Overview
- Vettel, who ran the London Marathon on Sunday, finished his first 26.2 miles in 2:59:08 to hit his sub-three target.
- He paced the course with striking consistency, splitting 1:29:18 for the first half and 1:29:50 for the second half.
- Running to support the Grand Prix Trust and the Brain & Spine Foundation, he and F1 journalist Tom Clarkson raised £8,873 against a £5,000 target.
- Clarkson, who started with Vettel, completed the race in 3:58:51 in warm conditions.
- The race produced a landmark result as Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe won in 1:59:30, the first official sub-two-hour marathon in competition.