Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee to race London Marathon: ‘It’s a no-brainer’ The Paris gold medallist and world champion will take on the challenge of 26.2 miles in London next April.
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee is to race next year’s London Marathon, with the 26-year-old setting his sights on running one of the quickest ever times by a British athlete.
An accomplished runner at the junior level before switching his attention to triathlon, Yee told the Guardian that a dream target would be 2 hours and 7 minutes.
He also explained that the London Marathon has been a “big part” of my childhood and explained the decision to commit to the April 27 race was a “no-brainer”.
Before then, Yee announced his plans to race over 26.2 miles next April.
