[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [00:00.00]This weekend, around 35,000 runners [00:03.58]filled the streets of London, [00:04.57]running the 26th annual London Marathon. [00:07.43]The course is 26.2 miles long (42 km), [00:12.78]and goes past many of London's landmarks, [00:15.64]such as the Tower of London, [00:17.39]the famous 19th century ship Cutty Sark, [00:20.56]the Houses of Parliament [00:22.36]and Buckingham Palace. [00:23.85]The runners actually run over Tower Bridge.