London Marathon Record Set

Emmanuel Mutai broke the course record at the London Marathon in leading Kenyans to the top three places. He broke away at the 21-mile mark and finished the 26.2 miles in 2 hours 4 minutes 40 seconds — the fourth-fastest marathon ever and 30 seconds ahead of the record set by Sammy Wanjiru in 2009.

The three-time winner Martin Lel was second in 2:05:45, outsprinting Patrick Makau in front of Buckingham Palace.

Mary Keitany of Kenya ran the fourth-fastest women’s marathon time, winning in 2:19:19.