{"id":55542,"date":"2025-04-27T19:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T19:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55542\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T19:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T19:34:12","slug":"london-marathon-2025-romesh-ranganathan-smashes-personal-best-in-last-dance-at-iconic-race-marathon-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55542\/","title":{"rendered":"London Marathon 2025: Romesh Ranganathan smashes personal best in &#8216;last dance&#8217; at iconic race | Marathon news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If this really was the last time we see Romesh Ranganathan running the London Marathon, then what a way to go out.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old comedian ran the iconic 26.2-mile distance between Greenwich and The Mall in aid of CALM \u2013 a mental health charity \u2013 in 2024. And he returned for a second time on Sunday, this time supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/run247.com\/running-news\/marathon-news\/london-marathon-2025-romesh-ranganathan-run-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romesh, a self-proclaimed \u2018non-sporty kid\u2019 in his youth<\/a>, said ahead of Sunday\u2019s 2025 renewal that it would be his \u2018last dance\u2019 on this course, there would be no more comebacks or returns in future years.<\/p>\n<p>If he\u2019s true to his word, then this was a fitting finale as he smashed his 2024 time of 6:35:21 to cross the finish line in 6:02:28. An improvement of just under 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Romesh Ranganathan London Marathon 2025 Finish\" class=\"wp-image-22787 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romesh-Ranganathan-London-Marathon-2025-Finish.jpg\"  data-\/>Comedian Romesh Ranganathan pictured after completing the 2025 London Marathon (Photo \u2013 TCS London Marathon).<\/p>\n<p>Romesh Ranganathan time, results and splits<\/p>\n<p>Romesh was absolutely terrific, and here are his full London Marathon 2025 results and time splits:<\/p>\n<tr>SplitTimeDiffmin\/kmkm\/h<\/tr>\n<tr>5K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">00:37:57<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">37:57<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">07:36<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>10K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">01:15:12<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">37:15<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">07:27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>15K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">01:53:21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38:09<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">07:38<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>20K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">02:31:43<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38:22<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">07:41<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>Half<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">02:40:35<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">08:52<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">08:05<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>25K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">03:13:08<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">32:33<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">08:21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>30K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">03:59:55<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">46:47<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">09:22<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>35K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">04:45:44<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45:49<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">09:10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>40K<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">05:35:41<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49:57<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>Finish<\/p>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">06:02:28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26:47<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12:13<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If this really was the last time we see Romesh Ranganathan running the London Marathon, then what 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