Historical contributions were made as Sir Mo Farah, David Weir and several others covered the ground to complete the course spanning 126.2 miles across London’s urban landscape.

Ahead of the race, the organisers had advised participants to come dressed appropriately given the predicted temperatures were previewing highs of 23 degrees. This meant many runners were forced to ditch their fancy dress costumes and many others were urged to reconsider aiming for personal bests.

The Queen pushed the event’s start button as she treated the athletes to a royal send-off.

The event would go on to be the warmest London marathon on record with highs of 23.2C. This was particularly challenging for the Red Watch Paddington firefighters, who had previously tackled the infamous Grenfell Tower blaze, who decided to run in their uniforms which weighed approximately 25kg in order to pay tribute to those that lost their lives in the tragedy. Once over the finish line, they said, ‘Grenfell is very much on our minds but it’s been amazing to do something positive for the community. It’s been very emotional.’

In addition, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, Ruth Cadbury, also decided to run in order to raise money for the Sun and Stars appeal to refurbish the childrens’ wards at West Middlesex Hospital, and for the housing charity Shelter.

An exhausted Mo Farah battled through the sweltering heat to set a new British record, which had previously stood for 33 years (set by Steve Jones), of 2hrs 6mins and 21 secs. However, after the event, he did say that he would be spending more time with his family after being separated from them for a period of three months due to a strict training regime in Ethiopia.

The Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge emerged on top to win the men’s race in a convincing time of 2hrs 4mins and 16secs while fellow compatriot Vivian Cheruiyot won the women’s race in a time of 2hrs 18mins and 31secs.

Overall, the event was very successful as more than 40,000 marathon runners took part and making a significant contribution to the approximate £890 million that have been raised for charity since 1981.