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More than 30,000 people gather in Greenwich before the start of the 2005 London Marathon.

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After months of training, runners line up at the starting line.

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TV chef Gordon Ramsey snatches a good luck kiss with his wife before the start of the race.

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Model Nell McAndrew joins fellow celebrity runners including pop duo, the Cheeky Girls.

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This year a record 98,500 applied to join the race.

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Paula Radcliffe on her way to winning her third London Marathon.

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Andy Mansi, 55, from Pinner, Essex, wears an insulating plastic sheet and takes an energy drink.

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World record holder Paul Tergat and Olympic champion Stefano Baldini in the leading group of the elite men's race.

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Radcliffe claims victory in a time of two hours, 17 minutes and 41 seconds, the third fastest time ever.