2016 London Marathon 2016 London Marathon The 2016 London Marathon was held on 24 April 2016. It was the 36th running of the annual mass-participation marathon race and the third World Marathon Major of the year. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and the women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong. The men's wheelchair race was won by Marcel Hug from Switzerland and the women's wheelchair race was won by American Tatyana McFadden. The London Marathon is run over a largely flat course around the River Thames, and spans 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards). The route
Mount Marathon Race town, every arriving ship had its challenger who wanted to beat the one hour bet. This may have been how the race evolved. Mt. Marathon was first run as an organized race in 1915. The 2015 running was the 100th Mount Marathon Race. The Mount Marathon Race is one of a number of races believed to be the second oldest footrace in America. The event was honored in February 2011 with an official induction into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. During the 2012 race, an Anchorage man, Michael LeMaitre, disappeared after last being seen by race officials approaching the