( CNN ) -- World record-holder Wilson Kipsang completed a Kenyan double at the London Marathon Sunday as home hope Mo Farah disappointed on his debut over the 42km distance . Kipsang broke the course record with a time of two hours four minutes and 27 seconds , moving clear of second-placed compatriot Stanley Biwott in the closing stages of the race in the British capital . Tsegaye Kebede , last year 's winner , took third , just ahead of fellow Ethiopian Ayele Abshero . Behind them , Farah , the reigning Olympic and world 5,000 and 10,000 meters champion , finished in eighth place with a time of two hours eight minutes and 21 seconds . Cheered to the echo by hundreds of thousands of fans who had gathered around the course , Farah was never a serious factor in the race after choosing to sit off the ferocious early pace set by the leaders . The 31-year-old admitted he had made a misjudgment due to inexperience at the distance . `` I wish I had gone with the front group . I had no-one to pace me because the pacemaker was slightly ahead , '' he told BBC Sport . Farah , who is toying with the idea of moving up to the marathon for the 2016 Olympics in Rio , vowed to be back . `` I 'm not going to finish it like this . I gave it my all but I 'm disappointed I did n't go out there and give what the crowd deserve , '' he added . In the women 's race , another track superstar , Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia , also found the step up to the marathon testing as she finished third behind Kenyan pair Edna Kiplagat and Florence Kiplagat . Dibaba lost ground to them after dropping a water bottle at a drinks station and was never able to get on terms . Two-time world champion Edna Kiplagat sprinted clear at the finish to win in two hours 20 minutes and 21 seconds with Dibaba coming home 14 seconds down after her mishap . Over 30,000 runners , many raising money for charity , were taking part in the 34th running of the iconic event , which finishes on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace .
Kenya 's Wilson Kipsang wins London Marathon . Compatriot Stanley Biwott finishes second . Home hope Mo Farah trails home in eighth spot . Edna Kiplagat wins women 's race for Kenya .