London Marathon 2005

© Andrew Or

On Sunday Paula Radcliffe won the Women’s race in the 25th London Marathon in 2 hours, 17 minutes and 42 seconds which is also the third fastest marathon time for a woman in any race.

This photo of Paula was taken on Birdcage walk a few seconds before she won the race and she came really close to the barriers as she followed the corner of the bend. She was so close in fact she must have been no more than an arm's length from me hence the interesting angle of the shot.

In addition to the elite men and women and wheelchair races over 35,000 runners took part in the marathon watched by millions all over the world.