<p class="title">Eliud Kipchoge stormed to his third London Marathon title on Sunday to complete an impressive Kenyan double after Vivian Cheruiyot dominated the women's race in warm conditions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kipchoge, 33, saw off the challenge of Ethiopia's Tola Shura Kitata and home favourite Mo Farah to win his third London marathon in four years in a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 27 seconds, finishing more than half a minute in front of Kitata (2:05:00), with Farah third in a British record of 2:06:32.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cheruiyot, 34, timed her run perfectly to win the women's event in a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 31 seconds, ahead of compatriot Brigid Kosgei (2:20:13), and Ethiopia's Tadelech Bekele (2:21:40).</p>.<p class="bodytext">She took advantage of failed attempts to break Paula Radcliffe's 15-year-old world record by last year's winner Mary Keitany and runner-up Tirunesh Dibaba.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In unusually warm conditions in the British capital, first Dibaba and then Keitany dropped off the pace, allowing the 2016 Olympic 5,000m gold medallist to claim victory.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After nine miles Keitany and main rival Dibaba were 25 seconds ahead of Radcliffe's time. But Dibaba was soon reduced to a walking pace to leave Keitany with only her two male pacemakers for company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Keitany, looking for a fourth win in London, also started to slow down as it became apparent Radcliffe's record of two hours 15 minutes 25 seconds would not be threatened.</p>
<p class="title">Eliud Kipchoge stormed to his third London Marathon title on Sunday to complete an impressive Kenyan double after Vivian Cheruiyot dominated the women's race in warm conditions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kipchoge, 33, saw off the challenge of Ethiopia's Tola Shura Kitata and home favourite Mo Farah to win his third London marathon in four years in a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 27 seconds, finishing more than half a minute in front of Kitata (2:05:00), with Farah third in a British record of 2:06:32.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cheruiyot, 34, timed her run perfectly to win the women's event in a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 31 seconds, ahead of compatriot Brigid Kosgei (2:20:13), and Ethiopia's Tadelech Bekele (2:21:40).</p>.<p class="bodytext">She took advantage of failed attempts to break Paula Radcliffe's 15-year-old world record by last year's winner Mary Keitany and runner-up Tirunesh Dibaba.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In unusually warm conditions in the British capital, first Dibaba and then Keitany dropped off the pace, allowing the 2016 Olympic 5,000m gold medallist to claim victory.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After nine miles Keitany and main rival Dibaba were 25 seconds ahead of Radcliffe's time. But Dibaba was soon reduced to a walking pace to leave Keitany with only her two male pacemakers for company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Keitany, looking for a fourth win in London, also started to slow down as it became apparent Radcliffe's record of two hours 15 minutes 25 seconds would not be threatened.</p>