2015 London Marathon - RACE RESULTS, Runner Info, & More

See links for must-know London Marathon information below.

For most runners, Sunday's London Marathon will be a major milestone in their lives. For British distance-running legend Paula Radcliffe, it will mark the end of her professional running career.

[UPDATE: 2015 London Marathon results posted.]

As for the rest of the thousands of runners, here are some links to must-know details you'll want to refer to to plan for the race and for helping your friends and family see you (and find you) on race day, April 26th.

• runner information including final instructions, travel to the start, picking up your race packet, post-race procedure, and more
• London Marathon frequently asked questions
• road closures (PDF file)
• spectator information, including downloadable maps of various sections of the course marked with the best viewing spots
• latest news on the London Marathon, including what elite athletes are looking to win
• race results page (for now it shows 2014 results, but check back on race day to see if it shows current times). We'll post updated results as we find them, as well as runner tracking info

The 41-year-old Radcliffe set the women's world record for the marathon more than a decade ago, and it's a mark that still stands. But she won't be running her final London Marathon up with the elite athletes, however. Having been hobbled by injuries the last few years, she'll be running the race among the masses. For a runner who's been an inspiration to so many female athletes, especially in Great Britain, it seems a fitting way to go out.

Good luck to all runners, of all paces and abilities, in Sunday's London Marathon!

2014 London Marathon Results, Runner Tracking, and Coverage

The 2014 London Marathon is in the books, and you can find runner tracking and results here. British Olympian Mo Farah finished eighth in his first marathon (in 2:08:21), but the winner was marathon world record-holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya in a time of 2:04:29, a new course record by 11 seconds.

The top American male was Ryan Vail, finishing 10th in 2:10:57. You can view the full leaderboard here, and see full results here.

If you want to relive the race as it happened, The Guardian has good minute-by-minute coverage here.

2012 London Marathon - Runner Tracking & Results

The 2012 Virgin London Marathon takes place Sunday, April 22nd, and you can track runners and see results here. Things kick off at 9:00 BST with the elite women's start.

As usual, the Kenyans and Ethiopians will be the top contenders, and former London Marathon champions will be looking to repeat. Elite contenders in the men's race include 2011 winner Emmanuel Mutai and Abel Kirui, both from Kenya, and Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia. On the women's side, last year's champion Mary Keitany of Kenya and countrywoman Florence Kiplagat are expected to be among the top bets to win.

Keitany will no doubt be looking to bounce back from her performance in the 2011 New York City Marathon, where she led much of the way but faded very late and had to settle for third place.

You can see the elite men's start list here, and the elite women's start list here (PDF files).

Once the race starts and runners start coming in, you can use the London Marathon results page to track runners and see results. You can view all runners or narrow down the field by gender, age group, and other categories, or enter the name of bib number of an individual runner.

For more information, see the London Marathon home page, the rolling news page, and the official London Marathon Twitter account. 

Good luck to all participants!

2008 London Marathon Results (and How to Apply for the 2009 Race)

The 2008 Flora London Marathon took place April 13th, and you can find complete searchable results here.

You can search the London Marathon results by last name, club name, gender, and finish time or split times.

According to an article on RunnersWeb, Kenyan Martin Lel defended his title and in the process smashed Khalid Khannouchi's London Marathon course record with a time of 2:05:15. American Ryan Hall came in fifth.

The women's London Marathon was won by German Irina Mikitenko, who became only the second German to win the London Marathon. Favorite Gete Wami of Ethiopia fell at an aid station at the 30km mark, the article says, and recovered to finish in third place.

You can get all the information about the 2008 London Marathon results, facts about the marathon, and details on how to apply for the 2009 London Marathon at the race's official Web site.