二塁打 delight for Kenya as Mutai and Keitany romp to London マラソン glory

By Sportsmail Reporter

Emmanuel Mutai made it a Kenyan 二塁打 after winning the Virgin London マラソン in a new course 記録,記録的な/記録する.

Earlier, his compatriot Mary Keitany 粉砕するd her personal best to (人命などを)奪う,主張する a 命令(する)ing victory in the women's race.

Man of the moment: Emmanuel Mutai broke the course record on his way to winning the London Marathon

Man of the moment: Emmanuel Mutai broke the course 記録,記録的な/記録する on his way to winning the London マラソン

Mutai's time of 2:04.38, (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域s the previous best of 2:05.10 始める,決める by Samuel Wanjiru in 2009 and also the fifth-fastest time ever.

The 26-year-old, second here last year, broke away at around the 21-mile 示す with three-time 勝利者 ツバメ Lel and Patrick Makau making it a clean sweep for Keny a - Lel just 辛勝する/優位ing out his 同国人 in a sprint finish.

At the double: Keitany won the women's race with a huge personal best

At the 二塁打: Keitany won the women's race with a 抱擁する personal best

HIGH FIVE FOR WEIR

Britain's David Weir (人命などを)奪う,主張するd an 前例のない fifth Virgin London マラソン 車椅子 肩書を与える with a perfectly-timed sprint finish.

Weir waited until he was within sight of the finish on The 商店街 before 力/強力にするing past Switzerland's Heinz Frei to become the most successful 車椅子 競技者 in the event's history.

The victory 完全にするs a memorable week after he discovered on Tuesday his partner Emily is 推定する/予想するing a baby boy in August.

Keitany broke away after 15 miles and never looked like 存在 caught as she clocked an 非公式の time of two hours 19 minutes and 17 seconds, almost 10 minutes quicker than her debut in New York last year.

The 29-year-old began the year by setting a new world 記録,記録的な/記録する of 1:05.50 for the half-マラソン, becoming the first woman to run under 66 minutes.

And she 証明するd 平等に adept at 二塁打 the distance to relegate defending 支持する/優勝者 Liliya Shobukhova of Russia into second, with Kenya's Edna Kiplagat in third.

Jo Pavey enjoyed an excellent マラソン debut, finishing 19th in 2:28.23, comfortably inside the qualifying times for both this year's World 選手権s in Daegu and next year's London Olympics.

The 37-year-old may 選ぶ not to compete in Daegu, but now seems 確かな to concentrate fully on the マラソン rather than returning to the 跡をつける.

By royal appointment: Runners dressed as Prince William and Kate Middleton take part in the Marathon

By 王室の 任命: 走者s dressed as Prince William and Kate Middleton 参加する the マラソン

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Eye on the ball: John Farnworth
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注目する,もくろむ on the ball: Football freestyler John Farnworth (left) is 試みる/企てるing to juggle the ball for 26 miles, and London マラソン 退役軍人 Nell McAndrew


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