2006 London Marathon

VenueLondon, United Kingdom

Date23 April 2006

MenFelix Limo (2:06:39)

WomenDeena Kastor (2:19:36)

26th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
Venue	London, United Kingdom
Date	23 April 2006
Champions
Men	Felix Limo (2:06:39)
Women	Deena Kastor (2:19:36)
Wheelchair men	David Weir (1:29:48)
Wheelchair women	Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57)
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The 2006 London Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Felix Limo in a time of 2:06:39 hours and the women's race was won by Deena Kastor of the United States in 2:19:36.

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:29:48) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Weir was the first person to complete the course in under one and a half hours.^[1]

Around 119,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,020 had their applications accepted and 33,578 started the race.^[2] A total of 32,924 runners, 22849 men and 10,075 women, finished the race.^[3]