IPSWICH Jaffa's Helen Decker was the ninth British woman to finish in today's London Marathon with a time fractionally over two hours and 47 minutes.Kazakhstan-born Irina Mikitenko won the women's race in the Flora London Marathon.

IPSWICH Jaffa's Helen Decker was the ninth British woman to finish in today's London Marathon with a time fractionally over two hours and 47 minutes.

Kazakhstan-born Irina Mikitenko won the women's race in the Flora London Marathon.

Kenyan Martin Lel produced a thrilling sprint for the line in the men's race to secure a third London victory in four years in a course record of 2hr 5min 15sec.