Sawe won last year’s race in a dominant 2:02:27 – the second-fastest ever London Marathon time.
MoreIn a post on his verified Facebook page, hours after the race, Kipchoge said despite the disappointing position, he remains motivated.
Morethe Olympic silver medallist kicked away from Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei to clinch her first London Marathon win after finishing second to Peres Jepchirchir last year.
MoreKenya’s Munyao won the men’s race in 2:04:01 last year and has twice dipped under 2:04 – both times in Valencia – setting his PB of 2:03:11 in 2023.
MoreLess than six months on from his 2:01:25 London Marathon win, which saw him become the second-fastest marathon runner of all time, Kiptum improved by another 50 seconds to surpass the world record mark of 2:01:09 set by his compatriot
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