mo farrah came in 2nd in london marathon.
mo farrah came in 2nd in london marathon.
where did mo farrah come in london marathon?
2nd
in the women's race, the pace was slow. tigist tufa of ethiopia used a late surge to distance herself from the field, finishing in a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 22 seconds. it was just the second time an ethiopian woman won the london marathon, after derartu tulu won the 2001 london marathon, and ended a four-year winning streak for kenya. it was tufa's first major marathon win. "the weather was very difficult for me and i found it a very slow race until the end", she said. "i was unwell at the end but i am very happy that i am ok now. i've always dreamed about winning the london marathon." two-time winner and pre-race favourite mary keitany of kenya finished in second place, 18 seconds behind tufa. tirfi tsegaye of ethiopia placed third. radcliffe finished in a time a 2:36:55. she called the race very emotional and remarked "it was so loud, my ears were ringing. it was just amazing the whole way round. all the way along, there were so many people giving me encouragement."
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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.









































david weir claimed a record breaking seventh win at the london marathon in the men's wheelchair event. the win broke a tie between weir and tanni gray thompson for the most wins at the london marathon.









































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