In his 22nd career marathon, Eliud Kipchoge finished sixth at the 2025 London Marathon, running a time of 2:05:25. Kipchoge, who turned 40 in November, was the top finisher in the masters division, although he fell short of Kenenisa Bekele’s masters world record of 2:04:15 from London last year.

Tigst Assefa broke the world record for a women’s only marathon race in London this morning, with Eilish McColgan also eclipsing her mum Liz’s Scottish record to finish eighth on her 26.2-mile debut.