Kelvin Kiptum wins men's London Marathon in second-fastest time in history

The 23-year-old broke the course record with an astonishing time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 27 seconds.

Having broken clear of the field, Kiptum -- who ran the third-fastest marathon time in Valencia in December -- faded towards the finish and missed out on Eliud Kipchoge's world record by 18 seconds.

"We have never seen anything like this before on the streets of London and Kelvin Kiptum has put in the performance of his life," said BBC commentator Steve Cram, the 1983 1500 metre world champion.

"He blew the field apart."