Running legend Kipchoge sets race record at Melbourne Marathon

Key points

• Kenyan Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has broken the race record at the Melbourne Marathon. He pulled away in the final 10 kilometres and finished in 2 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds, two seconds faster than the previous best.
• Australians Thomas Do Canto and Reece Edwards finished second and third. New Zealand's Camille French won the women's race.
• The 42.2 kilometre course ended inside the MCG, where Kipchoge said he came to celebrate 70 years since the stadium hosted the 1956 Olympic marathon.