Eliud Kipchoge wins men's race in course record and second fastest time ever
Mo Farah drops off pace and finishes fifth; Callum Hawkins 10th
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei wins women's race; GB's Charlotte Purdue 10th
American Dan Romanchuk wins men's wheelchair race, David Weir fifth
Swiss Manuela Schar wins women's wheelchair race
Estimated 42,000 runners started 39th London Marathon
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Charlotte Montgomery: My mums gonna be running the London marathon next year.. don’t know how she’s gonna make it the whole way without a cup of tea though
Such a British problem...
Men's wheelchair
David Weir finishes fifth behind China's Dai Yungqiang.
The British Paralympic legend could not bridge the gap to the leading group after getting cut adrift around Tower Bridge and looked to be lacking a final sprint push, perhaps a consequence of his training being disrupted by a car crash in December.
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Six-time London Marathon wheelchair race winner on BBC TV
Dan Romanchuk is such a young athlete, it usually takes a few more years to get to this stage. He still hasn't got his tactics right and he can get better. He hasn't cracked a smile yet and I don't think it's sunk in what he has just achieved.
Men's wheelchair
London Marathon: Dan Romanchuk with Marcel Hug is second with Tomoki Suzuki third
Too fast, too strong.
Marcel Hug is second with Tomoki Suzuki third.
Men's wheelchair
And Dan Romanchuk has gone!
And he stays gone!
Men's wheelchair
We are into the final mile of the men's wheelchair.
American Dan Romanchuk, Swiss Marcel Hug and Japan's Tomoki Suzuki to duel it out...
London marathon: How would the average runner fare against Eliud Kipchoge
How far could runners of different standards go along the London Marathon course in the time it would take defending champion Eluid Kipchoge to finish?
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So proud of my Mum, Joanne Cadman, running her first marathon at 50! She's trained so hard for this and is an inspiration. Can't wait to see her at the finish line
Katie
Cheering on our friend Captain Beany running with his baked beans!! All the best
Nelly, Clair and Maya
Good luck to Kathryn and John McKenna running their first marathon today...... In memory of Bernard good luck to this brother and sister team
Helen
Eileen Noble is running her 20th marathon at the age of 84 and is the oldest female runner taking part.
Eileen, who lives in Bexleyheath, south-east London, started running in her 50s - or "huffing and puffing", as she describes it.
She found an immediate passion for her new hobby and has never looked back.
"If you've got any stresses or worries it seems to make them clear away," she says. "You come back and feel so much happier."
London Marathon 2019: Meet the oldest woman in the race
Women's race
All sorts of cloak and dagger, intrigue and mystery in the woman's race where the pacemakers have been ignored by the main contenders who are sitting back and playing it cool.
Instead Aussie Sinead Diver is out on her own in the front.
British hopeful Charlotte Purdue is sat in among the pack.
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Gabby-Read Thomas: Every year it's compulsive viewing. The amazing effort put in by thousands of people is so inspiring. Good luck everyone!
Linda: I’m too hungover to watch the London Marathon. They've only started & I’m already emotional
Dwaine: Good luck to all the runners at the London Marathon this year
Men's wheelchair
Eight-time champion David Weir won't be making it nine. The Briton was left behind on Tower Bridge.
The leading group of three consists of American Dan Romanchuk, Swiss Marcel Hug and Japan's Tomoki Suzuki.
London Marathon: Andy Murray starts the men's elite race
This was the start of the men's race....
Image source, BEven at the start of a marathon, celebrities cannot escape their selfie requests.
DJ Chris Evans grins and poses.
Probably best to ask now rather than in 25 miles time.
Adele Roberts
Radio 1 Presenter on BBC One
I'm so excited for all the first-timers who are going to experience one of the best days of their lives. They will be nervous but once you get started, it just becomes natural and the crowds that line the streets spur you on.
BBC Two
Mo Farah's coach Gary Lough said: ‘’There’s been a lot of allegations, mostly unfounded, exaggerations. It’s not all lies, Mo’s not any angel, there was a little bit of something that happened at one point but I think we’ve seen this week that the guy involved has come out and said ‘listen this was a little bit of a scuffle – my wife wasn’t involved’ – I think there’s just been a few slurs trying to bring him down this week, so it’s kind of been unfortunate’’
London Marathon: Andy Murray starts the men's elite race
The men's race is under way with the mass start also beginning behind the elite field.
A chilly-looking Andy Murray is ready to drop the flag...
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Keep some in the can Sir Mo.
Farah has been out whipping up the crowd before the start of the men's elite race.
