When Conservative MP Harriet Cross runs the London Marathon on Sunday, she is hoping to hit the finish line well within four hours. If she can get there in under three hours 57 minutes, that would make her the fastest female MP, beating a record currently held by Jo Swinson, Liberal Democrat leader in 2019.

Uganda's half-marathon world record holder Jacob Kiplimo said he was well-prepared and ready to do his best when he makes his full marathon debut in London on Sunday. Twice world cross country champion Kiplimo,

The 24-year-old smashed the world record for the half marathon in February and now attempts his first attempt at the full distance