1The male and female runners set off
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty Images 2Fourteen women and fifteen men went off at the gun
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesIt's unusual for elite men and women to start a race together.
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3Early spring
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesThe women start to spread out - and are those crocuses in the background?
4In sync.
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesThe leading women bunch together, with Becky Briggs at the front and Lily Partridge at the back.
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5No time for sights
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesThe fellas hare past the world famous Palm House.
6And on Aadan
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesMohamud Aadan bunches his fists and grits it out.
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7All the time for Thompson
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesChris Thompson was the oldest competitor in the field at 39 years old.
8Flower Power
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesSurely running at a venue as scenic as this has to knock a couple of seconds per mile off your time?
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9Off the pace
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesThe pace makers take the leading group including Ben Connor and Dewy Griffiths with them...and leave the others behind.
10First time out
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesBeing a Peloton instructor in New York clearly isn't enough of a challenge for former RW cover star Becs Gentry who, at 35 years old, decided to try for the first time to qualify for an international championships.
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11Easy does it
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesStephanie Davis cruising her way to victory.
12No country for old men?
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesNot on Chris Thompson's watch. Here he is showing how much booking his plane seat to Tokyo - and running a PB to boot at the age of 39 - means to him.
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13What's the Japanese for 'say cheese'?
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesMost of us would be staggering to the nearest pillar for support but Stephanie Davis has time to grin down a camera lens after winning in 2:27:16, well inside the qualifying time of 2:29:30.
14A cut above
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesWomen's marathon winner Stephanie Davis celebrates with her award alongside second place Natasha Cockram (R) and third place (L) Rosie Edwards.
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15Let's hear it for the boys
Tom Dulat - British Athletics//Getty ImagesMens marathon winner Chris Thompson celebrates with his award alongside second place Ben Connor (R) and third place Mohamud Aadan (R).
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