James Allen

Cabinet maker and antique restorer.2.40 marathon runner.Hugely passionate about athletics and fitness.VINCIT QUI SE VINCIT

[Princess of Wales News @HRHPWales]

The Princess of Wales in Italy this week 😍

[Fleet Town FC @FCFleetTown]

The Combined Counties Premier Division South lineup for the 2026/27 season! 👀

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

Wishing you a very happy retirement, @Youngy18 ❤️🤘

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

23 years and out ⚽

Congratulations on your long playing career, Ashley! 👏

[Eilish McColgan @EilishMccolgan]

Oh London.. you're a tough one to crack! 😭

Disappointed with my run but proud of slogging it out to the finish after busting my toe open around the half way point!😅🩸

Making the start line wasn't easy (more on that later) so to actually finish is something I can be proud of!

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

Record-breaking marathon 🔥

The 2026 London Marathon officially set a new world record for the largest number of finishers in a marathon 🇬🇧

A total of 59,830 runners completed the marathon, surpassing the 59,226 finishers set at the 2025 NYC Marathon.

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

It might be that simple… 🤔

After winning his second London Marathon, Sabastian Sawe was asked about the most important part of his prep to set the new world record of 1:59:30. He credited his ability to run more mileage as the key to his success.

🎥 Full interview: https://t.co/Ciw89W63Ra

[MxM @Mukurima]

This is a near perfect day to remember the man who first inched closer to the sub 2 hours in an official marathon race.

Not long ago, Kelvin Kiptum ran 2:00:35 in Chicago, which was unsettling in the way it shifted belief.

And then, just as the world began to adjust to that new reality, he was gone. Gone forever.

Kelvin Kiptum died in a car accident, alongside his coach Gervais Hakizimana. Man, this happened just after the record had been ratified. He was 24.

We will never know what a contest between Sabastian Sawe would have produced, but it would have been historic

May the day break

#londonmarathon

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

"We've literally witnessed history being made" 🤯

London Marathon legend Paula Radcliffe explains the significance of Sabastian Sawe's sub-two-hour marathon 🔥

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

THREE men all under the previous WR 🤯

The 2026 London Marathon will forever go down in history, with the top three men all running under the previous world record of 2:00:35 ‼️

🥇 Sabastian Sawe (1:59:30)
🥈 Yomif Kejelcha (1:59:41 debut)
🥉 Jacob Kiplimo (2:00:28)

No one has been able to surpass Kelvin Kiptum's WR of 2:00:35 set in 2023 - until today 💪

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

Top British men at the 2026 London Marathon ⚡

🥇 Mahamed Mahamed (2:06:14)
🥈 Patrick Dever (2:06:18)
🥉 Weynay Ghebresilase (2:06:59)

To put those times into perspective - it moves Mahamed to second on the UK all-time list, Dever into third, and Ghebresilase into sixth 🤯

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

A strong display from the elite women 💪

It was a close battle in the closing stages at the 2026 London Marathon, but Tigist Assefa came out on top, bettering her women-only world record 🤯

🥇 Tigist Assefa (2:15:41)
🥈 Hellen Obiri (2:15:53)
🥉 Joyciline Jepkosgei (2:15:55)

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

Top British women at the 2026 London Marathon ⚡

🥇 Eilish McColgan (2:24:51)
🥈 Rose Harvey (2:26:14)
🥉 Louise Small (2:28:29)

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

“I really didn’t think I was going to be lining up this spring. I only started back running in January.”

Rose Harvey reflects on her ninth place finish at the 2026 London Marathon 🇬🇧

She was the second Brit home clocking 2:26:14 behind Eilish McColgan

🎙️ @euancrumley

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has broken the marathon world record at the London Marathon, winning the race with a time of 1:59:30.

His victory marks the first time a marathon has been completed in under two hours.

https://t.co/qG53HgvFZu

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

Second-fastest Brit ever ‼️

A very strong run from Mahamed Mahamed as he is the first British male over the line at the 2026 London Marathon, clocking a new personal best 🇬🇧

He ran 2:06:14 to finish tenth overall, which moves him to second on the UK all-time list behind Mo Farah's 2:05.11🤯

He overtakes Alex Yee's 2:06:38 and Emile Cairess' 2:06:46.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

We’re going to need a few days to recover from this one… 😮‍💨

2 men under 2 hours. 3 men breaking the world record.

We have officially entered the new era of marathon running 🫳🎤

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

A sub-two hour marathon on debut ‼️

In the same race where Sabastian Sawe broke the marathon WR (1:59:30), Yomif Kejelcha also went sub-two to finish second in 1:59:41 🇪🇹

They become the only two people to ever run a sub-two marathon in a race & Kejelcha did it during his first-ever marathon 🤯

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

How did Sabastian Sawe run 1:59:30 on the streets of London?

Coverage here with more to follow during the day ⬇️

https://t.co/6LaFKgZVlB

[AW @AthleticsWeekly]

These were Sebastian Sawe's splits as he ran a 1:59:30 marathon in London 🤯

5km - 14:14
10km - 28:35
15km - 43:10
20km - 57:21
Half - 60:29
25km - 71:41
30km - 1:26:03
35km - 1:39:57
40km - 1:53:39
Finish - 1:59:30

Yomif Kejelcha also ran sub-two, clocking 1:59:41 on his debut marathon ‼️