London Marathon LIVE: Record 50,000 runners taking part in 26-mile race

That’s all for now – we leave you with the report of a record-breaking day in the capital:

Emile Cairess dedicated his stunning run at the London Marathon to his cousin, who was left in a coma after a car crash earlier this year.

Cairess finished third in the second fastest time by a British man in two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds.

The run should rubber-stamp his place Great Britain team for this summer’s Olympics. But Cairess’ immediate thoughts were with his 22-year-old cousin, Oliver Burton, who is still in hospital but out of intensive care.

“He’s my little cousin, like a little brother to me, and a couple of months ago he was in a bad accident,” said Cairess, 26. “He was in a coma for about a month and just came out of ICU a few days ago,

“It was so stressful, it was touch and go at some points but he’s made a fantastic recovery in the last couple of weeks. This morning I was really emotional. Hopefully I’ve made him proud today.”

British duo Emile Cairess and Mahamed Muhamed not only finished an impressive third and fourth in the men’s race today, but also set the second and third fastest times in British marathon running history behind only Mo Farah – and they have done enough to book their places at the Paris Olympics this summer.

Here is the moment it all began today, started by Olympic champion Kelly Holmes:

“I’m 45 in a couple of months so I’m really happy with my performance,” Weir tells the BBC, after finishing third today in the men’s wheelchair race.

“I’ve got a new chair, a full carbon chair made by Sauber (F1 team). With the wind today, it cuts through so easy. It goes over bumps well. To get a new chair made for me has been a joy. I’ve changed my diet, my training slightly, I needed to do that. Lots of changes, but they’re all working.”

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women’s-only world record to win a thrilling London Marathon.

The Kenyan kicked for home as she turned down The Mall and won in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds. Four runners were in with a shout down the final straight and Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa came in second, ahead of Joyciline Jepkosgel in third with Megertu Alemu fourth.

The previous world record for a women-only race was 2hrs 17mins 01secs by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany in London in 2017.

So the elite racing is over, and it’s the masses streaming towards the finish line now. Those speedy ones aiming for the three-hour mark will be homing in on The Mall now…

The moment Peres Jepchirchir set a new world record:

In good news for British running, Emile Cairess and Mahamed Muhamed finish third and fourth – setting the second and third fastest times in British marathon running history behind only Mo Farah – and they have done enough to book their places at the Paris Olympics this summer.

Alexander Mutiso Munyao falls to his knees and marks a cross on his chest. It is by far the biggest win of the 27-year-old’s life, and is made all the more poignant by the death of his teammate and last year’s winner, Kelvin Kiptum.