Kenyan Amos Kipruto won the men's race in 2:04:39 🏃
Kenya's Amos Kipruto won the Men's Elite Race, top left, and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw won the Women's Elite Race
The 23-year-old appeared to stumble on a speed bump with six miles remaining but recovered to rejoin the leading pack and came home in 2:17.25, the third fastest time at the event.The men's wheelchair title was retained by Switzerland's Marcel HugThe men's wheelchair title was retained by Switzerland's Marcel Hug in a course record time of 1 hour, 24 minutes and 38 seconds.
Actor Stephen Mangan, who is running for Marie Curie UK, joked that"for reasons I've yet to fully understand I'm running the London Marathon" as he urged people to sponsor him to help raise money for"an incredible charity". The 54-year-old, from Chelmsford, Essex, who is running on behalf of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, is hoping to beat the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a tree , which stands at four hours, five minutes and six seconds.