London Marathon 2019 ---------------------- Kenya’s Mary Keitany (inset) is aiming to win the London Marathon for a fourth time, matching the feat she achieved in New York City in 2018 Key: 5 Mile marker 5 Km marker Tower Bridge: Situated roughly halfway, and among most recognisable landmarks on route ---------------------- APRIL 28 FINISH: The Mall Big Ben Buckingham Palace City Whitechapel Bermondsey Canary Wharf Charlton Deptford Cutty Sark Shooters Hill Road Greenwich Park Woolwich Tower Bridge St John’s Greenwich Park River Thames START ----------------- LONDON ----------------- RACE START TIMES 09:05: Wheelchairs 09:25: Elite women 10:10: Elite men and mass start ----------------- MEN COURSE RECORDS WOMEN Eliud Kipchoge, KEN, 2016, 2:03:05 Paula Radcliffe, GBR, 2003, 2:15:25* *World record PROFILE (50m) Woolwich Greenwich Tower Bridge Westferry Circus Canary Wharf Tower Hill Big Ben Miles 5 10 15 20 26.2 Kilometres 10 15 20 25 30 35 42.2 -------------------- World Record holder Eliud Kipchoge, 42.2 Shura Kitata and Mo Farah, top three men home in 2018, compete again this year ----------------- Source: Virgin Money London Marathon Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS