Eliud Kipchoge won the 2018 men’s London Marathon as Sir Mo Farah finished third in a British record time.
Kipchoge, 33, of Kenya, added to his 2015 and 2016 victories as he finished the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 17 seconds. Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata Tola crossed the line 33 seconds later for second place.
Four-time Olympic champion Farah, who was competing in his first marathon race since retiring from the track, was next despite twice making a mess of picking up his water bottle at the designated drink stations. He beat Steve Jones’ 33-year-old British record.
Farah was clocked at 2 hours, 6 minutes and 32 seconds.
Farah, who won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000m in the past two Olympic Games, admitted his second full marathon had taken its toll in a race where there was a world record pace at the halfway point.
He told the BBC: “I am knackered. The guys went for it, they were on for world record pace, so it was do or die. I went with it and hung in as much as I could.
“It’s so different to the track. It’s incredible. It’s different pain, different training but I’ve really enjoyed it. I gave it all, 110 per cent as I normally do.
“I’ve got a long way to go in the marathon. You get heavy legs. Mentally you’ve just got to be strong, take your drink and just pace yourself.
“Definitely a tick to getting the new GB record. It’s some payment for the fact that I haven’t seen my kids in three months. I want to thank everyone out there for their support.”
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