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Photo Credit: London Marathon Eliud Kipchoge wins the 2016 London Marathon

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: A group of eight men went out much faster than the world record pace. At the end, two men ran sub-2:04 and the previous London Marathon record was crushed and the world record was missed by only 7 seconds. The results of the London Marathon will determine or influence the selection of the Olympic Team for at least four countries. And more… Read the full story:  The Men’s RaceThe Women’s Race: A terrible tumble seemed to affect the outcome of the 2016 London Marathon as two of the favorites were unable to resume their pace after falling to the ground. The third woman in the tumble and the one who seemed to instigate it, Jemima Sumgong, did recover and went on to win in a solid 2:22:58. Defending champion Tigist Tufa of Ethiopia took the runner-up spot in 2:23:03. And Half-Marathon world record holder Florence Kiplagat was third in 2:23:39. Read the full story: The Women’s Race (write-up in process)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 man who has run the second fastest marathon of all-time, the top five from the previous year’s London Marathon, the reigning World Champion; and eight men who have run an incredible sub-2:06 – all vying to prove they are the best. The women’s field holds five women who have run sub-2:20 and a couple more who have come close, and eight who have run sub-2:22. 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 2016 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