Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the London Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old pulled away over the final 300 meters in a sprint finish, crossing the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 16 seconds to break Mary Keitany's mark of 2:17:01 set at the 2017 London race.
Alexander Mutiso Munyao of Kenya held off Kenenisa Bekele in the final 3 kilometers to win the men's race in 2:04:01. Mutiso Munyao and Bekele were in a two-way fight until the Kenyan made his move as they ran along the River Thames, quickly building a six-second gap that only grew as he ran toward the finish in front of Buckingham Palace.
Kiptum had set a London Marathon course record of 2:01:25 in 2023 -- finishing nearly three minutes ahead of his closest rival -- before setting the world record at last year's Chicago Marathon. A video of his London win was played before the start of the men's race on Sunday.
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