The runner who finished last at the London Marathon said it was a "huge privilege" to raise money for a charity that she says saved her life during a "very dark" time. Clair Roberts, from Milton Keynes, completed the course in 12 hours and 16 minutes, finishing just before midnight.

London Marathon 2026 saw records broken, but one pair of shoes stood up among the pairs worn by the elites this year: the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3.

Karwai Tang/WireImage via An average time for a women’s marathon is about four hours and 50 minutes, just shy of the combined runtime of the two Wicked movies. Which makes it all the more impressive that Cynthia Erivo ran the 2026 London Marathon in 3:21:40 on Sunday.

2026 London Marathon top 10 and notable results with a link to searchable results.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia broke her own women’s-only world record on Sunday at the London Marathon, winning in 2:15:41 to better her record of 2:15:50 from last year. Hellen Obiri of Kenya was runner-up in 2:15:53, and her compatriot Joyciline Jepkosgei rounded out the podium in third, clocking 2:15:55.

Shares in Adidas climbed, after Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe set a new world record in the London Marathon on Sunday while wearing the sportswear’s newest running shoe.

British runner Eilish McColgan revealed the extent of the gruesome injury, after part of her foot “exploded” during the London Marathon on Sunday.McColgan, daughter of Scottish running legend Liz, still managed to cross the line in a time of 02:24:51,

East Africa has rewritten marathon history as Sabastian Sawe produced a stunning breakthrough at the London Marathon, redefining what was thought possible over the marathon distance.