Kenyan woman retains London Marathon title

Mary Keitany today retained her Virgin London Marathon title as Kenyan women enjoyed a 1-2-3 on the streets of the British capital.

Keitany produced a storming finish to win in an unofficial time of two hours 18 minutes 36 seconds, a new personal best and more than a minute ahead of world champion Edna Kiplagat.

World silver medallist Priscah Jeptoo was 24 seconds further behind in third.