Double Olympic Champion Mo Farah missed out on his bid to win the London Marathon 2014. Farah, who was running his first competitive marathon, finished in eighth place. He also missed out on breaking the British record. Wilson Kipsang from Kenya won the event in a new course record of two hours, four minutes and 29 seconds. Stanley Biwott came second and Tsegaye Kebede third.Kenya's Edna Kiplagat won the women's elite race with Florence Kiplagat in second and Tirunesh Dibaba third.