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Ethiopia’s Shura Katata beat two other athletes to win Sunday’s London Marathon at 2:05:41. Defending champion and world record holder Eliad Kipchog had the toughest race of his career, finishing eighth at 2:06:49.
Behind Katata, Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba was second at 2:05:42, and Ethiopia’s Cice Lemma was third at 2:05:45.
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The only American in the 39-man field, 2016 Olympian Jared and Ward Ward, ranked 17th in 2:12:38.
Instead of the usual London course, the race took place inside St. James Park with more than 19.6 laps of the Bicycle Bubble.
Halfway through: 001: The planned pace of planned0, which would have limited Kipochoj to challenge his world record at 2:01:39, never materialized. The big pack went halfway through at 62:55. The last pacemaker was left 17 miles away while nine men were still in controversy.
When the speed slowed to around 35K, Kitata moved forward and began to push. In a few moments, Kipchoj began to move behind a pack of eight men; Only then does he lose touch for good. Keita continued to push as the pack reached the bottom five finishers, then four and finally the three final finishers at a distance of 100 meters.
Together the three entered the final stretch at The Mall. Kitata, who lost the sprint finish in the New York City Marathon 2018, got the best kick today.
Earlier in the day, Kipchoge’s only defeat in the marathon was his second in Berlin in 2013, when he finished second in the next world record held by Wilson Kipsong. Kipchoj, 35, flew to London hoping to win the race for the first time five times.
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