605. London Marathon releases the full fields for the 2020 race

Elite-only event on October 4 on a special loop course around St. James’s Park.  World record holders Eliud Kipchoge (2:01:39 pb) and Brigid Kosgei (2:14:04 pb) as well as Kenenisa Bekele (2:01:41 pb)   British legend Mo Farah will also be part of the event, albeit as a pacemaker — he will try to guide a group of men toward the 2:11:30 Olympic standard.   Three American pros will race in the only World Marathon Major event of the fall: Jared Ward, Sara Hall, and Molly Seidel.  In all, the men’s race has five sub-2:04 guys, eight sub-2:05 guys and 11 sub-2:06 guys, while the women’s race includes four under 2:19, six under 2:20, and nine under 2:23. Endurance Noise & Random Musings Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Stay Healthy. Be Boring. Not Epic.