Der Kenianer Daniel Wanjiru gewann die 37. Ausgabe des Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:05:48 und ließ damit hochkarätige Konkurrenz hinter sich. Allen voran den äthiopischen Superstar Kenenisa Bekele, der kurz hinter Wanjiru in 2:05:57 ins Ziel kam. Bis zur Hälfte des Rennens in 1:01:41 lag eine 16-köpfige Gruppe im Regime des Weltrekords von 2:02:57, bevor die Spitzengruppe massiv auseinanderfiel und das (hohe) Tempo nicht mehr gehalten werden konnte. Im nachhinein ist festzustellen, dass man in diesem Jahr für die Form der Eliteläufer die erste Hälfte deutlich zu schnell angegangen war, was sich dann im zweiten Part segr deultich “gerächt” hat. Selbst der Sieger Wanjiru lief die zweite Hälfte nur noch in 1:04:05, das ist das Tempo für einen 2:08-Marathon!
Daniel Wanjiru gewann den 37. Virgin Money London Marathon. (c) H. Winter
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| Ergebnisse Marathon der Männer: | |||
| 1. | WANJIRU, Daniel (KEN) | 01:01:43 | 02:05:48 |
| 2. | BEKELE, Kenenisa (ETH) | 01:01:44 | 02:05:57 |
| 3. | KAROKI, Bedan (KEN) | 01:01:42 | 02:07:41 |
| 4. | KIRUI, Abel (KEN) | 01:01:43 | 02:07:45 |
| 5. | SIMBU, Alphonce (TAN) | 01:02:45 | 02:09:10 |
| 6. | GHEBRESLASSIE, Ghirmay (ERI) | 01:01:44 | 02:09:57 |
| 7. | MENGSTU, Asefa (ETH) | 01:01:41 | 02:10:04 |
| 8. | MESEL, Amanuel (ERI) | 01:01:44 | 02:10:44 |
| 9. | GUERRA, Javier (ESP) | 01:04:58 | 02:10:55 |
| 10. | SHELLEY, Michael (AUS) | 01:05:28 | 02:11:38 |
| 11. | LAMDASSEM, Ayad (ESP) | 01:04:58 | 02:12:30 |
| 12. | LILESA, Feyisa (ETH) | 01:01:41 | 02:14:12 |
| 13. | KIBROM, Ghebre (ERI) | 01:04:57 | 02:14:52 |
| 14. | MEFTAH, Abdellatif (FRA) | 01:04:58 | 02:14:55 |
| 15. | SIMPSON, Robbie (GBR) | 01:06:41 | 02:15:04 |
| 16. | DAVIES, Andrew (GBR) | 01:07:10 | 02:15:11 |
| 17. | ABERA, Tesfaye (ETH) | 01:02:45 | 02:16:09 |
| 18. | ESPARZA, Jesus Arturo (MEX) | 01:06:41 | 02:16:38 |
| 19. | OVERALL, Scott (GBR) | 01:06:41 | 02:16:54 |
| 20. | SEAWARD, Kevin (IRL) | 01:07:09 | 02:17:08 |
| distance | time | last mi/km |
last 5 km | projection |
| 1 km | 2:49 | 2:29 | 1:58:51 | |
| 1 mi | 4:37 | 4:37 | 2:01:03 | |
| 2 km | 5:46 | 2:57 | 2:01:40 | |
| 3 km | 8:35 | 2:49 | 2:00:43 | |
| 2 mi | 9:17 | 4:40 | 2:01:42 | |
| 4 km | 11:25 | 2:50 | 2:00:26 | |
| 3 mi | 13:42 | 4:26 | 1:59:53 | |
| 5 km | 14:11 | 2:46 | 14:11 | 1:59:42 |
| 6 km | 17:04 | 2:53 | 2:00:01 | |
| 4 mi | 18:22 | 4:39 | 2:00:23 | |
| 7 km | 19:59 | 2:55 | 2:00:27 | |
| 8 km | 22:54 | 2:55 | 2:00:47 | |
| 5 mi | 23:02 | 4:40 | 2:00:47 | |
| 9 km | 25:50 | 2:56 | 2:00:47 | |
| 6 mi | 27:48 | 4:46 | 2:01:07 | |
| 10 km | 28:51 | 3:01 | 14:40 | 2:01:44 |
| 11 km | 31:49 | 2:58 | 2:02:03 | |
| 7 mi | 32:38 | 4:50 | 2:02:14 | |
| 12 km | 34:46 | 2:57 | 2:02:15 | |
| 8 mi | 37:21 | 4:43 | 2:02:25 | |
| 13 km | 37:44 | 2:58 | 2:02:28 | |
| 14 km | 40:41 | 2:57 | 2:02:37 | |
| 9 mi | 42:07 | 4:46 | 2:02:42 | |
| 15 km | 43:39 | 2:58 | 14:48 | 2:02:47 |
| 16 km | 46:32 | 2:53 | 2:02:43 | |
| 10 mi | 46:51 | 4:44 | 2:02:50 | |
| 17 km | 49:33 | 3:01 | 2:02:59 | |
| 11 mi | 51:36 | 4:45 | 2:02:59 | |
| 18 km | 52:28 | 2:55 | 2:02:59 | |
| 19 km | 56:27 | 2:59 | 2:03:09 | |
| 12 mi | 56:25 | 4:49 | 2:03:16 | |
| 20 km | 58:31 | 3:04 | 14:52 | 2:03:27 |
| 13 mi | 1:01:09 | 4:44 | 2:03:20 | |
| 21 km | 1:01:24 | 2:53 | 2:03:22 | |
| HM | 1:01:40 | 0:16 | 2:03:20 | |
| 22 km | 1:04:17 | 2:53 | 2:03:18 | |
| 14 mi | 1:05:51 | 4:42 | 2:03:19 | |
| 23 km | 1:07:14 | 2:57 | 2:03:21 | |
| 24 km | 1:10:12 | 2:58 | 2:03:25 | |
| 15 mi | 1:10:35 | 4:44 | 2:03:22 | |
| 25 km | 1:13:10 | 2:58 | 14:39 | 2:03:29 |
| 16 mi | 1:15:20 | 4:45 | 2:03:27 | |
| 26 km | 1:16:05 | 2:55 | 2:03:28 | |
| 27 km | 1:19:04 | 3:00 | 2:03:35 | |
| 17 mi | 1:20:11 | 4:51 | 2:03:40 | |
| 28 km | 1:22:05 | 3:00 | 2:03:42 | |
| 18 mi | 1:25:03 | 5:52 | 2:03:53 | |
| 29 km | 1:25:07 | 3:02 | 2:03:51 | |
| 30 km | 1:28:20 | 3:13 | 15:10 | 2:04:14 |
| 19 mi | 1:30:11 | 5:08 | 2:04:27 | |
| 31 km | 1:31:26 | 3:06 | 2:04:27 | |
| 32 km | 1:34:36 | 3:10 | 2:04:44 | |
| 20 mi | 1:35:12 | 5:01 | 2:04:48 | |
| 33 km | 1:37:42 | 3:06 | 2:04:55 | |
| 21 mi | 1:40:05 | 4:53 | 2:04:57 | |
| 34 km | 1:40:43 | 3:01 | 2:05:00 | |
| 35 km | 1:43:42 | 2:59 | 15:22 | 2:05:01 |
| 22 mi | 1:44:58 | 4:53 | 2:05:06 | |
| 36 km | 1:46:49 | 3:07 | 2:05:12 | |
| 37 km | 1:49:55 | 3:06 | 2:05:21 | |
| 23 mi | 1:49:58 | 5:00 | 2:05:21 | |
| 38 km | 1:52:56 | 3:01 | 2:05:24 | |
| 24 mi | 1:54:51 | 4:53 | 2:05:28 | |
| 39 km | 1:56:02 | 3:06 | 2:05:32 | |
| 40 km | 1:59:08 | 3:06 | 15:26 | 2:05:40 |
| 25 mi | 1:59:53 | 5:02 | 2:05:44 | |
| 41 km | 2:02:17 | 3:09 | 2:05:51 | |
| 26 mi | 2:04:46 | 4:53 | 2:05:49 | |
| 42 km | 2:05:12 | 2:56 | 2:05:48 | |
| Marathon | 2:05:48 | 0:35 | 6:40 |