- The 2025 London Marathon will be held on Sunday, April 27 in England.
- Eliud Kipchoge, Ruth Chepngetich and Sabastian Sawe are some of the Kenyan heavyweights to watch out for in the London Marathon.
- Eliud Kipchoge has won the London Marathon four times in his remarkable career.
The excitement has started building up in the air ahead of the highly anticipated 2025 London Marathon.
The London Marathon, which is planned to take place on Sunday, April 27, promises to be one of the fastest road races of 2025 due to the caliber of athletes that the organizers have assembled.
From the former four-time London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge to the reigning Olympic Games champion Tamirat Tola, fans are expected to witness hotly contested battles in the men’s category.
Similar to the men’s events, the women’s lineup is also made up of superstars like the Kenyan duo of Sifan Hassan, Peres Chepchirchir and the high-flying Ruth Chepngetich.
SportPesa Blogs takes a look at the four bigwigs who are set to fight for glory in the London Marathon course.
Eliud Kipchoge
The Kenyan legend heads to the London Marathon with a point to prove after the events of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Kipchoge, who was seeking to become the first human being to win three consecutive Olympic Games titles, struggled a lot in Paris, registering a DNF in the process.
Therefore, the upcoming London Marathon offers him a golden opportunity to right off his critics.
The 40-year-old, who set the previous world record of 2:01.09 at the 2023 Berlin Marathon, has had enough time to prepare, hence he is ready for the showdown.
Sabastian Sawe
Another runner to watch in the upcoming London Marathon is the amazing Kenyan satr Sabastian Sawe.
Although Sawe is not experienced like Kipchoge, he has proven in recent months that he has what it takes to run faster times.
The speedster, who trains with the likes of Benson Kipruto, Amos Kipruto and Evans Chebet in Kapsabet, ran a world lead time in 2024 of 2:02.05 in his full marathon debut in Valencia.
Besides his performance in Valencia, Sawe heads to the London Marathon with a number of half marathon wins.
Ruth Chepngetich
Chepngetich is the main attraction in the women’s category in the 2025 TCS London Marathon.
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The Ngong-based runner, who has won a couple of Abbott World Marathon Majors titles, travels to London with confidence.
Chepngetich set the current mixed marathon world record of 2:09.56 in the 2024 Chicago Marathon.
The performance in the streets of Chicago, plus the experience she has makes her one of the favorites to shine in the London Marathon.
Peres Jepchirchir
Finally, London Marathon defending champion Peres Jepchirchir is another Kenyan runner to watch out for in the 2025 London Marathon.
Jepchirchir has registered podium finishes (2023 and 2024) in the London Marathon, hence she understands the course well.
The 2020 Tokyo Marathon champion set a new women’s only record at the London Marathon last year, thus she will do everything possible to lower the mark.
Therefore, marathon supporters should expect her to post another huge performance later this month.
Besides the quartet some of the Kenyan runners who are capable of winning the London Marathon title are Joyciline Jepkosgei, Alexander Mutiso Munyao, Timothy Kiplagat, and Hillary Kipkoech.
Meanwhile, apart from the Kenyan athletes, several other high profile runners have been confirmed for the 2025 London Marathon including Sifan Hassan, Tamirat Tola, Kenenisa Bekele and Tigst Assefa.
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