Eliud Kipchoge wins the 2015 Virgin London Marathon in 2:04:42. Wilson Kipsang who had won in London in 2012 and 2014 took the second place in 02:04:47. Dennis Kimetto, world record holder on the distance could only take the third place in 02:05:50. The top 4 places of the race when to Kenyan runners.
Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia, was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 02:23:22. She had won the Shanghai Marathon last year in 2:21:52. Mary Keitany, from Kenya , who had won the race twice in 2011 and 2012, took the second place in 02:23:40. The third place went to Tirfi Tsegaye (Berlin marathon’s winner in 2014) in 02:23:41
The race was Paula Radcliffe’s last marathon as a professional runner. She is still the current world record holder (2:15:25). She finished the 2015 race in 2:36:55.
43,751 runners managed to finish the marathon. This is a new record.
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Results
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Kipchoge | Eliud | KEN | 02:04:42 |
| 2 | Kipsang | Wilson | KEN | 02:04:47 |
| 3 | Kimetto | Dennis | KEN | 02:05:50 |
| 4 | Biwott | Stanley | KEN | 02:06:41 |
| 5 | Regassa | Tilahun | ETH | 02:07:16 |
| 6 | Kitwara | Samuel | KEN | 02:07:43 |
| 7 | Guerra | Javier | ESP | 02:09:33 |
| 8 | Kibrom | Ghebre | ERI | 02:09:36 |
| 9 | Reunkov | Aleksey | RUS | 02:10:10 |
| 10 | Lebid | Serhiy | UKR | 02:10:21 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Tufa | Tigist | ETH | 02:23:22 |
| 2 | Keitany | Mary | KEN | 02:23:40 |
| 3 | Tsegaye | Tirfi | ETH | 02:23:41 |
| 4 | Mergia | Aselefech | ETH | 02:23:53 |
| 5 | Kiplagat | Florence | KEN | 02:24:15 |
| 6 | Sumgong | Jemima | KEN | 02:24:23 |
| 7 | Jeptoo | Priscah | KEN | 02:25:01 |
| 8 | Felix | Ana Dulce | POR | 02:25:15 |
| 9 | Mazuronak | Volha | BLR | 02:25:36 |
| 10 | El Moukim | Rkia | MAR | 02:26:33 |
“Complete results”: http://results-2015.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2015/