How to watch the London Marathon
Everything you need to know about Sunday's London Marathon
This Sunday is the much-anticipated London Marathon. The race has action-packed women’s, men’s and wheelchair events, which get underway at 2:45 a.m. ET on Sunday, starting with the women. The elites will take to the 2.1K loop around St. James’s Park that they will complete 19.6 times. The weather is looking good, at an overcast 11 degrees celsius at 9 a.m. local time. If you’re one of the hardcore marathon fans who plans on catching the action live, here’s where Canadians can find the event.
How to watch
BBC Two – If runners in Canada are watching on the BBC, they’ll need to change their VPN to the UK.
FloTrack – This is a paid stream. Runners can subscribe here.
There’s also a Kenya-based feed available here, but it doesn’t include commentary.
Olympic standards
Men: 2:11:30
Women: 2:29:30
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Canadian records
Men: Cam Levins, 2:09:25
Women: Malindi Elmore, 2:24:50
World records
Men: Eliud Kipchoge, 2:01:39
Women: Brigid Kosgei, 2:14:04
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