Around 40,000 runners have taken part in the London Marathon ©Getty Images

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Prince Harry and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on hand to begin the mass start ©Getty Images
Prince Harry and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on hand to begin the mass start ©Getty Images
David Weir and Manuela Schär triumphed in the wheelchair races ©Getty Images
David Weir and Manuela Schär triumphed in the wheelchair races ©Getty Images
Kenya's Mary Keitany won the women's race after leading from the front ©Getty Images
Kenya's Mary Keitany won the women's race after leading from the front ©Getty Images
The three-time winner set a women's only world record in the process ©Getty Images
The three-time winner set a women's only world record in the process ©Getty Images
Daniel Wanjiru held off the closing Kenenisa Bekele to win the men's race ©Getty Images
Daniel Wanjiru held off the closing Kenenisa Bekele to win the men's race ©Getty Images


Thousands of runners were spread across the course as the elite races finished ©Getty Images
Thousands of runners were spread across the course as the elite races finished ©Getty Images


Tower Bridge proved the halfway mark for the runners ©Getty Images
Tower Bridge proved the halfway mark for the runners ©Getty Images


The course included Westminster, which was the scene of a terrorist attack just one month ago ©Getty Images
The course included Westminster, which was the scene of a terrorist attack just one month ago ©Getty Images


A variety of charities have been supported by the amateur runners during the annual event ©Getty Images
A variety of charities have been supported by the amateur runners during the annual event ©Getty Images