Latest News About 2006 London Marathon

Here’s the latest available on the 2006 London Marathon.

• Overview: The 2006 London Marathon took place on Sunday, April 23, 2006, as the 26th edition of the event. Felix Limo won the men’s race with a time of 2:06:39, and Deena Kastor won the women’s race in 2:19:36. The wheelchair races were won by Britain’s David Weir (men’s) in 1:29:48 and Italy’s Francesca Porcellato (women’s) in 1:59:57.[3]

• Notable context: Around 119,000 people applied to enter that year; 47,020 were accepted, and about 33,578 started the race, with 32,924 finishers (men and women combined). There were notable pre-race expectations around potential world records and head-to-heads, though injuries affected some top contenders that year.[3]

• Quick standings snapshot:

  • Men’s elite near the top: Felix Limo (Kenya) 2:06:39; Martin Lel (Kenya) 2:06:41; Hendrick Ramaala (South Africa) 2:06:55; Khalid Khannouchi (USA) 2:07:04; Stefano Baldini (Italy) 2:07:22.[3]
  • Wheelchair men: David Weir (UK) 1:29:48 CR; other top finishers include Saúl Mendoza (Mexico) 1:37:52 and Éric Teurnier (France) 1:43:52.[3]

If you’d like, I can pull a more detailed results table (split by gender and wheelchair divisions) or provide a brief comparison to the adjacent years (2005, 2007) for context. I can also locate race reports from contemporary outlets for narrative details about the race conditions and notable moments.