BBC xin wen 100 pian News Item 15

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[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.