By mid-afternoon tomorrow, 36,000 people will have completed the Flora London Marathon, a record number of finishers for the race, which is in its 29th running, and the charity calculator will be in overdrive. But in the absence of the injured Paula Radcliffe and any potential British male contenders, Mara Yamauchi, the Japanesebased, Oxford-born runner, is Britain's sole chance of making the top three in the main two races on what is expected to be a sunny morning. ...
Marathon chief criticises GB men
London Marathon race director David Bedford has hit out at the current crop of young British distance runners.
Bedford said: "Most of the youngsters on the men's side aren't doing nearly enough training or distance work.
"The one thing you can't buy is athletes with the right commitment. They've got to feel that themselves, and at the moment they don't."
With 34-year-old Jon Brown out injured, no British male is expected to finish in the top 10 at Sunday's race. ...
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