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The day that 20,000 strangers have strived for, sweated for, dreamed about and dreaded, is here. They will join the ranks of an ever-increasing, but still exclusive band who have accepted the ultimate challenge.
BBC cameras cover the whole race live, from the start at Blackheath to the finish, 26 miles of hard road later, on Westminster Bridge.
At the head of the race the élite runners compete for the AAA championship and possible selection for the Olympic Games, but equally important is the progress of the main bulk of the runners further back.
DAVID COLEMAN , RON PICKERING and BRENDAN FOSTER commentate on the event, and BOB WILSON , ALAN PARRY and KIERAN PRENDIVILLE are out and about talking to the competitors and their supporters.
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