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• London Marathon
  Posted on Saturday April 26, 2025
  Gabby Logan meets some of the athletes who make the London Marathon so special.
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• Will 'greatest' London Marathon line-ups break records?
  Posted on Saturday April 26, 2025
  The 2025 London Marathon will feature two of the three fastest women and two of the five fastest men in history - but will world records be broken on Sunday?
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• Ngetich sets 10km world record for women-only race
  Posted on Saturday April 26, 2025
  Agnes Ngetich sets a new 10km world record as she becomes the first woman to run the distance in under 30 minutes in a women-only race.
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• 'Rob will be with me throughout London Marathon'
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  Lindsey Burrow says late husband Rob "will be with me throughout" when she joins thousands running the London Marathon for charity on Sunday.
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• BBC Sport extends London Marathon deal to 2030
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  BBC Sport agrees a new contract to broadcast the London Marathon to 2030 - the year of the iconic race's 50th edition.
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• Azu, Duplantis, Kipyegon in action at Diamond League opener
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  Great Britain's world indoor 60m champion Jeremiah Azu contests a stacked men's 100m as the Diamond League season begins in Xiamen, China on Saturday.
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• 'Mum's record in mind' - McColgan ready for marathon debut
  Posted on Thursday April 24, 2025
  Eilish McColgan will make her marathon debut in London this weekend and hopes to run faster than her mother and coach, who just happens to be a previous winner.
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• London Marathon - everything you need to know, including BBC coverage times
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  Everything you need to know about the 2025 London Marathon including the route, elite fields, record attempts, celebrity runners, weather forecast and how to watch on the BBC.
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• How do I get a place in the London Marathon?
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explain how you can secure your place in the 2026 London Marathon
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• 'Our daughters will be with us,' say dads of Southport victims running London Marathon
  Posted on Thursday April 24, 2025
  David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar tell BBC daughters will be with them in spirit during London race.
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Athletics Weekly

• Five things to watch out for at the Mini London Marathon
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  The renowned domestic junior event is pulling out all the stops as it celebrates its 40th edition this year  .
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• Mini Marathon photo worth a thousand words
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  Alex Yee and Ben Dijkstra were beaten by future footballer Jamal Lewis on The Mall in 2013 with Emile Cairess and Josh Kerr well down the field  .
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• Strong fields for Diamond League season opener
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  Mondo Duplantis, Faith Kipyegon and Grant Holloway are among the entries for the first event of 2025 on Saturday in Xiamen, China .
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• KPMG Prague Night of PBs: turning people into track fans
  Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
  June 19 event hopes to produce a wave of 5000m records and personal best performances .
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• Jorjia March’s preparation for the Mini London Marathon
  Posted on Thursday April 24, 2025
  The teenager talks through her week-by-week training for one of the biggest domestic junior events of the year .
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• Historic numbers for Isle of Man’s Easter Festival of Running
  Posted on Wednesday April 23, 2025
  A massive total of 1351 competitors competed at the latest edition of the festival this year, writes David Griffiths  .
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• 2025 London Marathon: who, what and when guide
  Posted on Wednesday April 23, 2025
  Everything you need to know about this weekend's big event in the British capital .
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• Faith Kipyegon to make audacious sub-four-minute mile attempt
  Posted on Wednesday April 23, 2025
  Kenyan has teamed up with Nike to create a "Breaking4" bid to become the first woman to crack the barrier .
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• Holly Archer on her debut marathon in London
  Posted on Wednesday April 23, 2025
  An exclusive Q&A with the 2021 European indoor 1500m silver medallist, who is balancing Hyrox ambitions with her 26.2 mile debut in the British capital  .
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• 10 marathon tips from a prolific London finisher
  Posted on Tuesday April 22, 2025
  Former AW writer Steve Smythe will tackle 26.2 miles for the 50th consecutive year this weekend and here he outlines the lessons he's learned over the past half century .
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