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| London Marathon 2016: Major Tim Peake to launch race | London Marathon 2016: Major Tim Peake to launch race |
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| Thousands of people are preparing to take part in the 36th London Marathon, which will be started from space. | Thousands of people are preparing to take part in the 36th London Marathon, which will be started from space. |
| Tim Peake will provide a 10-second countdown at the beginning of the race, which includes elite competitors as well as about 38,000 fundraisers. | Tim Peake will provide a 10-second countdown at the beginning of the race, which includes elite competitors as well as about 38,000 fundraisers. |
| The millionth finisher in the history of the race, which was first held in 1981, will cross the line on The Mall. | |
| Maj Peake will himself be running for 26.2 miles (42km) - but on a treadmill aboard the International Space Station. | Maj Peake will himself be running for 26.2 miles (42km) - but on a treadmill aboard the International Space Station. |
| He has recorded a good-luck message, ending with the 10-second countdown, which will be shown to the runners on a big screen. | He has recorded a good-luck message, ending with the 10-second countdown, which will be shown to the runners on a big screen. |
| The winners of the men's and women's races from 2015 - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa - return this year among the elite athletes. | |
| Prince Harry, Patron of the London Marathon Charitable Trust, will present the winners' prizes. | |
| Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes, former rugby union international Shane Williams, Games of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer and Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett are among the famous participants running. | |
| Other celebrities taking part include Radio Two's Chris Evans, The Only Way is Essex's Bobby Norris and TV personality Judge Rinder. | |
| Fancy dress remains a popular feature of the event with at least four "Shakespeares" registered to run the course to mark 400 years since the Bard's death. There will also be hot dogs, dinosaurs and Disney princesses taking part. | Fancy dress remains a popular feature of the event with at least four "Shakespeares" registered to run the course to mark 400 years since the Bard's death. There will also be hot dogs, dinosaurs and Disney princesses taking part. |
| Bedford grandmother Iva Barr, aged 88, is the oldest competitor in this year's race. | |
| She has been running marathons for about 30 years and took part in the first race in 1981. | |
| Live coverage on BBC One begins at 08:30 BST and there will be commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, as well as live text on the BBC sport website. | Live coverage on BBC One begins at 08:30 BST and there will be commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, as well as live text on the BBC sport website. |
| The course takes in many of the capital's landmarks and predominantly follows the route of the River Thames. | |
| Road closures will be in place from 07:00 until 19:00 in some places. | Road closures will be in place from 07:00 until 19:00 in some places. |
| For live travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert. | For live travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert. |