London Marathon 20:22

The 42nd edition of the World Marathon Major didn't disappoint. Here are all the results and highlights you might have missed.

But Hug was too strong for the American; he powered away to break the tape in a new course record time of 1:24:38. Olympic Marathon Trials finisher was the first American to reach the finish line after running the majority of the race solo in a separate women’s start. Hug took the brunt of the pace until the final turn, where Romanchuk shot to the inside to attempt a pass. Just a few months after running a new personal best of 2:17:35 at Grandma’s Marathon, McCann finished 17th in 2:21:39 on Sunday. His time broke the previous masters record of 2:06:25 set by Ayad Lamdassem of Spain earlier this year. The victory is just her second 26.2 after making a historic debut at the Hamburg Marathon, where she ran 2:17:23 in April. The pacers were prescribed 1:01:45 pace to help the men crack the 2:04 barrier. The Kenyan ran 2:04:39 after breaking the race open at mile 24, which he covered in 4:36. Her victory was all but sealed around mile 24 when the broadcasters announced she split a jaw-dropping 4:43 for the mile split. The pace slowed through 10K and 15K, but the group was still within striking distance of the women’s-only world record (2:17:01) set by After the half marathon split, the top group began to shrink slightly when the pace picked up. Six months after running the fastest debut marathon ever, Yalemzerf Yehualaw won the London Marathon in 2:17:26.

Kenya's Amos Kipruto wins the men's race, while in the women's, new Ethiopian distance star Yehaulaw won after a blistering move in the 24th mile.

The first British finisher was Weyney Ghebresilasie. Meanwhile in the men's race, the key move also happened in mile 24. It was, however, a disappointing day for Britain's top athlete, Charlotte Purdue, who had to withdraw after falling ill on Friday.

Kenyan Amos Kipruto won his first London Marathon title on Sunday and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw stormed to victory in the women's race ahead of last ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com In the absence of world record holder and twice London Marathon champion Brigid Kosgei, who withdrew due to a hamstring injury, seven women had pulled clear by the halfway stage, led by Ethiopia's Ashete Bekere. Kipruto made a move with five kilometres left and finished in two hours four minutes and 39 seconds to take his first marathon title after coming second to world record holder Eliud Kipchoge in Japan in March.