Posted: April 17, 2004

Athletics: London Marathon By The Numbers

From David Monti

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LONDON (17-Apr) -- Like any big-city race, the Flora London Marathon is ultimately about the numbers. According to the race press office, here are some of the key statistics about the event:

 USD 55,000   First place prize money (equal for men and women)
 USD 50,000   Open time bonus for sub-2:07/2:22, men/women
 USD125,000   Open time bonus for sub-2:04:55/2:18:56, men/women
          3   Number of London victories by Antonio Pinto
       1993   Last year a British man won the race (Eamonn Martin)
    2:05:38   Men's course record, Khalid Khannouchi, USA, 2002
    2:15:25   Women's mixed race course record, Paula Radcliffe, 2003
    2:18:56   Women's only course record, Paula Radcliffe, 2002
       6255   Number of finishers in first year (1981)
     32,563   Number of finishers in last year (2003)
       2:57   Largest winning margin in men's race (1982)
       9:00   Largest winning margin in women's race (1981)
         17   Number of sub-2:07 men's times in London history
         15   Number of sub-2:24 women's times in London history
    2:16:00   Fastest M40 time in race history (Kjell-Erik Stahl, 1986)
    2:08:16   Fastest British time ever in London (Steve Jones, 1985)
    

Also, the weather is likely to be windy and rainy, with cool temperatures.

The BBC will broadcast the Flora London Marathon in Britain on BBC 1, which is only available here. However, BBC radio will also carry live coverage which will be available through the Web.

To listen on Sunday morning, go to www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive and click on "listen live." The women's professional race starts at 9h05 (4:05 a.m. in the Eastern U.S.) and the men's professional race begins 40 minutes later.

There is also dedicated pre and post race coverage at www.bbc.co.uk.

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