2017 London Marathon
| 37th London Marathon | |
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Mary Keitany and Daniel Wanjiru
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| Venue | London, England |
| Date | 23 April 2017 |
| Champions | |
| Men |
Daniel Wanjiru (2:05:48) (Elite) David Weir (1:31:06) (Wheelchair) Alex Pires da Silva (2:28:20) (IPC) |
| Women |
Mary Keitany (2:17:01) (Elite) Manuela Schär (1:39:57) (Wheelchair) Misato Michishita (3:00:50) (IPC) |
The 2017 London Marathon was held on 23 April 2017. It was the 37th running of the London Marathon, an annual mass-participation race held in London, England.
Mary Keitany won the women's race, setting a new women-only world record with a time of 2:17:01, while Daniel Wanjiru came first in the men's race in 2:05:48.
The London Marathon is run over a largely flat course around the River Thames, and spans 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195 kilometres). The route has markers at one mile and five kilometre intervals.
The course begins at three separate points: the 'red start' in southern Greenwich Park on Charlton Way, the 'green start' in St John's Park, and the 'blue start' on Shooter's Hill Road. From these points around Blackheath at 35 m (115 ft) above sea level, south of the River Thames, the route heads east through Charlton. The three courses converge after 4.5 km (2.8 miles) in Woolwich, close to the Royal Artillery Barracks.
As the runners reach the 10 km mark (6.2-mile), they pass by the Old Royal Naval College and head towards Cutty Sark drydocked in Greenwich. Heading next into Deptford and Surrey Quays in the Docklands, and out towards Bermondsey, competitors race along Jamaica Road before reaching the half-way point as they cross Tower Bridge. Running east again along The Highway through Wapping, competitors head up towards Limehouse and into Mudchute in the Isle of Dogs via Westferry Road, before heading into Canary Wharf.
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