Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon
The women's marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on the Olympic marathon street course on 5 August.
A group of runners in the marathon, including eventual winner Tiki Gelana (leftmost green shirt).
2012 Olympic Marathon Course
The 2012 Olympic Marathon Course is that of both the men's and women's marathon races at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
The start and finish of the 2012 Summer Olympics marathon course is on The Mall in London.
Victoria Embankment is traversed twice in each lap, once in each direction
The route passes the south transept of St Paul's Cathedral and then turns right to pass the West Door and thence northwards across Paternoster Square.
St Mary-le-Bow, whose bells are known as the "Bow Bells" in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons, is close to the mid-way mark of the route on Cheapside.