page_title: 2006 London Marathon
hierarchical_section_title: 2006 London Marathon
caption_attribution_description: English: 2006 London Marathon winner w:Felix Limo along with 2005 &amp; 2007 winner w:Martin Lel during 2006 London Marathon
context_page_description: The 2006 London Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Felix Limo in a time of 2:06:39 hours and the women's race was won by Deena Kastor of the United States in 2:19:36.
  In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir and Italy's Francesca Porcellato won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Weir was the first person to complete the course in under one and a half hours.
  Around 119,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,020 had their applications accepted and 33,578 started the race. A total of 32,924 runners, 22849 men and 10,075 women, finished the race.
context_section_description: The 2006 London Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Felix Limo in a time of 2:06:39 hours and the women's race was won by Deena Kastor of the United States in 2:19:36.
  In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:29:48) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Weir was the first person to complete the course in under one and a half hours.
  Around 119,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,020 had their applications accepted and 33,578 started the race. A total of 32,924 runners, 22849 men and 10,075 women, finished the race.
caption: Leaders during the men's race
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