Assefa beat the previous record, set by Peres Jepchirchir in London last year, by 26 seconds. The full results of the elite, wheelchair and mass races can he found here, where you can find out where your friends and family finished.

The sun is shining brightly and temperatures are rising as some 56,000 participants take on the 45th edition of the London Marathon. While the female elite race was won by Tigst Assefa in a women's-only world record time,

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More than 5,000 runners will take to the streets of the UK's capital in the 45th running of the iconic London Marathon, with this year's star-studded field set to welcome back a four-time winner. Below,

Highlights from the 2025 London Marathon from record times to celebrity supporters. Over 56,000 people took to the streets of the capital this Sunday (April 27) as they took on the 26.2-mile London Marathon.