London Marathon - in pictures

The London Marathon gets under way in the capital amid tight police security as thousands of runners observe half-a-minute's silence at the start of the race to pay tribute to the victims of last week's Boston attacks

Great Britain's Mo Farah at the start of the race.

Paralympic gold medallist David Weir is looking to win his seventh London Marathon.

Competitors cross the start line at the beginning of the London Marathon: runners observed a 30-second silence to honour the Boston victims. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

 Prince Harry meets the organisers of the London Marathon at the finish line.

Runners stand in a silent tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings before the start of the London race.

Police officers keep a close watch as race workers put the final details in place at the London Marathon finish line.


Competitors Sophie McCorry Day and Toby McCorry of Rochester in Kent pose in wedding dresses before the start of the race.

 Medals on display before the start of the London Marathon.

A police handler works with an explosive-detecting dog on the Mall in central London