Marathon man Mo breaks British record

On 22 April, Sir Mo Farah broke the UK record when he finished third in the London Marathon. The four-time Olympic gold medallist ran his first marathon for four years in two hours, six minutes and 21 seconds. That was enough to smash the previous British record, set by Steve Jones in 1985, by 52 seconds. Eliud Kipchoge, from Kenya in Africa, won the men’s race for a third time. He finished the 26.2-mile event around the streets of London in two hours, four minutes and 17 seconds. In the women’s race, Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot (above right) took first place in two hours,18 minutes and 31 seconds. The fastest British female runner was Lily Partridge. She finished in eighth position with a time of two hours, 29 minutes and 24…

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