The 2009 London Marathon is over and while it didn’t produce the world record that many hoped for in the men’s race, but it did result in a fast time and an exciting finish between the top three competitors.
Sadly the race was missing last year’s runner Martin Lel, tipped as favourite to win this year.
Kenyan runner and pre-race favourite Sammy Wanjiru has won this year’s London Marthon event in a time of 2:05:10. Sammy proved too strong for second place getter Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia who finished only ten seconds back in 2:05:20. Jaouad Gharib of Marocco was third in 2:05:27 in a tight finish.
The women’s race was not so nerve-wracking with Irina Mikitenko of Germany, well clear of second place in a 2:22:11. Mara, Yamauchi of Great Britain took second just over a minute back in 2:23:12 and Liliya Shobukova of Russia finished third in 2:24:24.
If you want more in depth results, check out the official London Marathon 2009 Results.
Head over to the Science Of Sport website for a London Marathon of 2009 Men's Race Report
Check back for a full race report soon.
Top 10 Men Finishers
WANJIRU, SAMUEL (KEN) 2:05:10
KEBEDE, TSEGAYE (ETH) 2:05:20
GHARIB, JAOUAD (MAR) 2:05:27
MUTAI, EMMANUEL (KEN) 2:06:53
RAMAALA, HENDRICK (RSA) 2:07:44
GOUMRI, ABDERRAHIM (MAR) 2:08:25
KIFLE, YONAS (ERI) 2:08:28
SATO, ATSUSHI (JPN) 2:09:16
KEFLEZIGHI, MEB (USA) 2:09:21
LIMO, FELIX (KEN) 2:09:47
Women’s Top 10 Finishers
MIKITENKO, IRINA (GER) 2:22:11
YAMAUCHI, MARA (GBR) 2:23:12
SHOBUKOVA, LILIYA (RUS) 2:24:24
ZAKHAROVA, SVETLANA (RUS) 2:25:06
ADERE, BERHANE (ETH) 2:25:30
ABITOVA, INGA (RUS) 2:25:55
NDEREBA, CATHERINE (KEN) 2:26:22
MORIMOTO, TOMO (JPN) 2:26:29
WAMI, GETE (ETH) 2:26:54
PETROVA, LYUDMILA (RUS) 2:27:42
