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photo credit: Victah Sailer – Tsegaye Kebede, Emmanuel Mutai and Jaouad Gharib all return for the 2011 London Marathon

London likes speed and for 2011, the London Marathon organizers got what they wanted. The men’s race saw a new course record and the fifth fastest marathon finish of all time. The women’s race saw the seventh fastest marathon finish of all time and the third best women’s finish at London (slower, only, than two of Paula Radcliffe’s finishes…).

How did it all play out? Read the full stories:
The Men’s Race | The Women’s Race

The Elite Race

Post-Race/Race Recaps The race is now one for the history books. And the times that were set in London will hold an important place in the history of this great race. What happened? Here it is: The Men’s Race The Women’s RaceWe wrote the articles below pre-race, but they’re still interesting to put it all in perspective… Race PreviewThe Men The men’s race features some of the fastest in the world and 8 of 10 of the previous London Marathon field – all vying to prove they are the best. This is a marathon and anything can happen – read all about it… The Women Liliya Shobukhova has run four marathons and won the last three, including a speedy 2:20:25 at the 2010 Chicago Marathon. A win at the 2011 London Marathon will all but guarantee her an additional $500,000 as the World Marathon Majors 2010/2011 series winner. But a number of women will be out to ensure that Shobukhova won’t be the winner. Who, what? Read all about it…. Get Race Insight, a detailed starter list with accomplishments and More: Read the Marathon Preview Previous Head-To-Head Performances/Meetings Many of the elite athletes at the 2011 London Marathon have faced off at other marathons. Take a look at our head-to-head display of all of the past meetings of these runners – you can learn a lot about these athletes by seeing how they’ve performed against each other in the past. Previous Elite Head-To-Head Performances Athlete Bios MarathonGuide.com has compiled biographies for most of the top men and women in the field – who they are, why you should care. These are some of the best marathoners in the world – some are race-hardened veterans and others are still fighting to show that they are the best of the best. Anything can happen on race day and it helps to understand who these men and women are. Men’s Race – The Top Competitors Women’s Race – The Top Competitors

What Others Are Writing…

We’re not the only ones who love this race, and we’re not the only one covering it, but we hand-deliver links to press releases and news articles not written by the MarathonGuide.com staff, just for you.London Marathon Press Releases London Marathon News

Past Years…

MarathonGuide.com has been covering the London Marathon since 2007. Our past coverage can tell you what has been the past strategy and from history we can learn about the future… London Marathon 2010 London Marathon 2009 London Marathon 2008 London Marathon 2007