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Reigning 2-time world champion Edna Kiplagat beat a strong field to win the 2014 London marathon. The field included Ethiopian legend Tirunesh Dibaba who was making her marathon debut along with New York Marathon champion and defending London champion Priscah Jeptoo.<\/p>\n
Edna Kiplagat had finished 3rd<\/sup>, 2nd<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> in the previous editions of the London marathon.<\/p>\n Priscah Jeptoo suddenly stopped in the 17th mile and was out of the race. \u00a0Her coach, Claudio Berardelli, later told Race Results Weekly that Jeptoo felt a pop in her calf and had to stop immediately (she was seen limping badly back at the athletes.<\/p>\n Tirunesh Dibaba was going neck and neck with the two Kiplagats at the 30km mark when she dropped her bottle and stopped cold to pick it up. \u00a0The two Kiplagat\u2019s bolted, and within moments Dibaba was out of contention.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing that I\u2019m very much disappointed about was the water,\u201d Dibaba told the media after the race through a translator. \u00a0\u201dWhen I took the water, it first fell down. \u00a0I tried to get it, so, I couldn\u2019t manage it proper.\u201d<\/p>\n The two Kiplagats then ran neck and neck until there were 200m left. Edna then sprinted ahead of her compatriot to win in 2:20:21.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the last 200 meters I tried to have good speed, and that\u2019s when I found that I\u2019m going to win the race,\u201d Kiplagat said. \u00a0\u201dI was really happy because that last three years I tried, but I knew I have experience and I knew the training which I did, I practiced mostly speed.<\/p>\n Florence Kiplagat was second in 2:20:24. \u00a0Dibaba was 3rd<\/sup> with an impressive debut, of 2:20:35<\/p>\n\n\n
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