Emile Cairess leads the British charge at this year's London Marathon, where Eilish McColgan will make her debut over the distance on 27 April.

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Emile Cairess will go head-to-head with Alex Yee in the men’s race, while Eilish McColgan and Charlotte Purdue will compete in the women’s race

Women's world record holder Ruth Chepngetich is set to race in the London Marathon on 27 April. The Kenyan, 30, ran the fastest time in history by a female athlete at the Chicago Marathon in October,

TCS London Marathon organizers have announced that Emile Cairess, who finished third at the 2024 event, will headline a talented field of British athletes set to compete at the 2025 TCS London Marathon.

The first woman in history to run a sub-2:10 marathon, Chepngetich will join a supreme suite of athletes in London this year – and she expects more records to fall