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How elite marathoners have prepared for London showdown

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Kenya's Brigid Kosgei smiles after winning the women's 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with the World Record on October 13, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. [Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP]

The wait is over! The most anticipated race of the year is here.

This race is a culmination of many months’ work; the athletes have thought about the race from every possible angle, and equally analysed each other from every perspective, what remains now is a proof of whose analysis was on point.

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