Temperatures in the late-teens made for a balmy 34th London Marathon, as crowd favourite Mo Farah came home in eighth place for his course debut.

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Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede has won the men’s race at the Virgin London Marathon in an unofficial time of two hours six minutes three seconds.

Wilson Kipsang of Kenya later won the Virgin London Marathon at his first attempt.

Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia has won the men’s London Marahon.