London Marathon 2016 live results and best pictures as thousands of runners hit the streets of the capital
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Thousands of determined competitors will take to the streets today as they bid to complete the 26.2miles course - follow all the latest with us as it happensThousands of pounds will be raised for hundreds of different charities today.
There’s still time to get out there and cheer them on.
Or you can get involved on Twitter with the #LondonMarathon hashtag and give those pounding the pavements a little lift.Meet & greet after the London Marathon finish line, you can't miss us! We'll point you to the post race #TeamSaveIt’s all kicking off at the start.
The elite men will be off in just over half hour along with some 35,000 fun runners.
Nervous? You bet.It was the night Mo Farah’s career took off – and Chris Thompson was right behind him.
Inside Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium, Farah raced to European 10,000m gold, urging his team-mate on to complete a British one-two. It suggested a rosy future for Thompson but, six years on, it remains a career high.
And while Farah has gone on to conquer the world many times over, Thompson has suffered one injury setback after another. He fractured his back, and damaged a hamstring, in his desperate quest for a medal at London 2012.
The 35-year-old returns to the capital today, chasing another Olympic dream, as he competes in the London Marathon.
He is one of 12 men targeting the 2:14:00 qualifying time which will earn selection to Rio, providing they are also among the top two British finishers. “I absolutely believe I can get one of those places,” he said.
“I believe there’s a performance in me that can shock people and that, if I can stay in one piece until Rio, I can do something magical.”
Like he did in Poland, in 2003, when overtaking Farah at the death to become European Under-23 champion over 5,000m.
“People still don’t believe I once beat Mo,” he added. “But I did.”
There’s still time to get out there and cheer them on.
Or you can get involved on Twitter with the #LondonMarathon hashtag and give those pounding the pavements a little lift.Meet & greet after the London Marathon finish line, you can't miss us! We'll point you to the post race #TeamSaveIt’s all kicking off at the start.
The elite men will be off in just over half hour along with some 35,000 fun runners.
Nervous? You bet.It was the night Mo Farah’s career took off – and Chris Thompson was right behind him.
Inside Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium, Farah raced to European 10,000m gold, urging his team-mate on to complete a British one-two. It suggested a rosy future for Thompson but, six years on, it remains a career high.
And while Farah has gone on to conquer the world many times over, Thompson has suffered one injury setback after another. He fractured his back, and damaged a hamstring, in his desperate quest for a medal at London 2012.
The 35-year-old returns to the capital today, chasing another Olympic dream, as he competes in the London Marathon.
He is one of 12 men targeting the 2:14:00 qualifying time which will earn selection to Rio, providing they are also among the top two British finishers. “I absolutely believe I can get one of those places,” he said.
“I believe there’s a performance in me that can shock people and that, if I can stay in one piece until Rio, I can do something magical.”
Like he did in Poland, in 2003, when overtaking Farah at the death to become European Under-23 champion over 5,000m.
“People still don’t believe I once beat Mo,” he added. “But I did.”