Runners of all ages completed the route for charity, with a number breaking records in costume.
A record number of people have run in the London Marathon , including celebrities, politicians and people in costume.Lee Baynton, 39, from Essex, clocked the fastest ever marathon in an inflatable costume while raising money for a local hospice.
“Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who finished running the entire length of Africa on 7 April, ran in support of the Running Charity. Among the runners were 20 MPs and peers, the most in the event’s history, including Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.Also among the runners were 20 MPs and peers, the most in the event’s history, including Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and former health secretary Matt Hancock.
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the men’s wheelchair race for the fourth year in a row, with a time of one hour, 28 minutes and 38 seconds, while Catherine Debrunner, also Swiss, won the women’s wheelchair race with a time of one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds. Britain’s David Weir, who came in third place, previously said he had not expected the change to happen in his lifetime.
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