The women's elite race gets under way with Britain's Paula Radcliffe favourite to add to her two previous wins

Radcliffe picks up the pace following a brief stop in the 22nd mile and is almost three minutes ahead of her nearest rival

The world record holder leads comfortably through Blackfriars with Romania's Constantina Dita over five minutes behind

In a superb display she claims victory in a time of two hours, 17 minutes and 41 seconds, the third fastest time ever

After over two hours on the road Radcliffe can relax in the sun after crossing the finishing line in the Mall

World record-holder Paul Tergat, Olympic champion Stefano Baldini are in the leading group in the elite men's race

Kenya's Martin Lel breaks away from the rest of the field to win in two hours seven minutes 24 seconds

Mexico's Saul Mendoza wins the men's wheelchair race to finish four seconds ahead of Canadian Jeff Adams

Soon after the finish Lel and Radcliffe show their delight after individual success in the men's and women's events