The pair clocked 29:14 and 31:36 respectively, while David Weir returns from the Paris Paralympics to win again in the British capital.
Jack Rowe and Eilish McColgan produced excellent runs to take respective victories in the Vitality London 10,000 (September 22).
The duo dominated their individual races and won the British capital by a significant margin.
Rowe, who won the Big Half earlier this month, ran 10km in 29:14 to win by 28 seconds.
The 28-year-old spent some time on holiday in Greece following his ‘Big Half’ win and will again run the 13.1 miles in the Manchester Half (October 13). He will then decide whether to do other events in the winter or reset and focus only on 2025.
It’s been a great season for Rowe, who has recorded personal bests in the 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m.
He also finished 17th at the European Championships over 5000m and then finished third at the British Athletics Championships over the distance.
Jack Rowe wins Vitality London 10,000 (Graham Smith)
Rowe, who held the Olympic 5000m qualifying standard, was not selected for the Games, with the three absentees being George Mills, Sam Atkin and Patrick Dever.
After the Vitality London 10,000, he announced he was “trying to formulate a plan” that included a 5km, 10km and half marathon for next year.
“I’m aiming to knit some of these,” Rowe said AW:. “The 5km is a strength-based distance and as long as you’re training correctly I think you can get down to that distance and do a few.
“Now and Christmas will be strength-based training for me, with a wider focus on getting ready for the marathon. After the new year I’ll have a few 5000m and 10000m races early in the season before hitting the roads in time.
“I’ve made a similar move on the track and it means I’ve been more comfortable on the roads. However, in some road races I have been pushed out too early, so I have to learn to be more patient.”
Eilish McColgan wins Vitality London 10,000 (Graham Smith)
Eilish McColgan continued to build on her momentum towards full fitness, winning the Vitality London 10,000 in an incredible 41 seconds.
This time last year, the Brit had knee surgery and spent the next three weeks on crutches.
A grueling rehabilitation program followed, including everything from cross training to aqua jogging, to help McColgan prepare to return to competition.
After failing to finish the 10,000m at the European Championships, McColgan’s first race on the track since her national record 30:00.86 in California last March, she then finished 15th at the Olympics after 25 laps.
McColgan’s has competed in three road races over the past few weeks, starting with two 13.1 milers in the Big Half and the Great North Run.
The 30-year-old won the Great Half in 69:14 and finished fifth in the Great North in 67:45, finishing just five seconds off the leader and beating her mum Liz’s best mark at the famous course.
McColgan then swapped the fog of South Shields for the sunshine of Dubai and spent a week in the United Arab Emirates before flying to the UK capital for the Vitality London 10,000.
Eilish McColgan (London Marathon Events)
His time of 31:36 was still far from his best. McColgan’s national 10km record is 30:19, but the key was to continue progressing ahead of 2025.
“It was really nice to be back on the roads of London again,” he said. “The crowd is amazing throughout that course. Nice to see the masses come through too.
“I’m really happy at the moment. After surgery late last year, it’s been a long process to get back to where I am now. With two half marathons and then a 10k, it was a tough few weeks to get back into racing. I wish it was the other way around and I did the 1km first as it was a bit slow. However, I’m really pleased and couldn’t ask for anything more from my body.
“If you had told me I would run back-to-back half marathons and then run 10km in a few weeks, I would have thought there was no way I could do it. I just think it shows how my body has gotten so strong again and is back to where I was. There is light at the end of the tunnel and now it’s about resetting and renewing for next season.”
David Weir at Vitality London 10,000 (Graham Smith)
In the men’s wheelchair race, David Weir claimed another victory in London, clocking 22:13 to win in an incredible three minutes and 19 seconds.
It was Weir’s first race since announcing his retirement from international track.
Nicknamed “The Weirwolf”, the 45-year-old competed in the T54 1500m, 5000m and marathon events at the Paris Paralympics.
Weir, a six-time Paralympian and world champion, first competed at the Atlanta Games in 1996 and explained that it was an “easy decision” to leave the Great Britain team.
David Weir at the Paris Paralympics (Getty)
“I kind of made a decision to go to the Games,” Weir said AW:. “My family has made a lot of sacrifices for me to be away this year to get to Paris. I just couldn’t do it anymore. I have done many camps. At the start of the season I went to Dubai to be selected and I got the second fastest time in the world and I’m proud of that.
“I couldn’t do it all over again, going through another Paralympic round. At the end of the day, I’m 45 years old. I was a bit emotional at the end of the Paralympic marathon and it was quite difficult to talk about it at the time. Now that I’ve spent two weeks at home, I can definitely say that it was the right decision. I can now focus on road racing and hopefully I can inspire others.
“I’m preparing for the Berlin and New York city marathons and then I’ll take a few weeks off because my body has been beaten up this year. I know what marathons I want to do next year and after some time off I’ll continue until 2025.”
Martina Snopek won the women’s wheelchair race with a time of 38:37, winning by one minute and 13 seconds.
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