > :01:06.Sites to behold every single year. Hello and welcome to highlights of

:01:07. > :01:12.the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon. It is the 36th time this

:01:13. > :01:17.iconic event has weaved its way through London. And over 35,000

:01:18. > :01:23.people were at the start line this morning and for one of them are

:01:24. > :01:33.place in history awaits. -- a place in history. Taking part is really

:01:34. > :01:39.more important than winning. They are going to finish together.

:01:40. > :02:04.Radcliffe storming home. I have been doing my exercises,

:02:05. > :02:11.weightlifting, salsa dancing. It's nice to have a challenge. There is a

:02:12. > :02:15.physical side to it, believing you can do it. I want to make sure that

:02:16. > :02:21.kids have a voice. This is my daughter. I know that it will be

:02:22. > :02:26.helping young people. Raising as much money as we can, that's it. The

:02:27. > :02:27.best in the world are here but he is the champion. The biggest win of her

:02:28. > :02:51.career. Just look at him go, this is really

:02:52. > :02:55.special. Every single year it is. We will be catching up with the masses

:02:56. > :02:59.later in the programme but first let's go back to earlier in the day

:03:00. > :03:05.and the elite races. First up was the wheelchair athletes. Let's join

:03:06. > :03:12.Steve Cram, Brendan Foster, world record holder Paula Radcliffe, Tanni

:03:13. > :03:17.Grey-Thompson and Rob Walker. COMMENTATOR: Here is the line-up for

:03:18. > :03:21.the men's race. It is going to be so difficult for David Weir to make it

:03:22. > :03:26.a magnificent seven, not impossible will stop Josh George is the

:03:27. > :03:35.defending champion. -- not impossible. The sixth time

:03:36. > :03:41.Paralympic champion. They will all be out to stop him making history

:03:42. > :03:44.here. Speaking of history makers Tatyana McFadden is going for four

:03:45. > :03:54.in a row in London. Although her winning streak was brought to an end

:03:55. > :03:57.by Tashi -- Toshida recently. This is without doubt one of the most

:03:58. > :04:04.eagerly anticipated wheelchair races we have had in the 36 year history

:04:05. > :04:10.of the virgin London Marathon. Dave Weir has it all to do, finishing

:04:11. > :04:19.fourth in Boston last week. Although that was his first outing on that

:04:20. > :04:24.course. You need to push Boston four or five times to give yourself a

:04:25. > :04:30.chance of winning. Meanwhile, here are the rest of the IPC athletics

:04:31. > :04:38.World Cup event athletes. We have a mixture of visually impaired and arm

:04:39. > :04:46.amputees. Many of these athletes running with guides. They run in

:04:47. > :04:51.sync. It's the epitome of teamwork. It's a great feature of the London

:04:52. > :04:57.Marathon now. That we have another tune Divas of the leading Paralympic

:04:58. > :05:00.athletes to compete on the same course as the able-bodied athletes.

:05:01. > :05:07.They don't have too many chances to run in front of such huge crowds.

:05:08. > :05:11.Ideal conditions really for Marathon running, particularly for the

:05:12. > :05:16.elites. It is cool but not much breeze, the sun is trying to come

:05:17. > :05:20.through. 78 degrees. Perfect. The elite women as you can see there,

:05:21. > :05:24.some of the British names who will be trying to make their way into the

:05:25. > :05:28.Olympic team, more on that when they get going. A big day of course for

:05:29. > :05:35.the international field but a massive day for the British athletes

:05:36. > :05:40.as well. The London Marathon, the elite women race, gets underway in

:05:41. > :05:50.20s Eksteen, an Olympic year. Great champions are here. -- in 2016. They

:05:51. > :05:52.will want to make their mark and perhaps guarantee Olympic selection

:05:53. > :05:59.as well as complete a great London Marathon on this pretty fine Sunday

:06:00. > :06:03.morning. This is a particularly good one, as you mentioned, it's an

:06:04. > :06:07.Olympic year, the British athletes in the second group with a pacemaker

:06:08. > :06:10.are aiming for a race between them, and I think the first three will

:06:11. > :06:16.have every chance of being selected for the Olympics. It will be a

:06:17. > :06:19.competitive race. Similarly the Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes are

:06:20. > :06:29.also looking for Olympic selection, so there are other Julie two races.

:06:30. > :06:32.-- so there are virtually two races. Going to the front in this

:06:33. > :06:35.fascinating men's wheelchair race. It was the big four for quite a

:06:36. > :06:41.while and then they decided to slow down. You can tell even if you are

:06:42. > :06:48.not an expert in wheelchair racing just how steadily they are taking

:06:49. > :06:56.this action. This is one of the early iconic landmarks, Cutty Sark.

:06:57. > :07:03.The British women are already around a minute or so behind the leaders.

:07:04. > :07:06.It's not particularly warm today. It is very good conditions for quick

:07:07. > :07:11.running. As long as the wind does not pick up in the later stages. We

:07:12. > :07:18.are expecting a little breeze but nothing too bad. Keitany is starting

:07:19. > :07:31.to force things. The others are spread out. The cadence has picked

:07:32. > :07:36.up a little. Kiplagat, Mergia and pad Asa -- pad

:07:37. > :07:42.Tower Bridge is the next major target. It is a magnificent sight.

:07:43. > :07:48.You know when you get to Tower Bridge that the race is really about

:07:49. > :07:52.to begin. You have knocked off the first 12 and a half and this is

:07:53. > :07:57.where the training pays dividends. Marcel Hug has gone to the front.

:07:58. > :08:04.Dave Weir is in third. Dave Weir is a very tactical race. They are

:08:05. > :08:08.always watching to see where he is so they are obviously fairly

:08:09. > :08:15.concerned about the sprint finish. The climb over Tower Bridge is

:08:16. > :08:21.deeper than you think. They are all looking in a great position right

:08:22. > :08:27.now. Just before the elite men and the masses started there was time

:08:28. > :08:34.for reflection, 35 years ago on the 29th of March 1981 the vision of two

:08:35. > :08:40.men came into being as over 6000 runners were accepted to take part

:08:41. > :08:45.in the first London Marathon. Chris Brasher died 13 years ago and sadly

:08:46. > :08:50.this year the London Marathon's second co-founder John Disley passed

:08:51. > :08:55.away in February aged 87. His wife and children were special guests

:08:56. > :08:59.today and started the early races. Respects were paid to John, a

:09:00. > :09:04.pioneer of mass participation in sport.

:09:05. > :09:10.There are some of the names going through for the British men, as per

:09:11. > :09:18.the British women. A big day. Olympic selection at stake. Callum

:09:19. > :09:22.Hawkins already has the qualifying time. In a year when the millionth

:09:23. > :09:25.finisher will cross the line it is apt that this most powerful and

:09:26. > :09:31.greatest of human races begins with a start which is out of this world.

:09:32. > :09:32.It's a huge honour to be asked to be the official starter of the 2016

:09:33. > :09:50.London Marathon. Go! We have liftoff! Liftoff for the

:09:51. > :09:56.London Marathon 2016. The elites are on their way from the blue start,

:09:57. > :09:59.cheered by those in the grandstands. And I'm sure by everybody watching

:10:00. > :10:07.around the world and indeed in space. Tim Peake will be setting off

:10:08. > :10:16.on his own quest to complete this most traditional of distances. And

:10:17. > :10:21.in a weekend where we celebrate the 400th birthday of Shakespeare, his

:10:22. > :10:28.words are pretty apt, now bid me run and I will strive with things

:10:29. > :10:32.impossible. Let's have a closer look at exactly where they are heading,

:10:33. > :10:37.we are waiting patiently at the finish for them. The 26 miles which

:10:38. > :10:42.has become very familiar to a lot of them, for some they have never been

:10:43. > :10:47.here before, making their debut. People come from around the world.

:10:48. > :10:50.As I say, they come together at around three miles through the

:10:51. > :10:55.quickest part of the course and then heading towards Cutty Sark where big

:10:56. > :11:01.crowds will be gathered at around six miles, always a popular place.

:11:02. > :11:06.Through Rotherhithe, eight, nine, ten miles, and then they will see

:11:07. > :11:10.Tower Bridge in the distance as halfway approaches. Across Tower

:11:11. > :11:17.Bridge, big crowds, and then they had out towards Canary Wharf as they

:11:18. > :11:21.get through the halfway point. 15 miles, and then through one or two

:11:22. > :11:25.of the twisting and turning parts of the course and then they start the

:11:26. > :11:31.long run for home. Back towards the tower, and then along the embankment

:11:32. > :11:35.for the last two or three miles, some of the great sights of London

:11:36. > :11:39.ahead of them, you can see Big Ben from a long way down the embankment

:11:40. > :11:47.and then Buckingham Palace and into the mall, passing in front of us.

:11:48. > :11:52.250 metres or so to the finish line. Meanwhile, making her way around the

:11:53. > :11:56.course steadily and honing in hopefully on a fourth consecutive

:11:57. > :12:02.title, Tatyana McFadden, closely followed. A great race developing.

:12:03. > :12:09.Her race is going very well indeed. Disappointment for the double silver

:12:10. > :12:13.medallist Shelly Woods who brings her race to a premature end around

:12:14. > :12:21.Tower Bridge, that is a sad end to the aspirations Shelly Woods for a

:12:22. > :12:27.third London title. You never know, when a puncture or flat tyre will

:12:28. > :12:36.cause you problems. The elite women in the sunshine. The pace has been

:12:37. > :12:40.up and down, very fast through miles four, five, six, seven, that sort of

:12:41. > :12:44.period but it has now settled down into a steady pace, some of the

:12:45. > :12:51.athletes looking around, Sumgong checking who is in the group. Has

:12:52. > :12:54.ever leading things, and not much has changed over the past three or

:12:55. > :12:58.four miles. They looked for a while as though Keitany meant business

:12:59. > :13:02.today but for whatever reason she has backed off. I'm intrigued as to

:13:03. > :13:08.what the reason may have been, she looked as though she was running

:13:09. > :13:12.really well, really full of running, and then she settled back, nothing

:13:13. > :13:18.too serious but she may have decided that today was a day where she wants

:13:19. > :13:30.to concentrate just on winning. So, from a pack of leading elite women,

:13:31. > :13:34.to our loan leader, Tatyana McFadden, going for four in a row,

:13:35. > :13:42.every year she has won that title she has broken her own course

:13:43. > :13:46.record. Tatyana McFadden has the race under control at the moment.

:13:47. > :13:52.Well, things really warming up in terms of the British women's race as

:13:53. > :13:55.well for these Olympic sports, but it's warming up, and they are

:13:56. > :14:00.slowing down, they have let go of the pacemaker, these five women

:14:01. > :14:06.locked together, Partridge, Samuels and Charlotte Purdue altogether, and

:14:07. > :14:12.this has already become a tactical race. It is so important to be in a

:14:13. > :14:15.winning position, the first of two, you don't want to risk too much

:14:16. > :14:20.early on, you don't want to risk going out too hard and seeing if you

:14:21. > :14:24.can hang on, you want to conserve some energy, these women are really

:14:25. > :14:29.looking at each other and this will be at huge test of nerve. They are

:14:30. > :14:35.gearing up for a huge charge at the finish line. The big three are going

:14:36. > :14:41.for it here. They have all won before, but who will take the title

:14:42. > :14:45.in 2016? David Weir tries to come wide on the outside but Marcel Hug

:14:46. > :14:47.is holding it at the moment. Marcel Hug looks as though he's in the

:14:48. > :14:59.driving seat here, firmly in second. David Weir finishing in third, still

:15:00. > :15:06.on the hunt for that elusive seventh title. Marcel Hug copied and

:15:07. > :15:11.followed every move, and when the moment came to strike, nobody, not

:15:12. > :15:18.even the great Dave Weir, could respond. Hug has taken the title, as

:15:19. > :15:23.he did two years ago. That is a very, very important stepping stone

:15:24. > :15:28.on the wrote to Rio, for the man from Switzerland. Fantastic race for

:15:29. > :15:32.him. When it came to the sprint finish, he looked like he had a lot

:15:33. > :15:36.left in him. A beautiful race from Marcel Hug, it will give him so much

:15:37. > :15:41.confidence going to Rio and the rest of the road racing season. In the

:15:42. > :15:50.men's race, they've gone through ten kilometres in an incredibly quick

:15:51. > :16:00.time. 28.37. That's incredible, to be honest. That is sub two hours and

:16:01. > :16:04.one minute pace, which is incredibly fast. You can see the damage it has

:16:05. > :16:08.done to the field, which is strung out behind them. For the page they

:16:09. > :16:17.are running out, still a fairly large group. I think it's incredibly

:16:18. > :16:21.too quick. So, very interesting in the Elite Women's race, because

:16:22. > :16:28.Tatyana McFadden doesn't have it all her own way. Manuela Schar is on the

:16:29. > :16:36.back wheel of McFadden. Now we find out what the American has got, it is

:16:37. > :16:39.wheel to wheel, shoulder to shoulder, Schar is trying to come

:16:40. > :16:44.around the outside and she is closing. The question is being asked

:16:45. > :16:47.about McFadden starts to respond. She is the world's greatest

:16:48. > :16:52.wheelchair racer but this year they've started to make her really

:16:53. > :16:56.work for these titles. Digging in, gritting her teeth and now she looks

:16:57. > :16:59.up and rear lies is that the daylight is there between her and

:17:00. > :17:03.Manuela Schar. McFadden makes it four in a row, but that was the

:17:04. > :17:12.hardest one we've seen her win so far. Credit to Switzerland's Manuela

:17:13. > :17:16.Schar for coming back into the race. Schar is looking tired, this is her

:17:17. > :17:19.third marathon of the season. She looks amazing. She has a massive

:17:20. > :17:24.schedule ahead of her in Rio, she's going to be racing every disc is on

:17:25. > :17:32.the track and relay, so she needs to be on the best shape she can be two

:17:33. > :17:36.racing every distance. Susan doesn't have the qualifying time so far,

:17:37. > :17:39.drifting off the back of the pack. Four athletes are pulling away, and

:17:40. > :17:44.Susan Partridge is having a bad time. Let's go back to the front of

:17:45. > :17:48.the mens rea is because it looks like things maybe breaking up. There

:17:49. > :17:55.was a water station and Kipchoge has taken the chance. Incredibly fast

:17:56. > :17:59.paced. World record pace, for the marathon. If the second half has

:18:00. > :18:02.been like it has been in other events, in the second half they come

:18:03. > :18:07.back quicker but I can't believe they are going to do that today.

:18:08. > :18:15.Now, here we have the three together, it is between these three.

:18:16. > :18:18.2.31, the qualifying time. Sonia Samuels in the yellow, Ally Dixon on

:18:19. > :18:21.the far side, both have the qualifying time and if they finish

:18:22. > :18:26.in the top two they are guaranteed selection. Charlotte Purdue doesn't

:18:27. > :18:30.have that qualifying time, this is her first marathon time and she has

:18:31. > :18:34.slipped out of the qualifying time which is going to be an issue for

:18:35. > :18:42.her. She is running very well, but at the moment, that 2.31, this is a

:18:43. > :18:45.pace which is a bit outside that. Callum Hawkins, judging it well. I

:18:46. > :18:53.think he's the one we thought would be the man today. Johnny Haynes went

:18:54. > :18:57.off hard. Callum has the qualifying time, if he finishes in the top two

:18:58. > :19:02.British athletes, he is guaranteed election for Rio. He looks strong,

:19:03. > :19:08.he looks like he's just this well to this point. We've watched this place

:19:09. > :19:12.taking its toll on some big names. Kenenisa Bekele has gone, but so has

:19:13. > :19:19.Wilson Kipsang. He's just dropped off this little group. Welcomer

:19:20. > :19:25.drama in the men's race, but in the women's race a few minutes ago, this

:19:26. > :19:30.happened -- well, drama. Water stations, Paula talks about them,

:19:31. > :19:35.get yourself set up. Look at that, Sumgong, taking down the prerace

:19:36. > :19:44.favourite, Keitany. Sumgong banged her head there. They were going

:19:45. > :19:48.along so easily and serenely. These things happen, of course, but

:19:49. > :19:53.normally it is to do with cutting across it other. It looks like

:19:54. > :19:58.Sumgong was looking at her watch, she grabbed her drink. She has

:19:59. > :20:02.responded better than the other two. Actually she has got herself back to

:20:03. > :20:10.the group. So, too far, Kiplagat, Dibaba. Kiplagat is looking around

:20:11. > :20:14.looking for Keitany, and she is 50 metres behind that group. Sumgong

:20:15. > :20:17.has done brilliantly to get it back. She's done really well considering

:20:18. > :20:22.how hard she hit her head when she went down. You don't want to see

:20:23. > :20:27.anybody falling in a race, but she took down two other runners. I think

:20:28. > :20:34.that for Mary Keitany, her race may be pretty much over. Well, we'll

:20:35. > :20:38.keep track of what's going on there. These two locked together, Kipchoge

:20:39. > :20:44.and Biwott, the winner of the New York Marathon. Kipchoge has only

:20:45. > :20:49.been beaten in a marathon once, in Berlin, when Kipsang broke the world

:20:50. > :20:53.record which was subsequently broken by Kimetto. Those two are not to be

:20:54. > :21:00.seen today. The pace has dropped but it is still quick, 4.44, on the 19th

:21:01. > :21:03.mile. It's turning out to be a great day at the London Marathon, all

:21:04. > :21:09.sorts happening in all sections of the races. Look at this in the

:21:10. > :21:13.women's elite race at the front, Sumgong, despite falling and banging

:21:14. > :21:17.her head rather heavily on the road, she has got up and got to the front

:21:18. > :21:25.and she is forcing the pace on the Embankment. Three women, so much

:21:26. > :21:28.going on. We want to try and follow the British race as well. Callum

:21:29. > :21:34.Hawkins has moved into the top British place, moving ahead of

:21:35. > :21:39.Tewelde. Hawkins is judging his effort really well. The 23-year-old

:21:40. > :21:45.is looking strong and good. Down to two in the men and two in the women.

:21:46. > :21:51.The damage is Dhading to show. Tufa, a bit of daylight opening up and she

:21:52. > :21:55.is responding to pick up wet Sumgong because she knows that if Sumgong

:21:56. > :22:02.gets too big a gap then she won't be able to close it -- to keep up with

:22:03. > :22:06.Sumgong. It has been a dramatic day already in this London Marathon and

:22:07. > :22:13.we've already seen a world best for the 30 kilometres, one hour, 27.30,

:22:14. > :22:19.which is 30 seconds in side the old world record. The sun is shining on

:22:20. > :22:26.Jemima Sumgong. No Mary Keitany, who fell with Sumgong. Note Florence

:22:27. > :22:32.Kiplagat -- no. It was all left to Sumgong, from the hills of Kenya,

:22:33. > :22:35.working so hard. She tripped up and banged her head very heavily, she

:22:36. > :22:39.got up and caught up with the leaders, getting to the front and

:22:40. > :22:45.forged on, getting into the lead and now she's running for victory. Big

:22:46. > :22:51.crowds in the home straight cheering Jemima Sumgong of Kenya, who wins

:22:52. > :22:56.the 2016 London Marathon. Just inside two hours and 23. Last year's

:22:57. > :23:00.winner crosses the line in second place, a great defence for her. It

:23:01. > :23:07.looks like Florence Kiplagat is in third place. What a great, great

:23:08. > :23:14.story for Jemima Sumgong. -- Brave story. 20-year-old Callum Hawkins,

:23:15. > :23:19.heading towards the first British man home but also a personal best.

:23:20. > :23:23.Running quickly, and guaranteeing a spot in the Rio team. He is the

:23:24. > :23:29.fourth fastest Scottish marathon manner ever after Hutton, Fraser

:23:30. > :23:33.Klein and the great Jim Oliver, who will be watching this one and

:23:34. > :23:39.cheering on Callum Hawkins, a young Scotsman running with aggression in

:23:40. > :23:43.the marathon. Great to see. Look at this, the first two British athletes

:23:44. > :23:47.crossing the line here today, guaranteeing their selection for

:23:48. > :23:52.Rio. What a dream come true that will be for Ally Dixon. 37 years of

:23:53. > :23:57.age, the last chance perhaps to go to an Olympic Games and she has

:23:58. > :24:01.cemented that decision here with a performance. It has been hard and

:24:02. > :24:06.tough and I think there is a smile, yes, well done! Great performance

:24:07. > :24:10.from her, great performance from sunnier behind her as well. The two

:24:11. > :24:20.of them being cheered home by this big crowd. -- from Sonia. They are

:24:21. > :24:24.going to Rio, congratulations. The hard day and the longest trial

:24:25. > :24:30.anybody has to run, but they've done it. Kipchoge has kicked away from

:24:31. > :24:36.Biwott, pushing on, despite the fast pace, despite the record being

:24:37. > :24:42.insights. He, of course, is using his very good marathon tactical

:24:43. > :24:48.brain to think he isn't leading this. Biwott is a great athlete but

:24:49. > :24:52.he is spent. Charlotte Purdue, the third British athlete. That's an

:24:53. > :24:56.interesting because technically, she is a debutante, and that's a pretty

:24:57. > :24:59.good first race over the marathon distance for Charlotte Purdue.

:25:00. > :25:05.Interesting one for the selectors, young talent, perhaps a future at

:25:06. > :25:08.the event, will they take her? Look how good he looks, look how severe

:25:09. > :25:15.the years, how strong and quickly is. Elliott Kipchoge, the winner

:25:16. > :25:21.here in London last year -- quickly he is. He was a winner when he was

:25:22. > :25:27.just 18 years old. And here, in 2016, he is heading for one of the

:25:28. > :25:31.fastest marathons of all time. Just missing the world record, but for

:25:32. > :25:36.Eliud Kipchoge, just outside two hours and three minutes, one of the

:25:37. > :25:41.greatest races in history. Kipchoge wins the London Marathon, he can't

:25:42. > :25:46.believe it. He is less than ten seconds off the world record. I'm

:25:47. > :25:52.not sure that he realised it, look at his face, he is shaking his head.

:25:53. > :25:57.Goodness me, that was a chance. Kipchoge has just become the second

:25:58. > :26:03.fastest of all time. Look at Biwott, he is still coming in, tired, but

:26:04. > :26:07.look at his time. Biwott runs a personal best in second place, under

:26:08. > :26:14.two hours four, joining the elite club. What a race, in 2016, the

:26:15. > :26:23.London Marathon has done it again. And look at this, what a return to

:26:24. > :26:27.form for Kenenisa Bekele. A smile on his face, it was too crick in the

:26:28. > :26:30.early stages, especially on the way back from injury, but Kenenisa

:26:31. > :26:37.Bekele crossing the line in two hours and six minutes, very

:26:38. > :26:40.respectable -- too crick. To do it off as little training as he has

:26:41. > :26:47.done it shows you how great he is -- too quick. I can remember watching

:26:48. > :26:51.Callum Wilson doing cross-country in Scotland, it is great to see him

:26:52. > :26:56.coming to such prominence, he's going to Rio and the Olympic Games.

:26:57. > :27:01.He is the best British athlete in the London Marathon in 2016, two

:27:02. > :27:09.hours ten, 55, congratulations to Callum Hawkins. Tewelde in the blue,

:27:10. > :27:14.is he guaranteed a spot? He is, because you only have to finish in

:27:15. > :27:21.the top two. He is tired, he went off hard. Tewelde will be heading to

:27:22. > :27:26.Rio, just ahead of Darren Hawkins -- Derek Hawkins, who has run a great

:27:27. > :27:29.race, just didn't time it right. He will be inside the qualifying mark

:27:30. > :27:31.so the question is whether the British selectors will look upon

:27:32. > :27:37.this performance from the older Hawkins brother and say yes, that

:27:38. > :27:41.was good enough? Well done to him, one minute inside the qualifying

:27:42. > :27:47.mark. We could have two brothers going to the Olympic Games in the

:27:48. > :27:52.marathon. The official result of the men's wheelchair race. Marcel Hug

:27:53. > :27:57.had too much for Kurt Fearnley and David Weir, who only managed third

:27:58. > :28:02.in his quest to go to Rio and the Olympics. He knows what he has to

:28:03. > :28:07.beat. I always wanted well, it is an Olympic year as well. It would be

:28:08. > :28:10.nice to win, obviously. It gives me a marker on what I need to do now

:28:11. > :28:17.for the next couple of months before Rio. In the women's wheelchair race,

:28:18. > :28:22.sadly Shelly Woods had to retire. As expected, Tatiana McFadden winning,

:28:23. > :28:27.but only by one second. It was quite an exhausting race. I tried to play

:28:28. > :28:33.to my strength and take the turns as best as possible. Really having

:28:34. > :28:38.enough energy towards the end. Manuela is such a great and strong

:28:39. > :28:43.competitor, I'm looking forward to the Olympic Games, it is going to be

:28:44. > :28:47.tough. I have a lot more training to do and more focused, definitely.

:28:48. > :28:52.Wonderful performance from Eliud Kipchoge, defending his title and

:28:53. > :28:56.nearly breaking the world record. A new course record. Stanley Biwott

:28:57. > :29:02.also within two hours and four minutes. Great return to form for

:29:03. > :29:05.Kenenisa Bekele in third. Callum Hawkins was the first of the British

:29:06. > :29:10.athletes, running a new personal best, cementing his place in the

:29:11. > :29:15.team for Rio and he will be joined by Tewelde. Great performance from

:29:16. > :29:20.him and Derek Hawkins, the next best was inside the qualifying time and

:29:21. > :29:26.may yet be selected. The crowd was pushing me, it is a wonderful crowd.

:29:27. > :29:36.It is. It is what pushes me. In fact in every kilometre, the crowd are

:29:37. > :29:40.cheering you and you keep on moving. There you are, crossing the line,

:29:41. > :29:44.the top British athlete on the plane to Rio. I was feeling good at

:29:45. > :29:48.halfway, I put in quite a big effort but the last couple of miles,

:29:49. > :29:52.especially coming up the finish, I was really hurting and trying to

:29:53. > :29:59.hold on. Surprise winner of the women's race, Jemima Sumgong.

:30:00. > :30:09.Winning despite falling. She got up and won ahead of last year's winner,

:30:10. > :30:13.Tuva. -- Tigist Tufa. On the race to Rio, Dixon and Samuels cementing

:30:14. > :30:18.their place. A great debut for Charlotte Purdue, just about one

:30:19. > :30:22.minute behind those two and she may be picked by the selectors. The

:30:23. > :30:27.plaster on your head tells us that it was a nasty fall. I feel great, I

:30:28. > :30:34.feel good, although I have some bruises on my body. You looks very

:30:35. > :30:38.strong in that last kilometre or so. When you both knew that you had

:30:39. > :30:44.broken away and you had it in the bag, did it feel much easier? In a

:30:45. > :30:49.way, it did, but my legs were killing me over the last two miles.

:30:50. > :30:52.My quadriceps were cramped up but nobody said it was going to be easy.

:30:53. > :31:05.Definitely worth it. A whole series of great races out on

:31:06. > :31:13.this iconic course, Raymond Martin won the T 51/52 World Cup race. A

:31:14. > :31:17.wheelchair athlete with less upper body mobility and flexibility than

:31:18. > :31:23.David Weir and Marcel Hug. Hence he ran a separate race. A great athlete

:31:24. > :31:28.from the United States. Our whole host of world class visually

:31:29. > :31:36.impaired athletes. T11 slashed 12. -- T11

:31:37. > :31:43.two Santos defended his title in the T13 visually impaired category.

:31:44. > :31:52.Imagine the cheers he will get if he does the same in Rio in September.

:31:53. > :31:56.Then we have the arm amputee race. This in the World Championship last

:31:57. > :32:00.year over 1500 metres, stepping up to the marathon in fine style. Just

:32:01. > :32:08.eight seconds outside the world record. The full list of the IPC

:32:09. > :32:19.Marathon World Cup winners. Watch out for them in the Rio

:32:20. > :32:24.Paralympics later on this year in September. A wonderful day of

:32:25. > :32:27.racing. It has been a great opportunity for these Paralympic is

:32:28. > :32:28.to compete on the packed streets of London on the worlds premier

:32:29. > :32:40.marathon. A special part of London Marathon is

:32:41. > :32:48.the mini marathon which sees over 1500 young athletes competing over

:32:49. > :32:52.the last three miles of the course. Representing the 11 regions of

:32:53. > :33:00.England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Record levels of

:33:01. > :33:03.wheelchair participation. Tom Mortimer won the battle of the

:33:04. > :33:16.sprint finishes in the under 17 boys. Prizes for best celebrations

:33:17. > :33:21.went to Sabrina Sinha and Faye Ireland. I have worked really hard

:33:22. > :33:24.and it has paid off. This is my hometown and it makes it more

:33:25. > :33:33.special, especially the crowd, amazing. They were really supporting

:33:34. > :33:36.us like the real Marathon, it is really supportive, getting that

:33:37. > :33:40.atmosphere, even though it is the mini marathon people lost all

:33:41. > :33:43.supporting us. Time to focus on the masses who every year raised

:33:44. > :33:48.millions for charity and hopefully you can spot someone you know among

:33:49. > :33:54.the 35,000 strong crowd, maybe that was your mum or maybe that is your

:33:55. > :33:56.dad or that is the guy that you see at work everyday. You get the idea.

:33:57. > :34:10.Keep an eye out. 36000 and more setting off on their

:34:11. > :34:12.great journey. This year will be the year that the 1,000,000th finisher

:34:13. > :34:18.will cross the finish line in the London Marathon. The blue start and

:34:19. > :34:22.green start come together after around a mile, the redstart in

:34:23. > :34:27.Greenwich mile, there they are on the right of your picture, they will

:34:28. > :34:30.head on their path towards a meeting point in three miles when all of the

:34:31. > :34:36.starts come together. There they are in Greenwich Park. It will take a

:34:37. > :34:41.good few minutes for most of them to cross the line, but it all happens

:34:42. > :34:47.incredibly smoothly. Organisation has ever, all of the planning

:34:48. > :34:52.ensures that everybody will get their turn. Well, it's a site that

:34:53. > :34:58.never fails to inspire our around the world, it's a very special year

:34:59. > :35:02.for a special event. It certainly is and I've sat here 36 years in a row

:35:03. > :35:11.and what a week it has been so far in London. We have at the Queen's

:35:12. > :35:14.90th birthday celebrations, and the Shakespeare 400th anniversary

:35:15. > :35:18.celebrations, and today, the biggest mass participation marathon in the

:35:19. > :35:22.world celebrates its millionth finisher. What an occasion. Who

:35:23. > :35:27.would have thought all those years ago when 6000 runners lined up in

:35:28. > :35:31.Greenwich Park that we would be looking at an event where a million

:35:32. > :35:35.people have taken part. If you think back to when they were watching the

:35:36. > :35:40.first marathon in 1981, only a few hundred people in Britain had ever

:35:41. > :35:45.had experience of running a marathon but nowadays people watching today

:35:46. > :35:47.will see the colourful site, over 1 million of those people will have

:35:48. > :35:51.experienced the modern phenomenon and that is the Marathon, the crowds

:35:52. > :35:57.are excited at the start and the runners are hopefully not too

:35:58. > :36:04.excited, they have two gauge it carefully and start slow, some of

:36:05. > :36:08.them slowing down there, but I must say that these are great conditions

:36:09. > :36:11.for distance running. They are very good conditions for distance

:36:12. > :36:16.running, I great course and a great place to do it. So much buzz. They

:36:17. > :36:20.are there at the start, but the whole way along the route they are

:36:21. > :36:25.waiting for these runners to finish their journey today, to arrive at

:36:26. > :36:29.the finish line a bit stronger. Where would you rather be? In the

:36:30. > :36:33.fitness I'm in right now I would probably rather be sitting here but

:36:34. > :36:39.I always want to be out running. In 36 years this has become a British

:36:40. > :36:43.institution, it almost heralds spring time in Britain, the London

:36:44. > :36:49.Marathon. This is what 40,000 people looks like, 40,000 people with the

:36:50. > :36:53.same intention and the same idea, to get over the finish line. Think

:36:54. > :36:58.about the hours of training they have undergone, to get here.

:36:59. > :37:01.Millions of miles, millions of hours, thousands and thousands of

:37:02. > :37:10.people doing it. If you're not inspired by this, then what would

:37:11. > :37:15.inspire you? I'm wondering how Tim is getting on. Tim Peake, well, talk

:37:16. > :37:19.about the loneliest long-distance runner, nobody could be more lonely,

:37:20. > :37:25.but we are with him and he's watching pictures and he seems to be

:37:26. > :37:31.going well. At around 70% body weight, that harness holds him onto

:37:32. > :37:35.the treadmill. Paula thinks it is cheating, altitude training! Running

:37:36. > :37:41.at 70% body weight is easy! You tell him. I'm not telling him. And he

:37:42. > :37:48.doesn't need to worry about missing drinks! Big crowds now, not a bad

:37:49. > :37:52.day for spectating if you are well wrapped up, perfect day for running

:37:53. > :37:56.a marathon, temperature spot on. It will get up to ten or 11 degrees,

:37:57. > :38:00.with a bit of breeze starting to pick up at the mall, and we are

:38:01. > :38:05.expecting it to be in their faces a bit along the embankment but not too

:38:06. > :38:10.much, to be there. It could cool down one or two people. They have

:38:11. > :38:18.trained hard, most of them, for this. Some smiles, and at this point

:38:19. > :38:20.they still have a way to go. One or two pained expressions as well. They

:38:21. > :38:25.just had to knuckle down and enjoy the crowds. Easily the best costume

:38:26. > :38:32.I've seen all day, who are you going to call? It's got to be Dave.

:38:33. > :38:36.Without a doubt! Running for Macmillan. My brother-in-law has

:38:37. > :38:41.cancer at the moment. However hard this is for me I can take this pack

:38:42. > :38:45.off in a couple of hours but he can't do it with his. This is for

:38:46. > :38:54.you, Graham. Fancy dress and all of the charities, and I guess the new

:38:55. > :38:59.fad, wearing their name in large letters across their chest, so they

:39:00. > :39:05.get a cheer from those here on the bridge on the pavements, and

:39:06. > :39:09.overhead, they are finding all sorts of vantage points. You hear a lot of

:39:10. > :39:13.music as you are coming over the bridge and watch out, you might see

:39:14. > :39:19.Kenyan corner, a bunch of guys cheering for Kenya. I hope you are

:39:20. > :39:30.having a good run out there! It is not a Kenyan corner. Love it. Tower

:39:31. > :39:36.Bridge, a very iconic viewpoint in terms of the race and in London

:39:37. > :39:40.generally. It is a favourite place despite Tate, people get a place

:39:41. > :39:45.here very early. Look at the charity flags and a shout out to a bunch

:39:46. > :39:55.running for hospice UK. Daniel, Robbie, David, Paul, Stuart, they

:39:56. > :40:06.have raised over ?5 million. Well done. So many great causes. This is

:40:07. > :40:16.my 130 of Marathon today! How are you feeling? -- 130th. I've raised

:40:17. > :40:22.?15,000 for charity for vulnerable children and today it's my last one,

:40:23. > :40:30.I'm retiring. 130! This is your victory lap? One lap of honour! I

:40:31. > :40:35.have to get my friend! Keep going. A great reception so far, what has it

:40:36. > :40:39.been like? It's been amazing. I'm trying to keep calm so I can

:40:40. > :40:46.breathe. You are setting a good pace. Best of luck. You want to keep

:40:47. > :40:49.going with me? You on your own! Don't forget this year the

:40:50. > :40:52.1,000,000th finisher will cross the line, probably towards the back end

:40:53. > :40:56.of the field and that's why we will find out in a couple of weeks when

:40:57. > :41:06.the organisers and announce it will be. With us in them out, it is

:41:07. > :41:10.starting to get busier here. -- the Mall. The roads are starting to fill

:41:11. > :41:15.with so many people out watching this year as well, the weather has

:41:16. > :41:19.been kind, bit of breeze on the embankment but keeping them cruel in

:41:20. > :41:23.the latter stages. Thousands and thousands, tens of thousands out

:41:24. > :41:28.there, cheering them on, right through the route and particularly

:41:29. > :41:34.in the last few miles. Do not underestimate how much that helps.

:41:35. > :41:40.If you are watching these images and you feel inspired, but you are a bit

:41:41. > :41:47.intimidated by 26.2 miles, don't be, because as you can see, it really is

:41:48. > :41:51.a case of all shapes and sizes, all ages and abilities. Every thousand

:41:52. > :41:57.mile journey starts with a single step. There are so many guides

:41:58. > :42:02.online, if you can't even run for the bus it doesn't matter, walk five

:42:03. > :42:07.minutes, jog five minutes, repeat. Little bit by little bit you can

:42:08. > :42:12.start jogging, you can do a 5k, 10k, even if you're sat at home and you

:42:13. > :42:16.think you could never do this, you are not right, please go online and

:42:17. > :42:22.have a look at the guides, anybody, and I do mean anybody, can run a

:42:23. > :42:27.marathon if they really, really want to. With enough training and enough

:42:28. > :42:31.belief. And these people are clear evidence of that statement. Please

:42:32. > :42:35.come and join. This is a brilliant event. Come and be part of it, even

:42:36. > :42:42.if it's going to take you seven hours next year, come and join

:42:43. > :42:47.London's number one party. That is a great outfit today! Tell me, you've

:42:48. > :42:55.got to be doing this for a good cause. I did it for Cancer Research

:42:56. > :42:59.UK. How has it been? Great support? It is so hot in here I can't even

:43:00. > :43:06.see breed so I will be happy when I see Buckingham Palace. Where are you

:43:07. > :43:11.from? I'm originally from Australia. Your first London Marathon? It is my

:43:12. > :43:16.fifth but next year I will do it without the costume! Well done, you

:43:17. > :43:19.are not far from home. The atmosphere is amazing and the

:43:20. > :43:28.support is wonderful, it's just mind blowing. You are you running for? I

:43:29. > :43:32.am running for Beat to support eating disorders. And I'm running

:43:33. > :43:38.for the primary school where I am the head teacher. Keep it going!

:43:39. > :43:44.Kelly Holmes approaching the finish line in a very quick time, 3.1 one.

:43:45. > :43:50.Who could be surprised that she looks so good? The double Olympic

:43:51. > :43:53.champion. I can see you have got yourselves a wonderful contraption,

:43:54. > :43:58.what has it been like for 13 miles? It has been heavy and it's all about

:43:59. > :44:02.the pushing and pulling, running at different speeds. It's tough. We

:44:03. > :44:10.know how cool running as works but you have to be in sync? -- runnings.

:44:11. > :44:16.It's all about the charity. They are not listening so you can say who the

:44:17. > :44:20.dead weight is! It's those three at the back! Just don't tell them. You

:44:21. > :44:27.are doing a great job. Keep it up. Dame Kelly Holmes how did it feel?

:44:28. > :44:33.It was amazing. I was in a daze and I zoned out, it is so weird. So much

:44:34. > :44:38.music and everything. At nine miles I had purple rain going on. And then

:44:39. > :44:43.I could hear the crowd. I was almost switching off and then at mile 19 my

:44:44. > :44:53.legs were thinking, uh-oh, this is it. My hips are just thinking,...

:44:54. > :44:57.You came down the Mall and you almost did the entire thing on your

:44:58. > :45:02.toes, you were bouncing. I look in pain there!

:45:03. > :45:08.It was hard! I wish he was here, there was a guy called Ben who

:45:09. > :45:15.helped me the entire way. He was telling me to slow down and the

:45:16. > :45:24.beginning and without that two and look, I got a medal! Tim Peake, a

:45:25. > :45:33.long run, but he has got the fastest marathon in orbit, we hours, 35

:45:34. > :45:38.minutes. -- three hours. Over 30,000 people will finish, making up that

:45:39. > :45:47.wonderful one in a million. There are people watching this marathon,

:45:48. > :45:51.in three hours 40, this is a very good time, there will be people

:45:52. > :45:55.watching this who will be part of the one in a million group. When you

:45:56. > :45:58.think of the first ever marathon, only a couple of hundred people

:45:59. > :46:03.watched when we had recorded highlights on the BBC, only a couple

:46:04. > :46:10.of hundred people had experienced running a marathon. As these

:46:11. > :46:12.pictures go around the world to 100 countries, a million people will be

:46:13. > :46:22.saying that they've done it before. Well, do it again.

:46:23. > :47:52.# Though nothing will drive them away

:47:53. > :48:15.We can be heroes, just for one day

:48:16. > :48:31.Tell us why it is so important you are running? Sadly Polly lost her

:48:32. > :48:36.son Harry to an undiagnosed heart condition so we are raising money

:48:37. > :48:41.for as many people as we can, youngsters, to be screened, so it

:48:42. > :48:47.doesn't happen again. Massive love to Debbie and her family. There is a

:48:48. > :48:55.smile on your face. My ankle is hurting but I will keep it going.

:48:56. > :48:59.Take care. Missed the hand! Dave, your partner in crime Jonathan

:49:00. > :49:03.Pearce isn't with you, but you are still flying the flag. Yeah for the

:49:04. > :49:09.Lilly foundation, nearly nine years since we lost our daughter Lily, to

:49:10. > :49:15.Michael congealed disease -- mitochondrial disease. We have

:49:16. > :49:18.raised 9 million, helping a lot of families, who are getting genetic

:49:19. > :49:24.answers for their condition and it has been incredible. Unfortunately,

:49:25. > :49:29.Jonathan isn't here. Last year I ran with Iwan Thomas. I'm on my own, but

:49:30. > :49:35.it is going well. Not far from the four hour mark, those coming into

:49:36. > :49:38.the mall now, you will see them struggling over the last half a

:49:39. > :49:47.mile. It's amazing how they are getting helped, runners giving up

:49:48. > :49:52.their times to help those struggling over the line. Look, on the way to a

:49:53. > :49:57.record number of finishers in the 36 running of the London Marathon.

:49:58. > :50:03.Fantastic crowds on the route, fantastic atmosphere. Springtime in

:50:04. > :50:08.this country, the sun has shown, even though the weather forecasters

:50:09. > :50:13.said it was going to snow today! Not much sign of snow, but signs of a

:50:14. > :50:18.wonderful atmosphere in London. This is the best marathon in the world,

:50:19. > :50:26.the finest organisation too. Michael Britt L and the rest of the team,

:50:27. > :50:28.David Redford, they must be very happy indeed, Emma Thompson, who

:50:29. > :50:35.looks after the course, fantastic effort. And there it is, in all its

:50:36. > :50:40.glory. Running towards the Embankment. I think we've seen the

:50:41. > :50:46.finest marathon performance in history. Eliud Kipchoge, in a race,

:50:47. > :50:51.a little bit too quick in the early stages. These people, some of them

:50:52. > :50:55.have done the same, touring too quickly early, but we've seen the

:50:56. > :51:00.finest organisation and marathon in history, in every sense. A record

:51:01. > :51:05.number of runners. Amazing how long the last few miles can feel if the

:51:06. > :51:08.wheels are coming off. Robbie three quarters of the people running have

:51:09. > :51:12.their names on their T-shirts -- probably. Even though you may not

:51:13. > :51:19.take much motivation from hearing your name from eight stranger, you

:51:20. > :51:23.would think, but it really does help -- a stranger. So many people have

:51:24. > :51:27.names and nicknames. It gives the crowd something to cheer for because

:51:28. > :51:31.when you get eight smile back from a runner, if you are spectating, you

:51:32. > :51:39.feel that you have really helped in a difficult moment -- eight smile.

:51:40. > :51:44.-- a smile. I know you have a special delivery for me. I'm so glad

:51:45. > :51:51.that I kept this clean and dry for you. Thank you for the brilliant

:51:52. > :51:56.coverage. I'm running for the Haven again, they do fantastic work, if

:51:57. > :52:04.you want to go online, the Hereford Haven. A huge and you. From my

:52:05. > :52:11.postman colleagues in Hereford, the Haven, we have raised over ?18,000

:52:12. > :52:15.this year. Helping to beat breast cancer. I feel honoured and humbled

:52:16. > :52:22.and the highlight is coming here to meet you! Great to see you, keep

:52:23. > :52:28.running. I think it is more like hobbling, but thank you so much!

:52:29. > :52:35.Brilliant, thanks, Mike. Rupert, many people think of Bagpuss as one

:52:36. > :52:41.of their favourite characters but are you starting to hate him? I have

:52:42. > :52:47.one or two issues, yes! I am feeling hot and he has been banging on my

:52:48. > :52:49.hips the entire way. Why did you choose to carry him? I didn't

:52:50. > :52:54.choose, it was chosen. I have I run a lot of marathons and I have

:52:55. > :53:21.to give something back. # "Break My Stride" - Matthew Wilder

:53:22. > :53:49.#. # Ain't nothin' gonna

:53:50. > :53:52.break my stride # Oh-no, oh-no, I got

:53:53. > :54:04.to keep on moving # Ain't nothin' gonna

:54:05. > :54:09.break my stride # Ain't nothin' gonna break my

:54:10. > :54:26.stride # Oh-no, oh-no, I got

:54:27. > :54:34.to keep on moving # Ain't nothin' gonna

:54:35. > :54:46.break my stride For most people, one marathon would

:54:47. > :54:51.be enough, but for Ben Smith, this is one of his 401. He won't finish

:54:52. > :54:56.until October. He ran yesterday and he will run one tomorrow but this is

:54:57. > :55:01.a special day for Ben Smith. Congratulations, and he doesn't even

:55:02. > :55:06.run slowly, does he? Just over four hours today. You are a hero.

:55:07. > :55:10.Incredible, the atmosphere is amazing but the crowd is there all

:55:11. > :55:15.the time. I'm just making sure I get through and cross the finish line.

:55:16. > :55:20.You know it isn't far to go now. I'm grateful you stopped me now, I can

:55:21. > :55:26.have a break! You kept moving, which is the important thing. Definitely.

:55:27. > :55:29.Honestly, the support has been incredible, the atmosphere is

:55:30. > :55:33.amazing. So many good charities. You see the back of their T-shirts and

:55:34. > :55:44.why they are doing it, inspiring, so I'm determined to finish. You will,

:55:45. > :55:49.well done. The legendary Ken. Yeah! I've done everyone and I'm looking

:55:50. > :55:53.forward to the next one. You are an inspiration to so many people. Over

:55:54. > :56:01.the last 36 years, what has been the biggest change? So much better

:56:02. > :56:05.organised. At first, we had buses to put our things in but now it is

:56:06. > :56:10.beautifully done. The entire race is magnificent. You already talking

:56:11. > :56:15.about 2017, but let's concentrate on the next 13 miles! I'm going to do

:56:16. > :56:21.it! Still they come in their thousands. The latest world record,

:56:22. > :56:30.the fastest marathon dressed as a tack, that was Ian Rule, and he is

:56:31. > :56:33.still running! Ordinary people doing extraordinary things and that will

:56:34. > :56:38.always be the highlight of the London Marathon. For me, it is being

:56:39. > :56:41.proud to be British, and being proud to be part of the London Marathon

:56:42. > :56:46.and all of its great history. Showing it in its best light.

:56:47. > :56:50.Without doubt it is the greatest day in London every year, such a sense

:56:51. > :56:56.of warmth, and such a great place to come and run 26.2 miles, for the

:56:57. > :57:02.first time, the 10th time, whatever speed, a brilliant day. Well, we are

:57:03. > :57:10.nearly out of time but if you are motivated to get active, you can

:57:11. > :57:14.visit the Get Active page on the BBC website and find out about getting

:57:15. > :57:40.running in your area. Plenty more athletics coming up on the BBC.

:57:41. > :57:48.But that's it for the 2016 London Marathon. We've had some incredibly

:57:49. > :57:53.exciting races including a near miss of a world record for Eliud Kipchoge

:57:54. > :57:57.in the men's race. British athletes claiming spaces for Rio and

:57:58. > :58:01.thousands of incredibly inspiring athletes, raising millions of pounds

:58:02. > :58:04.for charity as well. From all of us, this year, goodbye.