Celebrities, fun runners and top athletes take on London Marathon challenge Mary Keitany retained her Virgin London Marathon title, winning the women's race in a time of 2:18:36. The long distance runner set a new personal best and a Kenyan record in the process. Briton Shelly Woods won the women's section of the London Virgin Wheelchair Marathon, coming in at 01:49:10. Wilson Kipsang of Kenya later won the Virgin London Marathon at his first attempt. The reigning Frankfurt Marathon champion beat compatriot Martin Lel into second. Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede was third. Earlier, Prince Harry met volunteers sorting through thousands of bags containing the fun runners' belongings before they reached the finish line. He posed for photographs with some of the volunteers, including Pauline Michael and Barbara Jones, who are members of Barnet and District Athletics Club. Ms Jones said: "We were shocked to see him, but it was a real privilege. He asked whether we had family and friends running today and what time we'd arrived. He was interested in how we manage to organise everything.