London Marathon winners Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot got a rare opportunity to meet Prince Harry, after finishing their races. 

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Kipchoge completed a treasured treble as Vivian Cheruiyot celebrated a breakthrough victory in what was a bright, shiny afternoon in London. 

He underlined his reputation as one of the best marathoners in history, winning his ninth race out of 10 starts in a time of 2:04:17.

In so doing, Kipchoge beat Mo Farah of Great Britain, who was making a transition from middle-distance races to the marathons. 

And after the win, Kipchoge had a special message for his fans and the host city. 

“I came to London to run a beautiful race and today I ran a really beautiful race,” said the Olympic champion. “Thank you, London.”

Vivian, on the other hand, had a field day out, after beating defending champion Mary Keitany to lift the title, and saw off Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba in the process. 

Men1                      

1. KIPCHOGE, Eliud (KEN) - 2:04:172                      

2. KITATA, Tola Shura (ETH)  - 2:04:49

3. FARAH, Mo (GBR)  -  2:06:21

Women

1 CHERUIYOT, Vivian (KEN) 2:18:312      

2. KOSGEI, Brigid (KEN)  - 2:20:133                      

3. BEKELE, Tadelech (ETH)  -  2:21:40