Radcliffe to run London marathon in April

World record holder Paula Radcliffe will run in the 25th London marathon on April 17, organisers said yesterday. Radcliffe set the world best of two hours 15 minutes 25 seconds in the 2003 London event. The 31-year-old Briton started as favourite in...

World record holder Paula Radcliffe will run in the 25th London marathon on April 17, organisers said yesterday.

Radcliffe set the world best of two hours 15 minutes 25 seconds in the 2003 London event.

The 31-year-old Briton started as favourite in last year's Athens Olympic race but dropped out six kilometres from the finish and also failed to finish the 10,000 metres final.

She made her comeback in the New York marathon on November 7, pulling away over the final metres to win ahead of Kenyan Susan Chepkemei.

"It doesn't get any better than this for the 25th anniversary," race director David Bedford said in a statement.

"After announcing the greatest men's field ever we now have the greatest women's distance runner ever."

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