Keitany blows the field away

– Kenya’s Mary Keitany set the fastest time in a women-only marathon as she won a third London Marathon yesterday in an unofficial 2hr 17min 01sec.

The 35-year-old, who also has three New York Marathon victories, beat Ethiopian track great Tirunesh Dibaba by almost a minute.

Keitany went out at breakneck speed, helped by a pacemaker, and was on record pace when left on her own with about 10 miles to go. – AFP