Kipchoge runs second-fastest marathon for fourth London win

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge stormed to a record-breaking fourth victory in the London Marathon on Sunday with the second-fastest time ever seen over the distance.

Olympic champion Kipchoge's time of two hours two minutes and 37 seconds was second only to the 2:01:39 he ran in Berlin last year.

The 34-year-old, whose previous London triumphs came in the 2015, 2016 and 2018 editions, was in imperious form as he powered ahead from the 14-mile mark, with Ethiopia's Mosinet Geremew and Mule Wasihun second and third respectively.

"I'm happy to win on the streets of London for the fourth time and to make history, on a day that the event has raised ?1 billion (for charity)," Kipchoge told the BBC.

"The crowd in London is wonderful and that spirit pushed," added Kipchoge, who has now won 11 of the 12 marathons he's contested.

Asked where he would run next, he replied: "As usual, I do not chase two rabbits, I only chase one and that was London. I have caught that rabbit so I will discuss with my team what follows."
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"What I said is the truth and it was all about the London Marathon today. I didn't mean to take any limelight away from the sport... Had I won the race, it would have been a different story, but I think I will take time to think about the next step."
Reflecting on the race itself, Farah said: "My aim was to follow the pacemaker, but after 20 miles when he dropped out, the gap opened up and it became hard to close. My aim was to try and reel them back but the wheels came off and I was hanging in there."
"Congratulations to Eliud and the better man won today. He is a very special athlete and he is humble. If Eliud can run those sort of times it just gives us another level of possibility."