Mo Farah, photo by PhotoRun.net
Mo Farah, after his superb win in Chicago, will be running his next marathon in London, it was announced today! In Chicago, Mo Farah set a new European record, as well as won his first World Marathon Major. Mo’s race showed his racing talent has been translated to the marathon distance.
SIR MO FARAH RETURNS FOR 2019 VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON
Sir Mo Farah will return to the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2019.
With four Olympic gold medals and six World Championship victories, Farah is already Britain’s most decorated track and field athlete and now he is breaking more records on the roads.
In his first year as a dedicated marathon runner, Farah finished third in this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon in a British record time of 2 hours 6 minutes and 21 seconds.
The 35-year-old Londoner bettered that in October’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon where he recorded his first marathon victory and set a new European record of 2:05:11.
He will return to the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2019 looking to continue his upward trajectory.
Sir Mo said: “I’m delighted to confirm I’ll be returning to race the Virgin Money London Marathon again next year. I’ve often said how racing in London is very special to me and the London Marathon gives me the chance to run in front of my fans, on my home roads, where the atmosphere is like nothing else.
“I feel I have made great strides in the past year, finishing third in London in April, and winning my first major marathon in Chicago in October. That and breaking both the British and European records has given me the confidence that I can compete against the best marathon runners in the world.
“London always puts together a world-class field and I expect that will be exactly the same in 2019 and I can’t wait for the challenge.”
Farah currently sits joint top of the Series XII Abbott World Marathon Majors standings which began at the 2018 Berlin Marathon and will conclude at the same race in 2019. Farah’s win at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon puts him on 25 points alongside the Berlin Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) and New York City Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia).
Farah is the first athlete to be announced for the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon which will take place on Sunday 28 April.
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• The 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon takes place on Sunday 28 April. For more information, please visit www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.
• The London Marathon was first held on 29 March 1981 and the millionth finisher in the history of the event crossed the line in 2016
