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The London Marathon is the richest marathon in the world and is arguably more committed to its elite field than any other marathon in the country. It has always had a history of seeking out and paying for the fastest marathoners in the world to participate in its race.

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

The Elite Race

Post-Race Writeups The Men’s Race: Two men ran sub-2:05 at the 2015 London Marathon in as close and fast a race as we’ve seen. While Wilson Kipsang was unable to defend his title and notch a third London title; Eliud Kipchoge showed that he is currently best in the world with his 2:04:42 win as followup to his 2:04:11 victory in Chicago in 2014. World record holder Dennis Kimetto was third in 2:05:50. Read the full story: The Men’s RaceThe Women’s Race: For the 2015 Londond Marathon, organizers brought together four women who had previously broken 2:20 and a cast of extras who could run nearly as fast. In a srong field the year before, four women ran sub-2:21, and the plan for 2015 was to have the pacers lead the 2015 competitors out in the same fashion as 2014 but to even better results. Instead, the competitors ignored the pacers who despite slowing at times were as much as 14 seconds ahead of the women they were supposed to be guiding. Despite a slower pace than expected, some of the fastest had trouble and pre-race favorites falter – but it was a race… Read the full story: The Women’s Race We wrote the articles below pre-race, but they’re still interesting to put it all in perspective… Race PreviewThe Fields/The Preview The men’s race features the world record holder, the previous world record holder, the top two from the other World Marathon Majors races – all vying to prove they are the best. The women’s field holds four women who have run sub-2:20 and a couple more who have come close. Only once have two women run better than 2:20 in the same women’s-only marathon. Could we see that or better at London? We’re sure they’ll be going for it. Get Race Insight, a detailed starter list with accomplishments and More: Read the Marathon Preview / Starter Lists Previous Head-To-Head Performances/Meetings Many of the elite athletes at the 2015 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

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 2014 London Marathon 2013 London Marathon 2012 London Marathon 2011 London Marathon 2010 London Marathon 2009 London Marathon 2008 London Marathon 2007