Bruised by an off-day in Boston, the world marathon record-holder heads for Berlin with a point to prove and the overarching ambition of Olympic glory, writes George Mallett
While all attention was on M40 Mo Farah, there were also UK records for M70 Mike Sheridan and W60 Treena Johnson plus a world masters best for American Jenny Hitchings
In an extract from his new book, Roger Robinson looks at the Olympic drama which unfolded in London 114 years ago and turned the marathon into a global phenomenon
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