00:00The London Marathon, which took place in the capital on Sunday 26th April, saw Kenyan runner Sebastian Soar become the
00:10first athlete to break the two-hour barrier in an official competition to win in a world record one hour,
00:1859 minutes and 30 seconds.
00:21And Tix the Sefer from Ethiopia broke her own woman-only world record in two hours, 15 minutes and 41
00:29seconds.
00:30This year's edition of the race also broke the Guinness world record title for the most finishers in a marathon
00:37with 59,830 people completing the event.
00:42And of course, so far a total of £87.5 million has been raised for charities, surpassing the previous £87
00:51.3 million record set at last year's race.
00:56However, a final total for the 2026 marathon will be announced in September and is expected to hit more than
01:05£90 million, according to the organisers.
01:09Hugh Brasher, the chief executive of London Marathon Events, who are the organisers of the TCS London Marathon, said the
01:162026 TCS London Marathon was an extraordinary day of world records, from the elite men and women running such extraordinary
01:25times to the participation numbers and now in fundraising.
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