article_snippet.sent: It is the same three mile course where Mo Farah and triathlon champions Alistair and Jonny Brownlee kick started Mo Farah and triathlon champions Alistair and Jonny Brownlee kick careers.
article_snippet.sent: In the women’s elite field, the attention pre-race had centred on four Kenyan women but Tigist Tufa broke away from the pack to become only the third Ethiopian woman to win the London Marathon, after Derata Tulu in 2001 and Aselefech Mergia in 2010.
article_snippet.sent: Tufa, who the bookmakers judged a 25/1 shot before the attention pre-race, crossed the line in 2:23.22 with two-time winner Mary Keitany 18 seconds behind.
article_snippet.sent: Tsegaye was third in 2:23.41.
article_snippet.sent: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, a World Champion over 5,000m, triumphed in 2:04.42, five seconds ahead of his compatriot Wilson Kipsang in the men’s race.