32nd London Marathon races through East London

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Martin Lel, a past winner of the marathon leads the second group of male runners at Madchute during the London Marathon 2012.

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Martin Lel, a past winner of the marathon leads the second group of male runners at Madchute during the London Marathon 2012.

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London Marathon 2012.

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Kenyan Kirui and Kipsang head the male runners at Madchute. Kipsang went on to with the 32nd edition of the London Marthon.

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First group of female runner seen at Madchute during London Marathon 2012. Women winner is in second place behind a pace runner.

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Elite wheelchair participants at the London Marathon 2012.

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A marathon fan seen with a kenyan flag at Madchute, Island of dogs during the London Marathon 2012.

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Kenyan Martin Lel with two Ethiopian runners at the 21 mile mark in East London.

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Kenyan Martin Lel with two Ethiopian runners at the 21 mile mark in East London.

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British runner Yelling during the London Marathon 2012.

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London Marathon 2012.

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Martin Lel, a past winner of the marathon leads the second group of male runners at Madchute during the London Marathon 2012.

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London Marathon 2012.

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Kenyan Edna paces at Madcute during the London Marathon. Edna came second on a following Women race winner Mary Keitany (seen on the extreme left) who won in 2:18:47.

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Kenyan runner Wilson Kipsang at Limehosue. Kipsang went on to with the 2012 event in a time of 1:57:58 , ten seconds inside the course record.

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Kenyan Martin Lel with two Ethiopian runners at the 21 mile mark in East London. Lel came second follwoed by Kebede.

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Runners seen at the 21 mile mark in Limehouse during the London Marathon 2012.

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Kenyan runner Kipruto at the London Marathon 2012.

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Runner 56605 runs past the 21mile point of the London Marathon 2012.

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A female runner at the London Marathon 2012.

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Ade in costume runs past the 21mile of the London Marathon 2012.

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London Marathon runners at Limehosue.

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London Marathon runners at Limehosue.

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London Marathon runners go past the Railway Tavern at Limehouse.

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A flood of London Marathon runners seen on a street in East London.

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The first 21 miles of the annual marathon were dominated by Kenyan runners, followed by the 37,542 accepted applicants who were expected to start the annual run from Blackheath.

Kenya's Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the men's and women's events respectively in the race.

Kipsang, the second fastest man of all time, won in a time of two hours, four minutes and 44 seconds whilst Mary Keitany won it in a time of 2:18:36, a new Kenyan national record and a personal best.

More than 37,500 runners had registered to start the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, the highest number for two years.

The mass race, started at 9.45am, 45 minutes after Olympic medallist Dorothy Tyler set the elite women on their way from Blackheath, and 25 minutes after the men's and women's wheelchair races began.

Returning champions Emmanuel Mutai and Mary Keitany started as favourites for the elite races in which many of the world greatest marathon runners are competing for total prize money of $313,000 and precious places in their nations' Olympic teams.