Sir Richard Branson at the Green start of the 31st Virgin London Marathon in south London.
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Dwight Yorke at the celebrity start of the marathon
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PC David Rathband (second right), who was blinded in both eyes by Raoul Moat last summer pictured with friends who pictured at the start of the 2011 London Marathon.
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Will Young at the celebrity start
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Fun runners taking care of business...
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The mass start gets underway
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The Elite Wheelchair start gets underway at Blackheath in London.
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Dribbler Tony Barrance
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Millwall FC mascot Zampa taking part
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Runners dressed as Prince Willliam and Kate Middleton take part
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Discarded water bottles
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Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai recovers after winning the Men's Elite race
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Great Britain's David Weir wins the Men's Wheelchair race
Gallery: Kenyans make clean sweep in London Marathon
KENYAN EMMANUEL MUTAI ran a course record at the London Marathon leading Kenyans to the top three places on Sunday morning.
His compatriot Mary Keitany captured the women’s race in her first attempt at the distance in a clean sweep for the African country.
Mutai broke away at the 21 mile mark and finished the 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 40 seconds making it the fourth fastest marathon ever.
He shattered the course record of 2 hours 5 minutes and 10 seconds that Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru set in 2009.
The 29-year-old Keitany ran the fourth fastest marathon by a woman, finishing her London debut in 2 hours 19 minutes and 19 seconds.
Thousands of other people took part in the annual marathon including celebrities and a certain ‘Royal couple’ as our gallery below shows…
(Pictures: Press Association)
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- additional reporting from AP
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