London ¨C Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir crushed the women-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan compatriot Alexander Mutiso Munyao pulled away from Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men¡¯s race.
The 30-year-old Jepchirchir crossed the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 16 seconds to break Mary Keitany¡¯s mark of 2:17:01 set in a women-only race at the 2017 London event.
Jepchirchir pulled away from a group of four in a sprint finish before collapsing to her knees in tears after beating the fastest field of women ever assembled.
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