Live coverage of the 13th
London Marathon, which this year sees race debuts for two of Britain's top distance runners. Liz McColgan , world 10,000m champion, is challenged by the reigning New York marathon champion, Australia's
Lisa Ondieki. Eamonn Martin makes his race debut alongside one of the great marathon runners of the last decade, Rob de Castella of Australia. This year's event, sponsored by NutraSweet, has attracted another record entry of more than 35,000 people.
The 26-mile course takes them from Greenwich Park through London to the finish at
Westminster Bridge.
Commentary by David Coleman , Brendan Foster , Paul Dickenson and Chris Hallam.
The starting timetable is: 9. 10 Elite women
9.20 Wheelchair men
9.21 Wheelchair women
9.30 Elite men and mass race
Producers Martin Hopkins and Johnnie Watherston
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