2010 London Marathon

30th London Marathon
Venue London, England, United Kingdom
Dates April 2010
Champions
Men Tsegaye Kebede (2:05:19) (Elite)
Josh Cassidy (1:35:21) (Wheelchair)
Women Aselefech Mergia (2:22:38) (Elite)
Wakako Tsuchida (1:52:33) (Wheelchair)
The logo of the Virgin London Marathon. Virgin took over sponsorship of the marathon from Flora in 2009 ready for the 2010 race
The leaders of the elite men's race, including Kenya's Abel Kirui, who finished in fifth place
Kenya's Duncan Kibet and Samuel Wanjiru (who retired due to injury)
The marathon approaching the 25 km (16 mi) point
Approaching the 25 km (16 mi) point
Two wheelchair racers in the marathon

The 2010 London Marathon took place on Sunday, 25 April 2010. Up to 36,000 people are thought to have taken part,[1] a record for the event.[2] The men's event was won by Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia with a time of 2:05:19 and the women's event by Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia with a time of 2:22:38, a position moved up after numerous disqualifications for doping.[3] Kebede became the first non-Kenyan to win the men's event in seven years.[4] The men's wheelchair event was won by Josh Cassidy of Canada with a time of 1:35:21 while Wakako Tsuchida of Japan won the women's wheelchair event.[1]

The event saw 74 world record attempts, including one involving 34 runners bound together by bungee cord to form a "human caterpillar", among whom was Princess Beatrice of York, the fifth in line to the British throne, who became the first royal family member to participate in the marathon.[5] Of the attempts, 41 were successful.[2][6] The marathon was sponsored by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, having signed a five-year contract, taking over from previous sponsors, Flora.[5] Branson also ran the marathon for his first time.[5]

Prior to the marathon, there had been concerns that the air-travel disruption caused by the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull could disrupt the event, though many athletes from outside of the United Kingdom were brought in by an aircraft specially chartered from Spain.[2]

Both of the 2009 winners, Samuel Wanjiru and Irina Mikitenko, were present to defend their titles. However, neither athlete managed to finish the race as they both stopped around the mid-way point.[7]

Results

Elite races

Elite Men[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:05:19
2Emmanuel Mutai Kenya2:06:23
3Jaouad GharibMorocco Morocco2:06:55
4Abderrahime BouramdaneMorocco Morocco2:07:33
5Abel Kirui Kenya2:08:04
6Marilson Gomes dos Santos Brazil2:08:46
7Zersenay TadeseEritrea Eritrea2:12:03
8Andrew Lemoncello United Kingdom2:13:40
9Yonas KifleEritrea Eritrea2:14:39
10Andi Jones United Kingdom2:16:38
Elite Women[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia2:22:38
2Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia2:23:17
3Askale Tafa Ethiopia2:24:39
4Yukiko Akaba Japan2:24:55
5Xue Bai China2:25:18
6Kim Smith New Zealand2:25:21
7Mari Ozaki Japan2:25:43
8Mara Yamauchi United Kingdom2:26:16
9Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:31:00
10Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia2:31:41

Wheelchair races

Men's event[9]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Josh Cassidy Canada01:35:21
2Marcel Hug  Switzerland01:36:07
3David Weir United Kingdom01:37:01
4Kota Hokinoue Japan01:40:59
5Kurt Fearnley Australia01:41:37
6Ernst van Dyk South Africa01:44:11
7Masazumi Soejima Japan01:44:35
8Roger Verdaguer Spain01:44:36
9Joshua George United States01:46:57
10Mark Telford United Kingdom01:48:43
Women's event[10]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Wakako Tsuchida Japan01:52:33
2Sandra Graf  Switzerland01:52:34
3Amanda McGrory United States01:52:36
4Nikki Emmerson United Kingdom02:17:46
5Sarah Piercy United Kingdom02:33:50
6Shelly Woods United Kingdom02:45:40

References

  1. 1 2 "Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede takes men's London Marathon". BBC Sport. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Garrod, Sarah (25 April 2010). "World records shattered as thousands run London Marathon". inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Record breaking royal Princess Beatrice completes the London Marathon". Hello!. Hello Ltd. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Tom (26 April 2010). "London Marathon: thousands brave rain to complete course". Metro. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Briggs, Simon (26 April 2010). "London Marathon 2010: Princess Beatrice's caterpillar convoy lets good times roll". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Beatrice is first British royal to run London Marathon". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Brown, Matthew (25 April 2010). Commanding victories for Kebede and Shobukhova – London Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Virgin London Marathon 2010 Results". Virgin London Marathon. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Virgin London Marathon 2010 Results- men's wheelchair race". Virgin London Marathon. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  10. ↑ "Virgin London Marathon 2010 Results- women's wheelchair race". Virgin London Marathon. Retrieved 27 April 2010.


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