Pictures of the past

Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen create the London Marathon's most enduring image in 1981

Waitz's crown as Norway's best female athlete passed to Ingrid Kristiansen, who won four times in London

Germany's Katrin Dorre picked up three straight London wins in the early 1990s

Mexico's Dionicio Ceron is another three-time London winner

Eamonn Martin's 1993 triumph was Britain's last in the men's race

Joyce Chepchumba's last-gasp win over Liz McColgan in 1997 was probably London's most dramatic race

Antonio Pinto (11) holds off a strong field to win his third London Marathon in 2000