| 30th London Marathon | |
|---|---|
 The leaders of the elite men's race, including Kenya'sAbel Kirui, who finished in fifth place | |
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 25 April 2010 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Tsegaye Kebede (2:05:19) |
| Women | Aselefech Mergia (2:22:38) |
| Wheelchair men | Josh Cassidy (1:35:21) |
| Wheelchair women | Wakako Tsuchida (1:52:33) |
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The2010London Marathon was the 30th running of the annualmarathon race inLondon, England, which took place on Sunday, 25 April. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia'sTsegaye Kebede in a time of 2:05:19 hours and the elite women's race was won byAselefech Mergia, also of Ethiopia, in 2:22:38.
In thewheelchair races, Canada'sJosh Cassidy (1:35:21) and Japan'sWakako Tsuchida (1:52:33) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]
Around 163,000 people applied to enter the race: 51,378 had their applications accepted and 36,956 started the race.[2] A total of 36,553 runners, 24,423 men and 12,130 women, finished the race.[3]
In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile non-disabled and wheelchair events were won byJack Gray (14:29),Jessica Judd (16:39),Daniel Lucker (12:36) andHannah Cockroft (15:48).[4]
The men's event was won byTsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia with a time of 2:05:19 and the women's event byAselefech Mergia of Ethiopia with a time of 2:22:38, a position moved up after numerous disqualifications for doping.[5] Kebede became the first non-Kenyan to win the men's event in seven years.[6] The men's wheelchair event was won byJosh Cassidy of Canada with a time of 1:35:21 whileWakako Tsuchida of Japan won the women's wheelchair event.[7]
The event saw 74world record attempts, including one involving 34 runners bound together by bungee cord to form a "human caterpillar", among whom wasPrincess Beatrice of York, the fifth in line to theBritish throne, who became the firstroyal family member to participate in the marathon.[8] Of the attempts, 41 were successful.[9][10] The marathon was sponsored by SirRichard Branson'sVirgin Group, having signed a five-year contract, taking over from previous sponsors,Flora.[8] Branson also ran the marathon for his first time.[8]
Prior to the marathon, there had been concerns that theair-travel disruption caused by the2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull could disrupt the event, though many athletes from outside of the United Kingdom were brought in by an aircraft specially chartered from Spain.[9]
Both of the 2009 winners,Samuel Wanjiru andIrina Mikitenko, were present to defend their titles. However, neither athlete managed to finish the race as they both stopped around the mid-way point.[11]
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tsegaye Kebede |  Ethiopia | 2:05:19 |
 | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai |  Kenya | 2:06:23 |
 | Jaouad Gharib |  Morocco | 2:06:55 |
| 4 | Abderrahime Bouramdane | Morocco | 2:07:33 |
| 5 | Abel Kirui | Kenya | 2:08:04 |
| 6 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos |  Brazil | 2:08:46 |
| 7 | Zersenay Tadese |  Eritrea | 2:12:03 |
| 8 | Andrew Lemoncello |  United Kingdom | 2:13:40 |
| 9 | Yonas Kifle | Eritrea | 2:14:39 |
| 10 | Andi Jones | United Kingdom | 2:16:38 |
| 11 | Ben Moreau | United Kingdom | 2:16:46 |
| 12 | Lee Merrien | United Kingdom | 2:16:48 |
| 13 | Clint Perrett |  New Zealand | 2:18:15 |
| 14 | Neil Renault | United Kingdom | 2:18:09 |
| 15 | Dave Norman | United Kingdom | 2:19:05 |
| 16 | Satoshi Irifune |  Japan | 2:19:25 |
| 17 | Steve Way | United Kingdom | 2:19:38 |
| 18 | Gareth Raven | United Kingdom | 2:19:55 |
| 19 | Kristoffer Osterlund |  Sweden | 2:20:06 |
| 20 | Pieter Vermeesh | United Kingdom | 2:20:16 |
| — | John Kiprotich | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Moses Kimeli Arusei | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Michael Morgan |  United States | DNF |
| — | Titus Masai | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Dan Robinson | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Duncan Kibet | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Gedion Ngatuny | Kenya | DNF |
| — | John Kales | Kenya | DNF |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Cassidy |  Canada | 1:35:21 |
| 2 | Marcel Hug |  Switzerland | 1:36:07 |
| 3 | David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:37:01 |
| 4 | Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 1:40:59 |
| 5 | Kurt Fearnley |  Australia | 1:41:37 |
| 6 | Ernst van Dyk |  South Africa | 1:44:11 |
| 7 | Masazumi Soejima | Japan | 1:44:35 |
| 8 | Roger Puigbò |  Spain | 1:44:36 |
| 9 | Josh George | United States | 1:46:57 |
| 10 | Mark Telford | United Kingdom | 1:48:43 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:52:33 |
| 2 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:52:34 |
| 3 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:52:36 |
| 4 | Nikki Emmerson | United Kingdom | 2:17:46 |
| 5 | Sarah Piercy | United Kingdom | 2:33:50 |
| 6 | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 2:45:40 |
| — | Diane Roy | Canada | DNF |
