Last year, competitors completed the London Marathon in an average time of 4hr 27min. A more detailed breakdown shows women averaged 4hr 49min, while men averaged 4hr 11min.
Who is in the men’s and women’s elite races?
Women (20)Peres Jepchirchir (Ken, 2:16:16)Ruth Chepngetich (Ken, 2:09:56)Tigist Assefa (Eth, 2:11:53)Sifan Hassan (Ned, 2:13:44)Joyciline Jepkosgei (Ken, 2:16:24)Megertu Alemu (Eth, 2:16:34)Stella Chesang (Uga, 2:18:26)Haven Hailu Desse (Eth, 2:19:29)Susanna Sullivan (US, 2:21:56)Charlotte Purdue (GB, 2:22:17)Sofiia Yaremechuk (Ita, 2:23:16)Rose Harvey (GB, 2:23:21)Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi (Mar, 2:24:12)Philippa Bowden (GB, 2:25:47)Lucy Reid (GB, 2:26:37)Emily Durgin (US, 2:26:46)Molly Bookmyer (US, 2:28:52)Louise Small (GB, 2:29:33)Eilish McColgan (GB, debut)
Holly Archer (GB, debut)
Men (43)Eliud Kipchoge (Ken, 2:01:09)Alexander Mutiso(Ken, 2:03:11)Sabastian Sawe (Ken, 2:02:05)Timothy Kiplagt (Ken, 2:02:55)Milkesa Mengesha (Eth, 2:03:17)Tamirat Tola (Eth, 2:03:39)Mohamed Esa (Eth, 2:04:39)Abdi Nageeye (Ned, 2:04:45)Hillary Kipkoech (Ken,2:04:45)Amanal Petros (Ger, 2:04:58)Sondre Nordstad Moen (Nor, 2:05:48)Yemaneberhan Crippa (Ita, 2:06:06)Andrew Buchanan (Aus, 2:06:22)Mahamed Mahamed (GB, 2:07:05)Brett Robinson (Aus, 2:07:31)Jacob Sommer Simonsen (Den, 2:07:51)Philip Sesemann (GB, 2:08:02)Adam Lipschitz (RSA, 2:08:54)Jonathan Mellor (GB, 2:09:06)Dewi Griffiths (GB, 2:09:49)Weynay Ghebresilasie (GB, 2:09:50)Jake Smith (GB, 2:11:00)Jack Rayner (Aus, 2:11:06)Kevin Salvano (US, 2:11:26)Luke Caldwell (GB, 2:11:33)Marcelo Laguera (Mex, 2:11:54)Dan Nash (GB, 2:12:59)Andrew Heyes (GB, 2:13:52)Alexander Lepretre (GB, 2:15:01)David Bishop (GB, 2:15:19)Logan Smith (GB, 2:15:49)William Mycroft (GB, 2:15:54)James Hoad (GB, 2:16:29)Alex Milne (GB, 2:16:30)Chris Thomas (GB, 2:16:32)Carl Avery (GB, 2:17:01)Sean Hogan (GB, 2:17:02)Jacob Kiplimo (UGA, debut)Alex Yee (GB, debut)Jonathan Davies (GB, debut)Jacob Allen (GB, debut)
Jack Rowe (GB, debut)
Who won the London Marathon in 2024?
Kenya’s Alexander Mutiso held off distance-running great Kenensia Bekele to win last year’s race. Behind them British duo of Emile Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed finished third and fourth.
Cairess’ time of 2:06:46 in 2024 made him the second-fastest British man of all-time over the distance and the first to finish on the podium since Sir Mo Farah in 2018.
The women’s winner in 2024 was Peres Jepchirchir – who won the marathon in a new women’s only world record time – the fastest time in a race without male pacemakers.
