Martin Duff brings us a recap of the main masters performances from the 2026 London Marathon.
Whereas Ryan McLeod and Andrea Clement have been the main veteran runners within the occasion it was additional down the sphere that there have been two new British age group data.
Alice Braham smashed the beforehand listed British greatest time for an over-50 lady by practically 9 minutes with a 2:36:25 chip time after going by way of the half-marathon in a close to good cut up of 78:15.
She mentioned: “The gun went at 9:35am for our Championship begin and it took me about 20 seconds to cross the road, so the discrepancy between gun and chip ought to solely be 20 seconds or so, I hope.”
It appears to be like like Braham took 25 seconds to cross the beginning line so, as data are primarily based on gun instances, which means 2:36:50 would be the official report.
The Ealing Eagles 50-year-old, who ran for Britain as a junior on the World Cross Nation Champs again in 1995, added: “The assist on the streets was second to none and I’m so comfortable and felt good all the way in which, regardless of less-than-ideal coaching throughout January and February.”
The run adopted two strong half-marathon runs in February and March in Wokingham and Studying with instances of 77:44 and 78:03.
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Braham, who can also be a mum of 4, was by way of 10km in 36:51 and midway in 78:15 and even kilometre splits all through between 3:40 and three:47.
It had been Bristol’s Annabel Granger who had held the earlier report however had no reply this time and the Bristol & West runner was a distant second with 2:49:39.
The second new mark had come barely earlier when Will Inexperienced bettered the long-standing M50 report set by Derek Lawson again within the 1986 London Marathon by practically two minutes with a chip time of two:23:07.
Operating an ideal even tempo, the Serpentine 50-year-old was by way of the half-distance in 71:35 earlier than profitable his age group by greater than 4 minutes, over Woodbridge’s Stuart Haynes.
The brand new report is probably going be listed as 2:23:13 because it took Inexperienced six seconds to cross the beginning line.
McLeod, who’s on the comeback path after coronary heart issues, ran at a conservative tempo and was properly behind main M45 John Gilbert for nearly all the race after the Kent runner had gone by way of 10km in 31:44 and the half-marathon in 67:23.
McLeod was two minutes down at this level and nonetheless properly over a minute down at 30km however caught his man simply after the 40km board earlier than occurring to be first grasp in 2:19:41.
Gilbert was in subsequent in 2:20:21 after being properly on monitor to make it three new British data for properly over half of the race.
Clement was all the time accountable for the ladies masters’ occasion first place with a collection of kilometre splits between 3:32 and three:38 proper although till the 30km board.
These included a 10km cut up of 35:16 and a half-marathon time of 74:55. Thereafter Clement slipped barely with a closing kilometre tempo of three:45 being her slowest.
It was solely Clement’s second marathon following a 2:45:49 again in 2008.
The older runners have been affected by the rising temperatures which noticed the mercury rise to 18C for the profitable over-70 runners.
At 88, Harry Newton from Macclesfield Harriers was the oldest finisher on this yr’s race, finishing the course in 7:53:59.
Positions primarily based on chip instances.
Males
M40: 1 R McLeod (Morp) 2:19:41; 2 O Jonssen (SWE) 2:22:18; 3 D Gaffney (S Lon) 2:23:48
M45: 1 J Gilbert (Kent) 2:20:21; 2 M Pioner (ITA) 2:22:25; 3 Ok Quinn (S Lon) 2:25:03
M50: 1 W Inexperienced (Serp) 2:23:07; 2 S Haynes (W’bridge) 2:27:09; 3 P Greig (AUS, P’slade) 2:31:06
M55: 1 N Hughes (ATW) 2:39:15; 2 T Mardall (R Subsequent Sea) 2:41:38; 3 S Hughes (Lancs) 2:41:40
M60: 1 G Mason 2:46:08; 2 L Cotter (IRL) 2:52:37; 3 Ok Gale (Denm) 2:54:40
M65: 1 Ok Murray (Serp) 3:02:53; 2 M Slaney (BMH) 3:03:52; 3 B Vega (ESP) 3:04:36
M70: 1 S Gashi (Kos) 3:35:25; 2 D Murphy (IRL) 3:35:46; 3 P Sanderson (G&G) 3:38:03
M75: 1 M Sheridan (Newb) 3:35:31; 2 R Pfeiffer (USA) 3:41:17; 3 F Brennan (Tri Tempo) 3:41:49
M80: 1 J Fanshawe 4:07:16
Ladies
W40: 1 A Clement (B&B) 2:32:11; 2 Y Son (CHN) 2:38:27; 3 R Bunting (Lon H) 2:41:53
W45: 1 S Holt (Strag) 2:37:46; 2 H Gaunt (Ton) 2:43:44; 3 E Owen (Ton) 2:52:40
W50: 1 A Braham (Ealing E) 2:36:25; 2 A Granger (B&W) 2:49:39; 3 G Pearson (Yeo) 2:54:26
W55: 1 A Riddell-Webster (Fulham) 2:56:44; 2 J Rockliffe (W Tempo) 2:59:05; 3 S Swinhoe (Lon H) 3:04:55
W60: 1 R Hutton (S Lon) 3:13:38; 2 J Phillips (Orp) 3:17:32; 3 M Slocombe (Ward P) 3:17:49
W65: 1 L Tyler (Farn R) 3:24:20; 2 S Masters (W’bury) 3:28:25; 3 C Ferguson (Serp) 3:36:21
W70: 1 L Compton (Ling) 4:16:07; 2 D Lazaroff (USA) 4:23:00; 3 G Stapleton (Barn) 4:27:52
W75: 1 S Garner (Ling) 5:20:28
