When is marathon day 2018

Before the start of the race, organisers warned the high temperatures could be especially difficult for fancy dress runners. Almost competitors attempted to enter the Guinness World Records dressed in outfits such as a suit of armour, a Paddington Bear costume and ski boots.

Rob Pope set a new world record time for a competitor dressed as a film star, crossing the line dressed as Forrest Gump in just over 2 hours 36 minutes. Mr Pope, who is running 15, miles across America following the route run by Tom Hanks' character, said he had "never seen crowds like that".

A record , people applied for this year's race - almost a third more than and the highest number for any marathon in the world. Runners Matthew Rees and David Wyeth, who hit the headlines last year after Mr Rees helped his fellow competitor over the finish line , completed the race again in near identical times.

The pair started the race together after becoming friends when Mr Wyeth nearly did not finish the race in after his legs collapsed beneath him. One runner, Sue Strachan who has vascular dementia, said she received "amazing" support from people along the course. I need to finish.

This year's runners also included firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower blaze and police officer Charlie Guenigault, who was stabbed in the London Bridge terror attack. Mr Guenigault, 26, ran to raise money for King's College Hospital, where he had three hours of emergency surgery after being knifed five times on 3 June last year.

As much as how difficult the race was, at the end of the day I'm just glad to say I can do it," he said. Firefighter Mike Dowden said: "The people we were running for were on the last mile and that was really emotional.

Members of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust also took part, as the marathon marks 25 years since the teenager - who was a keen runner - was murdered. Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge came first in the men's elite race to win his third London Marathon title, with Britain's Sir Mo Farah finishing third and setting a new British record. Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya won the women's elite race - recording a personal best time of Joining the throng at Embankment will also feel quite special, as the runners prepare to take on the final mile of the marathon.

Make sure you choose a letter from A-Z before the race so that you have a meeting point with which to regroup with your loved ones, as phone signal may be hazy in the excitement of the day.

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Boston Marathon Pre-Race Dinner: p. However, a number of runners decided to dress up regardless. Robert Pope , dressed as Forrest Gump, broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon time in a film character costumer.

Matthew Berry now holds the record for the fastest marathon in a wedding dress and Mathieu Lavedrine for the fastest time dressed as a Star Wars character.

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