Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, Vivian Cheruiyot Win London Marathon Titles

Kenyan Olympic 5000 meters champion Vivian Cheruiyot and her male Olympic champion counterpart Eliud Kipchoge have won the 2018 London Marathon in the women and men categories respectively.

Vivian clocked a Personal Best (PB) of 2:18:31 to win the London Marathon honors, becoming the fourth fastest woman in history.  She upstaged pre-race favorite and three-time London Marathon winner Mary Keitany to clinch her first title over the distance and leading Brigid Koskei (2:20:13) to a Kenyan 1-2 finish.

Tadelech Bekele of Ethiopia came third on 2:21:30, while Keitany settled for fourth-place after taking an early lead at the initial stages of the race.

In the men race, Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge sealed a record-equaling third London title after clocking 2:04:27.

Kipchoge finished more than half a minute in front of Ethiopia's Tola Kitata (2:05:00), while Mo Farah of Britain timed 2:06:32 for third-place.