Our First Lady made this year's London Marathon a big deal. Now the Kenya athletes have put the icing on the cake.World record holder Wilson Kipsang won the London Marathon on Sunday, finishing in a course record time of 2:04:27. Stanley Biwott finished second with a personal best of 2:04:55 while Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia finished third in 2:06:30.
In the women's event, double World champion Edna Kiplagat finally exorcised the demons that saw her playing second fiddle in the last three years to win in 2:20:19. Florence Kiplagat, who broke the World Half Marathon record two months ago settled for second in 2:20:22 with multiple World and Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, making her debut over the distance, finishing third on 2:20:33. read more: www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Wilson-Kipsang-Edna-Kiplagat-London-Marathon-Kenya
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