B.Ser-Od finished ninth in the 31st London marathon on Sunday, with a career best personal time of 2:11:35 hours. All the first ten in the race qualify for next year’s Olympic Games, also to be held in London.

The race was won by Emmanuel Mutai, who ran a course record in leading Kenyans to the top three places, and compatriot Mary Keitany captured the women”s race in her first attempt at the distance. Mutai broke away at the 21-mile mark and finished the 26.2 miles in 2:4:40 seconds — the fourth fastest marathon ever. He shattered the course record of 2:05:10 that Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru set in 2009.