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1989 The finest field of all assembled for the 1989, post-Olympic race, now sponsored by ADT. Five of the top eight in Seoul were on the start line but it was the enigmatic Douglas Wakuhuri, the world champion, who took the title. The only time he led the race was on Westminster Bridge when he sprinted away for Steve Moneghetti of Australia and Ahmed Salah of Djibouti. The three had been together since the Embankment and while Moneghetti and Salah had done their best to drop the Kenyan, their efforts were to no avail. Wakuhuri, who lived and trained in Japan, won in 2:09:03. In the best company, the top British Performance came form Tony Milovsorov who ran a personal best of 2:09:54 in sixth. But Britain had another winner at last. Veronique Marot timed her race to perfection to overhaul Aurora Cunha of Portugal, who set off far too quickly, to record a UK record and the biggest win of her career with 2:25:56. At the age of 33, eight years after finishing that first London Marathon in ninth place, Marot was a champion. Despite the well-publicised ambitions of Liz McColgan, Marot's record has never been beaten. |
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