Ai Hosoda from Japan, passing through Cabot Square, on her way to finish 9th in the Women's Elite Race, during the 2022 London Marathon.

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Ai Hosoda (Edion) followed up on her 2:24:26 from Nagoya this spring with a 2:21:42 for 9th, over a minute faster than the previous best-ever by a Japanese woman in Great Britian run 20 years ago in London by the great Reiko Tosa. In Nagoya Hosoda went with the leaders at sub-2:21 pace and faded after 20 km. Here she ran steadily at 2:21 pace and survived to come home with the fastest Japanese time overseas so far this year. Reia Iwade (Adidas) dropped out after 25 km, tweeting later that she had had leg pain that forced her to stop.

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Location: Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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