Flora London Marathon – Europe’s Most Famous Marathon – Results

Europe’s most famous marathon took place today in London. The men’s group started out very quick, in fact too quick according to the commentary. If you run too fast at the beginning, this can make finishing much more difficult. 25km is a crucial time for the runners as blood sugar levels start to drop quicker and the runners slow. Once blood sugar levels have depleted runners start falling back. London’s route does favour a quicker start though, as the first half is mostly downhill. It looked like the men were keen to try to beat the world record time of 2:05:38 by Khalid Khannouchi.

Running certainly is not for everyone, but one thing is for sure – if you want to be lean and fit, then long distance running will certainly help you achieve these goals. All marathon runners carry very little fat, and the pace at which the top runners race at is pretty intensive over a 2 hour period.

If you feel that marathon running is only for the professional and most dedicated runners, remember that this year Katie Price and her husband Peter Andre are both running, as well as top chef Gordon Ramsey who runs most years. Also this year Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman, who won gold in 1992, is running for The National Autistic Society.

Few people realised that the London Marathon is actually to worlds largest charity fund raising event, with all the major charities and many smaller ones being represented by the “fun runners”.

Full Results (times and positions) for the 2009 Flora London Marathon

Men’s Race

1			WANJIRU, SAMUEL (KEN)				2:05:10
2			KEBEDE, TSEGAYE (ETH)				2:05:20
3			GHARIB, JAOUAD (MAR)				2:05:27
4			MUTAI, EMMANUEL (KEN)				2:06:53
5			RAMAALA, HENDRICK (RSA)				2:07:44
6			GOUMRI, ABDERRAHIM (MAR)				2:08:25
7			KIFLE, YONAS (ERI)				2:08:28
8			SATO, ATSUSHI (JPN)				2:09:16
9			KEFLEZIGHI, MEB (USA)				2:09:21
10			LIMO, FELIX (KEN)				2:09:47

Women’s Race

							time
1			MIKITENKO, IRINA (GER)				2:22:11
2			YAMAUCHI, MARA (GBR)				2:23:12
3			SHOBUKOVA, LILIYA (RUS)				2:24:24
4			ZAKHAROVA, SVETLANA (RUS)				2:25:06
5			ADERE, BERHANE (ETH)				2:25:30
6			ABITOVA, INGA (RUS)				2:25:55
7			NDEREBA, CATHERINE (KEN)				2:26:22
8			MORIMOTO, TOMO (JPN)				2:26:29
9			WAMI, GETE (ETH)				2:26:54
10			PETROVA, LYUDMILA (RUS)				2:27:42

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One Response to “Flora London Marathon – Europe’s Most Famous Marathon – Results”

1. MotleyHealth

   April 26, 2009 at 12:10 pm

   New London Marathon record:
   Sammy Wanjiru from Kenya ran in 2:05:10 which is a new London Marathon record. Well done. Sammy.

   Irina Mikitenko from Germany won the women’s race in 2:22:11.

   #4640

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