Alex Yee described his London Marathon debut as 'one of the best moments in my life' despite finishing 14th in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 8 seconds. The 27-year-old Olympic triathlon champion from London endured more 'dark moments' than during his gold medal-winning performance in Paris last summer.
Yee's time made him the second fastest British man in the race, behind Mahamed Mahamed who finished ninth. The event was won by Kenyan Sabastian Sawe in 2:02:27, the second fastest time in London Marathon history. Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo, the half marathon world record holder, was runner-up in his marathon debut.
In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds, clocking 2:11:50. Eilish McColgan set a new Scottish record of 2:24:25 on her London Marathon debut, beating the previous record held by her mother Liz McColgan since 1996.
Yee, who plans a 'hard reset' back to triathlon in February ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, said: 'It was seriously tough, but probably one of the best moments in my life. The experience of running into London, the crowds – I expected them to be good, but that was a whole other level.'
Swiss athletes Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug successfully defended their wheelchair race titles.
